[Durham INC] Residents Invited to Durham Cultural Roadmap Community Input Session

Thu Dec 28 16:28:16 EST 2023

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*News Media Contacts*

CommsMedia at DurhamNC.gov

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News Release

For Immediate Release: December 28, 2023

*Residents Invited to Durham Cultural Roadmap Community Input Session*

*New roadmap will guide goals and investment in the arts and cultural
sector for the next five years*

DURHAM, N.C. – What’s your vision for the future of Durham’s arts and
cultural scene? Share your input next month during a day of listening to
help shape the vision and goals of the new Durham Cultural Roadmap.
<https://durhamculturalroadmap.org/>

Hosted by the City of Durham, Durham County, and lead consultant AMS
Planning and Research, this in-person, drop-in gathering
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/durham-cultural-roadmap-community-input-session-tickets-781064092727>
is set for Saturday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Durham Arts
Council, located at 120 Morris St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/120+Morris+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.
Children’s creative activities, free food, and Spanish and American Sign
Language (ALS) translation services will be provided.

Free parking will be available at the Morgan Rigsbee Garage, located at 105
W. Morgan St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/105+W.+Morgan+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.,
and the Durham Centre Garage, located at 300 W. Morgan St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+W.+Morgan+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.
The Durham Arts Council is also a short walk from Durham Station, the
central bus hub located at 515 W. Pettigrew St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/515+W.+Pettigrew+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.,
and all GoDurham buses are fare free.

The ideas and input gathered from this January 20 event will be used to
help create the new Durham Cultural Roadmap,
<https://durhamculturalroadmap.org/> which will guide the goals and
investment in the arts and cultural sector for the next five years. During
this event, attendees will also learn more about the emerging ideas
collected since July 2023 from interviews, listening sessions, and a
community survey.

The Durham Cultural Roadmap is being co-created by the City, County, Cultural
Roadmap Planning Group <https://durhamculturalroadmap.org/leadership/>, Durham
Cultural Advisory Board
<https://www.durhamnc.gov/452/Durham-Cultural-Advisory-Board>, consultants AMS
Planning and Research <https://www.ams-planning.com/> and local creative
community partners <https://durhamculturalroadmap.org/engagement/>.

According to Steve Schewel, co-chair of the Cultural Roadmap Planning
Group, the Roadmap is now being created using community-wide engagement
from interviews, listening sessions, community surveys, workshops, and
other channels to inform the new cultural plan’s goals and initiatives.

“We view engagement as an ongoing conversation about the arts and culture
in Durham,” said Schewel. “It’s important in producing the best plan for
Durham that we confirm what we are learning throughout this planning
process. I want to encourage our residents to come talk to us at this
upcoming event so their ideas, opinions, and dreams for the future of arts
and culture are reflected in the new Roadmap.”

The Durham Cultural Roadmap timeline
<https://durhamculturalroadmap.org/about/> is available online. The next
community input session is scheduled for Saturday, April 27. In late summer
2024, the Durham City Council and Durham County Board of Commissioners will
be presented with the new cultural plan for their adoption.

Residents are encouraged to subscribe to the Cultural and Public Art
Program Newsletter
<https://durhamnc.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e37a443a4b800f3fd6907ccc9&id=ab75d82b26>
for future updates and future community input sessions, and to visit the
project website <https://durhamculturalroadmap.org>. Residents may also
email <dcab at DurhamNC.gov> their questions about the roadmap process as well.

*About the Durham Cultural Advisory Board*

Formed in 2010, the 15-member Durham Cultural Advisory Board (DCAB),
<https://www.durhamnc.gov/452/Durham-Cultural-Advisory-Board> aided by
its Public
Art Committee, <https://www.durhamnc.gov/453/Public-Art-Committee> advises
Durham’s City and County administrations and elected officials on topics
related to arts development, honoring Durham’s rich cultural heritage, and
supporting Durham’s vibrant cultural sector. Through its collaboration with
the City's Cultural and Public Art Program
<https://www.durhamnc.gov/450/Cultural-Public-Art-Development> and the
County’s Public Art Program, DCAB works to: Inform creation and
implementation of arts and cultural policy and programming in Durham;
advocate for public and private financial support for local cultural
organizations and facilities; and promote economic and workforce
development through art and culture, including recruitment and retention of
non-profit and for-profit cultural arts organizations and businesses.

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