The Create Huntsville Strategic Plan
a unified initiative to support Huntsville-Madison
County’s quality of life and economic development by
expanding arts and cultural opportunities for all.
“…When well deployed, the arts represent a network of community amenities that is almost unrivalled in its ability to connect people and places in new and strong ways…”—The Arts and Smart Growth: The Role of Arts in Placemaking
Goals
o Involve the entire community in planning
o Determine priorities of cultural resources
o Determine needs of arts organizations
o Address key issues, including:
· Downtown Arts and Entertainment District planning
· Facility needs
· Audience expansion and diversity
o Develop plan for implementation
“…The arts have the potential to connect people within a community in new ways, to bring disparate people together, and to tap into a community’s latent creativity. The arts can go a long way toward re-invigorating a community’s ‘soul’…”—The Arts and Smart Growth: The Role of Arts in Placemaking
Benefits to the Community
- Improve the quality of life for local citizens through diverse arts and cultural opportunities
- Attract new residents and jobs to the community
- Attract tourists to the community
- Further develop a Downtown Arts and Entertainment District
- Attract and retain young professionals in the workforce
“...there is no question that the arts and smart growth can learn from each other and build a more powerful sense of community—whether community of interest or community of place—if they work together…”—The Arts and Smart Growth: The Role of Arts in Placemaking
To read the entire plan, please click:
Create Huntsville Strategic Plan
For a copy of the 2009 Progress Report, please call:
(256) 519-2787 (ARTS)
The Arts Council, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, established in October 1962, receives funding from the City of Huntsville, the Madison County Commission, the Jane K. Lowe Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA, a Federal agency), and the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), as well as contributions and sponsorships from Tennessee Valley businesses, corporations, and individuals. The CHSP was made possible, in part, by a grant from the NEA.