Action items
Key to abbreviations
- RAC
- Roanoke Arts Commission
- ACC
- Arts and Culture Coordinator, City of Roanoke
- ACOs
- Arts and Culture Organizations
- CC
- City Council
- CM
- City Manager
- CCS
- Council of Community Services
- CHS
- Community High School of Arts & Academics
- CofC
- Chamber of Commerce
- CUs
- Colleges and Universities
- DRI
- Downtown Roanoke, Inc.
- ED
- Economic Development Department
- FAs
- Funding Agencies
- GC
- Greenway Commission
- GRTC
- Greater Roanoke Transit Company (Valley Metro)
- LAs
- Local Artists
- PB&D
- Planning, Building and Development
- P&R
- Parks and Recreation Department
- PW
- Public Works Department
- RCPS
- Roanoke City Public Schools
- REG
- Office of the General Registrar
- RPL
- Roanoke Public Libraries
- RHEC
- Roanoke Higher Education Center
- RNA
- Roanoke Neighborhood Advocates
- RRP
- Roanoke Regional Partnership
- RVARC
- Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
- RVTV
- RVTV Channel 3
- SC
- Roanoke Valley Sister Cities
- UWVBR
- United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge
- VBR
- Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge
Make space for everyone
Priority 2: People know what's happening
Offer email and text alerts for residents who want them
ACC
RAC
Short
Stewardship
Priority 1: Pay for it
Offer flexible operating and capacity-building grants, not only program grants
RAC
ACC, FAs
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 1: Cost is not the reason someone stays home
Offer last-minute reduced-price tickets for unsold seats at City-supported performances
ACOs
DRI, RAC
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Offer sensory-friendly performances and viewing areas
ACOs
RAC, RCPS
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 4: Everyone sees themselves
Pair historical narrative with contemporary creative work
ACC
LAs, RPL
Mid
Imagine what's possible
Priority 4: Art built into the city itself
Pair public art with seating, shade, and walkable routes
PB&D
P&R, PW
Mid
Bring people together
Priority 2: Institutions and neighborhoods in partnership
Partner with congregations as cultural anchors and programming venues
ACC
ACOs, RNA
Mid
Bring people together
Priority 3: The arts sector working as one
Partner with social service agencies to reach residents the arts don’t currently reach
ACC
CCS, UWVBR
Mid
Imagine what's possible
Priority 4: Art built into the city itself
Place sculpture and installations in neighborhood parks
P&R
LAs, RAC
Mid
Nurture what's next
Priority 1: Learning the craft, at every age
Place working artists in sustained mentoring relationships with young people
RAC
LAs, RCPS
Short
Imagine what's possible
Priority 3: Reuse what's already here
Prioritize conversions outside downtown
PB&D
ED, RNA
Mid
Imagine what's possible
Priority 2: Places to show work
Prioritize local artists over touring or national acts in City-supported programming
RAC
ACOs, LAs
Short
Bring people together
Priority 3: The arts sector working as one
Program arts activity inside healthcare and human-service settings
ACOs
CCS, RAC
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 4: Everyone sees themselves
Program Black culture year-round rather than only in designated months
ACC
ACOs, RPL
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 4: Everyone sees themselves
Program cross-cultural events that bring communities into contact
ACC
ACOs, SC
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 2: People know what's happening
Program evenings and weekends, not only weekday daytime
ACOs
P&R, RAC
Short
Celebrate along the way
Priority 1: Neighborhood events and festivals
Program events in neighborhoods beyond downtown
P&R
ACC, RNA
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Program family-friendly events at times working parents can attend
P&R
ACOs, RNA
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 1: Cost is not the reason someone stays home
Program more free outdoor events with no ticket required
P&R
ACC, DRI
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Program more neighborhood events reachable on foot
ACC
P&R, RNA
Short
Celebrate along the way
Priority 2: A city with something on
Program music outdoors and in neighborhoods
P&R
LAs, RNA
Short
Celebrate along the way
Priority 1: Neighborhood events and festivals
Program parks regularly rather than only during festivals
P&R
ACC, ACOs
Short
Celebrate along the way
Priority 2: A city with something on
Program pop-up arts events in commercial areas
DRI
ED, LAs
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 5: Art reaches where it hasn't
Program regularly in neighborhood centers, parks, and libraries
P&R
ACC, RPL
Short
Bring people together
Priority 2: Institutions and neighborhoods in partnership
Program with libraries as standing arts partners, not occasional hosts
RPL
ACC, ACOs
Short
Imagine what's possible
Priority 2: Places to show work
Promote local work rather than only presenting it
ACC
LAs, VBR
Short
Stewardship
Priority 1: Pay for it
Protect arts funding from year-to-year volatility
CM
CC, RAC
Mid
Nurture what's next
Priority 3: Working artists can make a living here
Provide business, tax, and career training for working artists
ED
CofC, LAs
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Provide childcare or supervised children’s areas at City-supported events
ACOs
P&R, RAC
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 1: Cost is not the reason someone stays home
Provide free creative space and materials, including art supplies borrowable from libraries
RPL
ACOs, P&R
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Provide free or reduced parking downtown during City-supported arts events
PB&D
CM, DRI
Mid
Stewardship
Priority 1: Pay for it
Provide organizational and technical assistance, not only grants
CCS
ACOs, RAC
Mid
Imagine what's possible
Priority 2: Places to show work
Provide performance space in Northwest Roanoke
ED
PB&D, RNA
Long
Imagine what's possible
Priority 1: Places to make work
Provide rehearsal and performance space at rates small companies can pay
ACOs
CUs, RAC
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Provide seating and rest areas at outdoor and standing events
P&R
ACOs, PW
Short
Make space for everyone
Priority 3: Getting there, and being able to stay
Provide seating and shade in gathering areas
P&R
PB&D, PW
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 5: Art reaches where it hasn't
Provide transportation or deliver programming on site
ACC
CCS, GRTC
Mid
Make space for everyone
Priority 2: People know what's happening
Publicize City-funded arts events to a consistent minimum standard
RAC
ACC, ACOs
Short
Nurture what's next
Priority 3: Working artists can make a living here
Publicize how residents can support local artists directly
ACC
DRI, LAs
Short
Bring people together
Priority 1: One place to find out what's happening
Publish a directory of local arts organizations, rentable venues, and volunteer opportunities
ACC
ACOs, DRI
Short