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The Arts Centre Project - What's New ?
The last week of January was a busy one for the Arts Centre team and its consultant, Hugh Cochlin of Proscenium Architecture & Interiors. Working with Hamilton (Hammy) McClymont of Lamont Management, over 80 community stakeholders participated in either one-on-one interviews or group focus sessions over the course of the week. These stakeholders represented 55 different organizations including arts groups and art businesses, service organizations, local government and the community at large.
This input and feedback process was designed to gather the following information from local arts groups critical to evaluating the interest and viability in a regional Arts Centre...
- What does your arts organization do now? Where? How often?
- Who is your audience? Where does it come from?
- Do you have competition? Who is it?
- How much do you do in your existing facility? How much could you do in a new facility?
- Can you build your audience to fill?
- How much can you afford to pay for a new facility?
In addition, there were questions related to support from local government, and economic development related to the marketplace. Sample questions included...
- What does the town and county invest in arts and culture currently?
- What is the market area for the town?
- Do you see an Arts Centre contributing to business and tourism goals in Cochrane?
Once again a great big thank-you to everyone that took the time to participate in these sessions. Our consultants were overwhelmed by your input and filled up several notebooks of information that will be invaluable in developing their final report.
Next Up . . .
Between now and September, when the final Feasibility Study will be released, many issues will be considered with additional public information sessions planned.
- Site alternatives including a sustainability assessment for each
- Business & operational impacts of an Arts Centre
- Cost / Benefit analysis including detailed capital and operating cost reports
- A Conceptual design inclusive of marketing images
- Project implementation strategies including fundraising options
More Project Information
For more information on the Arts Centre project, please contact Brian FitzGerald at specialprojects@artsandculturecochrane.ca
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