[Press Release] : Work to revise Columbia’s Cultural Plan is underway

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2010
CONTACT: Marie Nau Hunter
Cultural Affairs Manager
(573) 874-7512

Work to revise Columbia’s Cultural Plan is
underway									
	(COLUMBIA, MO) - Citizens are invited to provide input to the
city’s Commission on Cultural Affairs as a revision of Columbia’s
cultural plan, called “Creative Columbia,” gets underway.
	First adopted in 1993, shortly after the Office of Cultural
Affairs (OCA) was established within city government, Creative Columbia
has been revised over the years in an attempt to stay current with the
art and cultural needs of the community, local arts organizations and
artists.
	The last update of Creative Columbia took place in 2005 and
re-established four goal areas: Arts Education, Arts Business, Arts
Visibility and Arts Policy. The current plan can be found at
www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts or by contacting the OCA.
	A brief survey for citizens to complete is currently posted on
the OCA’s Web page, www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (select the “Public
Input Opportunity” link near the top of the page). It will be
available there through April. A hard copy of the survey form can be
obtained from the OCA.
	Input collected from the survey will be reviewed by the citizen
members of the Commission on Cultural Affairs as they work to generate
the next update of the plan. It is the goal of the Commission and the
OCA to present a revised cultural plan to City Council for its review
later this year. If adopted, the plan will be in place for approximately
five more years.
	That Columbia has a cultural plan is proof of the vitality of
the local arts industry. Few other communities in Missouri have an
established plan for ensuring that diverse art and cultural
opportunities are available to citizens and visitors. The city’s
longtime efforts in this arena are one reason Columbia was named
Missouri’s first-ever Creative Community by the Missouri Arts Council
in 2007.

The city’s cultural planning efforts are supported with financial
assistance from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

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