Planning Culture In Fort Collins
May 6th, 2008 Daryle Dickens
The City of Fort Collins Cultural Services has released a “Cultural Plan.” A 30 page document stating what they hope to do in Fort Collins.
This is the vision statement:
To identify Fort Collins as a uniquely creative community and destination for the arts, culture, and science that enriches the lives of our citizens and visitors, and serves as an economic engine.
The plan lists 6 goals it has in order to make that vision real:
1. Employ arts, culture, and participatory science to strengthen the Fort Collins’ economy, increase tourism, and improve quality of life.
2. Develop the right mix of cultural facilities to meet the needs of the community and to make Fort Collins a destination attraction.
3. Develop and fund an Arts Council to promote and support the business of the arts.
4. Build Fort Collins’ identity as a cultural center and destination by increasing the visibility of the arts, culture, and science activities in Fort Collins.
5. Develop sustainable funding, public and private, to support arts, culture, and science programs.
6. Ensure availability of arts education programing to our youth through future community arts centers, collaborations between schools and arts groups, training and resources for teachers, and funding.
That is the bare bones of the 30 pages. I spent some time looking online for a PDF version but failed to find one. Nor did I find any information on the Fort Collins Cultural Services. The document itself does not list any contact information either. So I am not sure where to go if you want to get your hands on this document or if you want to give feedback.
If I find out I’ll be sure to pass it on.
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