Technology in Catawba County Report to the Catawba County Board of Commissioners
Catawba County Board of Commissioners · 2018. 2. 5. · 3. Explore Placemaking, arts, and culture...
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Arts and Culture
Catawba County Board of Commissioners
January 9, 2017
MOVING FORWARD4.
AGENDA
VISION
CURRENT STATE
PRIORITY OUTCOMES3.
2.
1.
VISION
CULTURE & PLACEMAKING
THE PROCESS
Convening key stakeholders to share aspirations around arts, culture, and community.
COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS
COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS
A vibrant community with enhanced awareness of and accessibility to a broad range of cultural opportunities and amenities.
Infuse the concept of Placemaking throughout our programs and services in order to move Catawba County forward as a preferred place to live, work, and visit.
Vision:
County Role:
CURRENTSTATE
QUALITY OF LIFE ASSETS
SALT Block Art Museum Science Center Green Room Hickory Community
Theatre Symphony Choral Society Full Circle Arts Folk Art Festival Footcandle Film Society Local Artists, Performers,
Musicians, & Authors
Arts & Culture Libraries
Education
Community destination and curators of culture –empowering lives and building community by bringing people, information and ideas together
K-12 Schools CVCC/LRU ASU Extension NC Center for
Engineering Technologies
QUALITY OF LIFE ASSETS
Mountain Creek Park Bakers Mountain St. Stephens Park Riverbend Park Municipal and Regional
Parks
Outdoor Recreation
Landmark Society Historical Association
museum, Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Murray’s Mill, and Harper House
Catawba Valley pottery
History & Heritage
QUALITY OF LIFE ASSETS
Geographic Location
Reinvented Spaces
One hour to mountains, major cities; four hours to the coast.
Moretz Mill The Crossing at Hollar Mill Conover Station Citywalk & Riverwalk
Hickory Metro CVB
GAPS\OPPORTUNITIES
Awareness of cultural assets, events, opportunities.
Placemaking including more urban and rural public art, wayfinding, and streetscapes working within and beyond County institutions – creating a vibrant sense of place.
Diverse entertainment, dining, music, recreation, social and outdoor activities including collaborative space.
STRATEGY
Leverage existing assets through partnerships and collaboration to grow new opportunities and initiatives.
Our Approach:
PRIORITYOUTCOMES
PRIORITY OUTCOMES
Enhance Awareness of Existing Assets
Collaborate to Create Community Vibe
Integrate Culture All Around Us
ENHANCED AWARENESS OF EXISTING ASSETS
Development of brand identity Cohesive marketing and
communications strategy Central information source with
information on events/activities
Strategies
ENHANCED AWARENESS
County branding with NorthStar Newton and Hickory branding
initiatives Discussing collaboration on
centralized information hub with local partners
We’re On It!
COLLABORATE TO CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
LIBRARIES AS DESTINATIONS3.
RURAL PLACEMAKING2.
MUNICIPAL INITIATIVES1.
CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
Provide non-financial support to cities in Placemaking, public art, wayfinding, streetscapes, walkability, and bikeability. Newton and Conover
Streetscape Projects Newton and Hickory Public
Art Commissions Hickory Bond Projects Other Initiatives
Municipal Initiatives
CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
Collaborate to enhance rural arts and Placemaking.
Rural Placemaking
CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
Rural Placemaking
CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
Following the Library Strategic Plan, deliberately craft County Libraries into “third place” community destinations.
Libraries as Destinations
CREATE COMMUNITY VIBE
Libraries as Destinations
INTEGRATE CULTURE ALL AROUND US
STORY WALKS4.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS6.
LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES3.
POP-UP LIBRARIES2.ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
1.
ART & SCULPTURE5.
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Support efforts to establish activities and events that address community gaps, including: Entertainment Live music Diverse dining options Cultural, social, and learning
activities Recreation and outdoor
activities
Support Activities & Events
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Bringing culture and learning to the community. Books Tech tools and
connectivity Programming Information on other
County services
Pop-Up Libraries
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Pop-Up Libraries
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Instituting “take a book, leave a book” community exchange points, known as Little Free Libraries.
Little Free Libraries
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Stories inset into recreation through the use of signs along nature trails or downtown corridors.
Story Walks
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Increasing the amount of public art throughout the County to reinforce the sense of place.
Art & Sculpture
INTEGRATE CULTURE
Placement of musical instruments in public spaces to encourage community expression, creativity, and vibrant culture.
Musical Instruments
MOVINGFORWARD
KEY QUESTIONS
PUBLIC ART#1Is BOC interested in establishing policy to set aside funds dedicated to public art as part of County building projects?
KEY QUESTIONS
Do any the ideas presented earlier resonate? What could rural Placemaking look like in Catawba County?
RURAL PLACEMAKING#2
KEY QUESTIONS
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES#3
What is the County’s role in community activities and events?
MOVING FORWARD
1. Revisit existing allocation of County funds.2. Continue work on branding and marketing initiative
in partnership with others.3. Explore Placemaking, arts, and culture strategies
consistent with BOC direction.4. Schedule site visits: Asheville Rivers Arts District &
NC State University’s Hunt Library BOC Recommendations: Asheville River Arts
District, Greenville SC, Forsyth Co., Charleston SC, Chapel Hill, Greensboro
Next Steps
Questions?