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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#00467E">Amy Blalock, Assistant Communications Director, City of Durham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#00467E">Dawn Dudley, Sr. Public Information Specialist, Durham County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="mailto:ddudley@dconc.gov">ddudley@dconc.gov</a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#D3372A">For Immediate Release: October 17, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Durham Launches New Cultural Roadmap Planning Process</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Volunteers Now Sought for New Cultural Roadmap Planning Group<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">DURHAM, N.C. – <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">
The development of a <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/451/About-the-Cultural-Roadmap">
new Durham Cultural Roadmap</a> will soon be in the works to help create an updated strategic vision to guide and support the Bull City’s local arts and cultural ecosystem and the artists and creatives that make it vibrant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">The Durham City Council and the Durham County Board of Commissioners have approved entering into a joint agreement to govern the development of the new roadmap.
Its purpose will be to further enhance Durham’s cultural and arts landscape, maximize resources, and provide a coordinated vision and collaboration among a variety of community, cultural, civic, and business partners.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Led by the <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/452/Durham-Cultural-Advisory-Board">
Durham Cultural Advisory Board (DCAB)</a>, development of the Cultural Roadmap will
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">include input from a Cultural Roadmap Planning Group
</span>comprised of volunteers who reflect the diversity Durham,<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"> including young people and members of the cultural and business communities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Principal and Global Cultural and Civic Practice Chair Zena Howard with Perkins & Will and former Durham City Council Mayor Steve Schewel will serve as Planning Group co-chairs. <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-style:normal">Durham
County Board of Commissioners<b> </b>Chair Brenda Howerton<b> </b></span></em>and Durham City Council Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton will serve as honorary co-chairs. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">“Durham is changing rapidly and we want to preserve the stories that make Durham unique and important while planning for expansion and growth in the arts and cultural sector,” Howard said. “Sustainability is
critical as we explore ways to support our creative community in every way.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">DCAB and the Planning Group will now move forward with a county-wide assessment, engagement, and community-driven planning process to capture data and perspectives to inform a plan, and enable Durham to maintain, grow, and sustain the
arts and culture community. <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">
According to Howard, this process will also apply an equity lens and incorporate authentic community
</span><span style="color:black">engagement activities, ongoing analysis and refinement, and consensus building to ensure all residents benefit from Durham’s cultural resources and offerings.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">"Durham's vibrancy and our incredible quality of life are driven by our creative community of cultural institutions, museums, libraries, cultural workers, artists, and audiences,” Schewel said. “This plan will
help us ensure that the cultural sector has the support it needs to remain central to who we are as a community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">According to Schewel, once completed the Cultural Roadmap will position Durham to strategically plan for its cultural investments, grow the economic impact of the arts and culture ecosystem, and promote cultural
experiences that align with Durham goals and values to ultimately improve the quality of life for residents as well as the visitor experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The planning process will kick off in fall 2022, and is expected to be completed by December 2023.
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">The City and County will split the cost of the development of the roadmap with each paying $150,000. </span><span style="color:black">For more information, or to volunteer for the Cultural
Roadmap Planning Group, visit the </span><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/451/About-the-Cultural-Roadmap">City’s website</a><span style="color:black"> or send an
</span><a href="mailto:dcab@durhamnc.gov">email</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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