OUR CREATIVE FUTURE
This spring we have been out and about in Clackamas County having some wonderful community conversations. These conversations are part of Our Creative Future, the Tri-County arts and culture planning project.
Crossing city and county lines, arts, culture and creative expression exist everywhere, every day, from the songs sung on the biggest stages to the family dinners made with recipes passed down from generations.
Across the region, local governments are partnering to launch a cultural planning process and set the vision for the next generation of arts and culture in our communities. Community members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties will be invited to connect to this process – celebrating successes, identifying gaps and developing strategies to meet those needs.
This process is being guided by Cultural Planning Group, a national firm that specializes in developing cultural arts plans for cities and counties, and Metropolitan Group, a local social purpose creative and strategic consulting agency. They are committed to creating a plan with, by and for the region’s communities.
So, what is a cultural plan? Why now? The Cultural Plan:
- Assesses the state of arts and culture in the region
- Identifies opportunities and addresses inequities
- Develops a clear vision, with goals and strategies to achieve that vision.
The engagement and research process of Our Creative Future is vast and multifaceted:
- Planning the Plan: communications plan, steering committee, local engagement partners, and language.
- Qualitative: Mixed presence, in-depth interviews, sector discussion groups, and community conversations.
- Quantitative: Market demand, creative economy, asset inventory, analysis of arts and grant making, and survey.
This is where you step in. We at the Arts Alliance encourage you to lend your voice by taking the Our Creative Future Community Survey. This survey will inform the Tri-County Arts and Cultural Plan.
We want to hear from you and your family and friends about what you want to see for the creative life of your community.
Please forward this survey link to anyone who might be interested in contributing their thoughts to the plan. Please complete the survey by May 30, 2023.