Call to Creatives: "Imagine Austin" Input Meeting, Mexican American Cultural Center, January 25

Received directly from the Cultural Affairs Division, City of Austin:


Imagine Austin "Meeting-in-a-Box" for Austin Creatives & Their Supporters

Monday, January 25, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Street

Come be a part of Imagine Austin, Austin's comprehensive plan providing broad-level guidance for the city's future growth and development.

The planning team wants your input! Together we will tackle the question: "What do we aspire to be as a community in 10, 20, 25 years and beyond?" This meeting is your opportunity to ensure that the creative community has a voice in shaping the future of Austin and to integrate CreateAustin recommendations into the Comprehensive Plan.

Please register to attend: cadmeetinginabox.eventbrite.com.

Visit the Imagine Austin website for more information about the Comprehensive Plan:
www.ci.austin.tx.us/compplan.

Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Division and the CreateAustin Community Leadership Team


Click logo on right to go to website for CreateAustin.

Asking for Your Input -- Cultural Affairs Division, City of Austin

From article by Dante Dominic on Austin.com:

“Part of what makes Austin so unique is our diversity, our culture,” says Laura Esparza, Cultural Affairs Division Manager. “This survey will help us know how to reach our different communities with the most exciting programs for them. We need to get a clear picture of our changing cultural needs and tastes,” said Esparza, “so we’re getting as many opinions as possible.”

The Cultural Affairs Division is a branch of the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department. It oversees the Carver Museum and Cultural Center, the Dougherty Arts Center, the Elisabet Ney Museum, the O. Henry Museum, the Zilker Hillside Theater, the People’s Renaissance Market, and the Mexican American Cultural Center. In 2008, the division offered more than 2350 arts classes, hosted over 200,000 visitors, and incubated at least 3283 individual artists and community groups through free or low-cost use of their galleries, theaters, and rehearsal spaces.

“In the end, this survey is about you,” Esparza concludes.

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