What creates attachment to a community?

ATTACHMENT TO COMMUNITY

“social offerings, openness and welcome-ness,”

“aesthetics of a place – its art, parks, and green spaces,”

Source: The Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community initiative

ATTACHMENT TO COMMUNITY

Source: The Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community initiative

Social offerings and aesthetics ranked higher than

education, safety, and the local economy as a “driver of attachment”

Foster the expansion of

public art throughout

the City.Mis

sion

:

Goa

ls:

1. Entryway Park2. Promote3. Plan4. Fund

Entryway Park

• Joint project between the Urban Tree Committee, CoPA and

other stakeholders• Uses existing city right-of-way at

confluence of ‘E’ and ‘F’ streets• Request for Qualifications

is in processEntryway Park

• Interested Parties include:• Grants Pass Streets Grants Pass Parks• Grants Pass Tourism Downtown Association•Chamber of Commerce

•Naming opportunity in alignment with new

city brandEntryway Park

Two Ways to proceed:•Option 1: Use funds already approved, volunteer

time and donations to complete a basic concept (A more timely completion)

•Option 2: Utilizing authorized funds and community support to design and develop a more substantial

“landmark” feature (Longer timeframe)

Entryway Park

Entryway Park

Promote

• Designate Grants Pass as Mural City• Update CoPA page on City of Grants Pass website with links to various maps and

resources• Update

Public Art BrochurePromote

Plan

• Update/create a new CoPA Master Plan

• Establish a sub-committee tasked with completion by early 2016, upon

expiration of current five year Master Plan

Plan

•Link Arts to downtown• Facilitate creation of additional murals

• Place Public Art in downtown parking lots• Link and interface with

downtown organizationsPlan

Fund

• Percent-for-Art program• Advocate for a small

percentage of development fees to be designated specifically to

Public Art

Fund

• Currently, CoPA’s Resource Development

subcommittee is researching additional funding opportunitiesFund

Goa

ls:

1. Entryway Park2. Promote3. Plan4. Fund

Helping make Grants Pass a

great place to live and visit!