Create Huntsville

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. 

 

Quote“…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

Strategies

  • Engage the public in art and culture
  • Enhance funding and philanthropic efforts for the arts
  • Create an effective and collaborative community environment for the arts
  • Advocate for the arts and promote the value of arts education
  • Take art into the community and increase accessibility

 

Quote“…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
  • Attract and retain young professionals in the workforce

 

Quote“...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 inaugural Create Huntsville Strategic Plan, please click:
2003 Create Huntsville Strategic Plan

To read the 2008 Create Huntsville Progress Report, please click:
2008 Create Huntsville Progress Report

 

 

The Arts Council, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, established in October 1962, receives funding from the City of Huntsville, the Madison County Commission and the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), as well as contributions and sponsorships from Tennessee Valley businesses, corporations, and individuals. The inaugural Create Huntsville Strategic Plan was made possible, in part, by a grant from the NEA.