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How do you picture the future of arts and culture in Fort Collins? Where do they fit in our community? How do you want to engage with the look, feel and entertainment of your city?
We are embarking on a journey to create a comprehensive Arts and Culture master plan, FoCocreates, and we need you to build it with us!
Over the next 12-24 months, we need you to share your visions and priorities so we can create a plan to guide the development of arts and cultural for the next decade. A plan, not just for the city, but for the entire community that will enhance local arts and culture and increase our position as a creative destination.
REGISTER to start sharing your feedback and follow the progress of the plan! You can watch the timeline for public events and milestones plus reach out to City staff with questions.
Because culture in a community is a collaborative process, we want to hear from you about the draft plan overview. Please answer one of the questions below (You can also vote for ideas that are submitted by others.)
What does it look like to have more access to arts in my neighborhood?
What does it mean to have access to "world-class arts and performances"?
Write your version of an arts and culture tagline for Fort Collins?
A cultural plan is a chance for our community to create a vision for the future in Fort Collins. Because culture in a community is a collaborative process, we want to hear from you! Tell us what you would like to see addressed. You can also vote for ideas that are submitted by others.
...among key planning participants working together with a defined timeline and goals.
Establish an ongoing creative business and arts organization intern program with CSU and FRCC that local organizations can tap into for needed young professionals while giving students real world work experiences.
The whole purpose is to create an "attraction" or to make FTC a destination for something new and different. The majority of the ideas that have been presented are not going to drive foot traffic as they are more of the same. Look at NYC's "Sleep No More" or Chicago's "The Last Defender" or "the Compass" or even Denver Center for Performing Arts "Travelers of the Lost Dimension." These are attractions that generate (or generated) tremendous amounts of revenue, foot traffic and word of mouth. They are immersive, engaging, (most are) family friendly, fun, different, etc. Art shows/walks and cultural/historical displays are not going to separate FTC from any other town in US, let alone CO. We have an opportunity to create a special attraction that can bring people to FTC and then we can show them all of the other art/cultural displays we have available. Create the attraction, drive the traffic, increase awareness.
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.
Apply an equity lens to the Arts and Culture Master Plan.
