2. WHAT IS AN ART DISTRICT??
DEFINITION:
A mixed use area in a community with high
concentration of cultural facilities and
operations aimed to promote economic
development and cultural activity.
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3. WHO IS PART OF AN ART DISTRICT??
•Cultural Facilities
•Arts Organizations
•Individual Artists
•Art-based Business
•Ancillary Merchants
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4. WHERE ARE ART DISTRICTS LOCATED??
TYPES OF ART DISTRICTS:
•Cultural Compounds
•Major Cultural Institutions
•Arts and Entertainment Districts
•Downtown Arts Districts
•Cultural Production Districts
•Combo (Art) Districts
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14. URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS:
Pedestrian Landscape Way finding /edge
orientated design design design
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15. WHY ART DISTRICTS?
BENEFITS OF ART DISTRICTS:
•Economic
•Public Health
•Sustainability
•Imageability
•Community Pride
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16. OPPORTUNITIES TO DESIGNATE AN
ARTS DISTRICT
•Part of a Community Visioning Plan
•Champions for the arts and culture in the community's
leadership
•Political
•Government
•Commercial
•Grass roots
•Established/Growing Base of Arts and Culture
Operations within a Geographic Area
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17. DESIGNATING AN ARTS DISTRICT
•Private Development Group
•Community Based Organizations
•Promotional Bureau
•Planning Authority
•Local or State Legislation
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18. DESIGNATING AN ARTS DISTRICT
BASIC STEPS TOWARDS ESTABLISHMENT
1. Identify Stakeholders
2. Conduct Community Visioning Sessions
3. Prepare Strategic Plan
4. Formalize Arts District through Proclamation or by
Geography
5. Manage, Monitor and Promote the District
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19. DESIGNATING AN ARTS DISTRICT
MECHANISMS
A. POLICY
1. Marketing/Branding/Establishing an Identity
2. State Legislation
3. Urban Design Tools
• Streetscape
• Way finding/Connectivity
• Festival Spaces
B. ZONING
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