Roanoke’s arts and cultural plan for the next ten years.
Roanoke’s last arts and cultural plan was adopted in 2011. This is the draft of the one that follows it, built from what 678 people wrote to us between February and August, plus about 480 conversations at festivals, events, and with partners.
This is a draft. Nothing here is adopted yet. Comments are open through October 26. The plan goes to City Council in December.
Start here
How to read this plan. What a priority, a policy and an action item actually commit the City to.
How we listened. Who we heard from, where we went, and how their words were read.
What we heard. Information is a bigger barrier than money and people want the arts closer to home.
How to comment. Comments close October 26.
The plan
- Bring people together
- Make space for everyone
- Imagine what’s possible
- Celebrate along the way
- Nurture what’s next
- Stewardship
Five chapters, 21 priorities, 62 policies and 227 action items. Every one of them traces back to somebody who told us what they wanted.
The full action list. All 227 steps, searchable and filterable.