Roanoke Arts Commission https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Arts & Cultural Planning Action Items Plan 26 Draft Comment on the Draft How to read this plan Explore a regional Governor’s School for the arts with RCPS and neighboring divisions Advocate at the state level for legal and tax structures that let artists earn a living, including an artist corporation entity Put arts and culture on the City’s state legislative agenda each year Nurture What’s Next Bring People Together What We Heard Benchmark Roanoke against comparable cities Publish economic impact data on arts investment Make the case directly to employers and the business community Use arts and culture in talent attraction and retention Pursue corporate matching and planned giving toward an endowment Establish a fundraising vehicle for the Arts Commission that does not compete with nonprofits Review and consider increasing the percent-for-art allocation Draft an ordinance requiring public art in private development, for Council’s consideration Include public art in school renovation budgets Maintain support for established institutions alongside new initiatives Provide organizational and technical assistance, not only grants Diversify the membership of the Arts Commission and its advisory bodies Give young people a formal role in arts governance Staff the Commission adequately to implement this plan Fund routine maintenance of City-owned venues and public artworks Restore neighborhood public art that has degraded Address the condition and use of the Roanoke Star site Lower the barriers that keep new and small organizations from applying Reduce the administrative burden of application and reporting Simplify permitting for small vendors at cultural events Reduce administrative barriers to installing public art Clarify signage and billboard rules as they affect arts businesses Set specific, measurable goals with named responsible parties Publish progress publicly on a fixed schedule Identify and pursue the incentives that would make Roanoke competitive for film production Provide business, tax, and career training for working artists Help local artists promote and tour work outside Roanoke Retain young creative talent rather than exporting it Publicize how residents can support local artists directly Create a residency program for early-career artists from or educated in Roanoke Embed a paid artist in residence within a City department Support artist exchanges with peer cities Commission a local artist to design Roanoke’s voting stickers Continue and grow the individual artist grant program Fund a wider range of art forms and genres Consider fewer, larger grants alongside small ones Weight public art commissioning toward local and regional artists Require community collaboration where the work depicts a community’s story Diversify the styles of work commissioned, favoring artistic work over promotional imagery