Throughout 2025, arts and cultural partners across Roanoke will create the next Arts and Cultural Plan. This work will pull together our learning and progress since the 2011 Arts and Cultural Plan, and set a path for the next decade. We want include your voices, experiences, plans, and dreams as we set this collective path. Join us. We’ll include periodic updates and public meeting announcements in our weekly newsletter. Are you subscribed? If not, you can sign up here.
RESOURCES
You can past and recent documents as a grounding for the process.
2011 Arts & Cultural Plan
City Plan 2040 (Approved by Council in 2020)
2022-23 Year of the Artist Report
Emerging Neighborhoods Vision Report (2022)
Buzz video series on the arts connecting our community (2022-24)
Economic Development’s Arts & Cultural Page (2023)
2023-24 Roanoke Arts Commission Annual Report
It’s Here Collective Marketing Strategy (2024)
CultureCheck Roanoke (2024) – coming soon!
PROCESS OVERVIEW
Throughout the process, we’ll have dedicated input and engagement events to reach key constituents and partners. Expect fun activities that celebrate our progress, unique opportunities to meaningfully connect with other stakeholders, and affinity group gatherings providing a chance for focused conversation. This will all be guided by our steering committee and core team.
January 24, 9:30 AM– Steering Committee Meeting
EOC Conference Room, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
Discovery phase begins
Meeting presentation
April 22, 5:30 PM – Steering Committee Meeting
Listening phase begins
July 18, 1 PM – Steering Committee Meeting
Planning phase begins
October 21, 5:30 PM – Steering Committee Meeting
Forming Phase begins
December 4, 9:30 AM – Steering Committee Meeting
Draft Review
Early 2026 Report Finalization and Approval
PROCESS DOCUMENTATION
We’ll track session notes and input here.
