← Go back

Group/Event NamePlanning for the Arts: My Story Makes a Difference – Value 3
Date06/10/2025
Facilitator’s NameMeighan Sharp
Any observations of the conversation? What popped up for you?

– A lot of the stories involved a perceptual change in reaction to being in interaction with someone else (or in community)
– How we learn or engage with art changes everyday
– “What’s the worst that can happen?”
– Involvement in arts can change anyone
– Cultivate

Any “a-has” or new discoveries?

– We have so many intergenerational opportunities through art and repeated exposures/interactions to art over time may change our visions/perception
– We need to be appreciative of others’ ideas, regardless of age or experience
– Art pulls people in
– Go to where people are + invite them!
– Sometimes you just have to show up + it inspires others

What themes emerged that we can apply to the next decade of arts and culture in Roanoke?

– You just have to show up! You have to put yourself in places where you can keep learning
– How can we captivate young minds as well as a variety of others?
– Give people places to be in community (ex. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek book club) — range of ages + experiences — art gives us something in community
– Love the idea of intergenerational art (in variety of art experiences). Bring different ages together
– Allow space for art appreciators!

Facilitator’s 1 to 4 sentence summary of the conversation as it might appear in the arts and cultural plan.

N/A

Any additional raw notes that don’t fit the fields

* We need a question about concrete ideas for Roanoke Arts Plan