FoCo Creates: Arts and Culture Master Plan

Love the focus on equity and inclusion not only as a goal, throughout document.

On the Carnegie Center: Great opportunity to have a black box performance space within a building that can serve the local makers and Foco.

It can serve as: performance space, education center for grants etc, research and collaboration within the science and artistic community, a place for ideas to percolate and grow, ability to house residencies and so many other things.

showcase on public access tv

Did you know FC has a public access TV station in the Carnegie building? - use it to showcase your art -have your non-profit partner for informative videos

Ethnic festivals/Street fairs

Literally, in the streets of different neighborhoods with music, dancing, food, etc.

Pop Up Performance Fleet

Instead of expecting the people to come to the arts, bring the arts to the people. A modest fleet of shipping container stages could provide enrichment to underserved neighborhoods and peoples. This could also provide expanded performance opportunities for marginalized and ethnocentric artists (dancers, musicians, actors, performance artists, spoken word artists, etc.) https://www.isospaces.co.uk/portfolio/boxpark-popup-stage-shipping-container/

Nothing controversial!

Nothing controversial! Because it divides! Do something that EVERYONE will enjoy!

Transcend "World Class"

Certainly to some, the term "world class" can refer to professionalism, polish, perfection. To others, the 20th century notion of "world class" could carry with it a sense of elitism or exclusivity. What if we try to transcend the term and just shoot for something with a sense of being seasoned, intentional, collaborative and relevant? Fort Collins creative culture is in a state of becoming. Its 21st century identity as a town of multiple cultures has yet to coalesce. We're just at the beginning. We need to address and nurture that. Who are we? What do we stand for? What do we believe? What boundaries are we exceeding? Let's leave room for exploration and discovery of our collective identity. Make allowances for 21st century change. When Fort Collins finds itself, we can then begin to have an impact upon the world at large. We can take our place as relevant citizens of the world. That would be a great discussion to have. If we try to define ourselves right now, we run the risk of becoming an anachronism. If we pat ourselves on the back for simply having people of different cultures perform in a production of "The Magic Flute," we've missed the mark.

Provide support for attending arts and culture conferences

Our artists and cultural entrepreneurs need to have access to the latest ideas and developments in order to play their full part in contributing to a thriving arts and culture scene in Fort Collins. Yet few can afford to cover the necessary travel, accommodation and fees. Fort Collins should launch a travel fund that can expand city-wide access to the trends and business practices that are equal to improving the health and fuel the growth of our sector.

Encourage imagination and creativity through the use of new technology in a shared space.

Laser engravers, 3D printers, Soldering, and LED wireing, Draw and Design software classes with a focus on pushing the boundaries of art and design. Mentoring, classes, feed-back and shows promoting and raising funds to continue and expand this program

Global Village Museum belongs downtown

The GVM's location at 200 W. Mountain ensures positive use of city-owned space. This unique cultural asset needs a long-term lease at non-profit rates.

Restore and Expand the Ft. Collins Trolly System.

The idea here is to recreate an "Attraction". I don't think buses or rubber wheeled trollys have the same cachet. The trolly cars would need to be solid, authentic recreations and run on tracks with frequent (if not free) stops. Research the original track layout which included the old Fort Collins High School and Richard's Lake. Expansion could be to the north and east to include the River District and new developments.

Develop a destination art festival.

I love the use of buildings as screens to have rotating projected images. Something like "Blink" in Cincinnati. http://www.blinkcincinnati.com/

Increase "1% for art" or reallocate into two buckets.

The "1% for art" fee should really be 2% given the pace of development and population growth/change. 1% for the art and 1% for creative placemaking activities that generates and then anchors the work in the community.