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DRAFT NOVEMBER 2015 i DRAFT A Message from... William D. Sessoms, Jr. Mayor Dear Friends and Neighbors: Are you inspired by fine art, folk art or modern art? Do you enjoy a performance featuring dance, music or theatre? Whatever your “arts” desire, the Virginia Beach City Council, the Cultural Affairs Office and the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission are dedicated to integrating the arts and culture as a vibrant part of everyday life in our community in a way that will stimulate, strengthen and revive the mind, body and spirit. This Virginia Beach Arts Plan 2030 presents a compelling vision for the future that individuals, families and visitors will support and embrace. Developed with an impressive amount of citizen input, this strategic plan outlines how Virginia Beach will further transform the stage of the arts in our city. Already in Virginia Beach, the nonprofit arts and culture are a $56.8 million industry — one that supports the equivalent of 1,411 full-time jobs and generates $5.9 million in local and state government revenue. However I encourage you to look beyond the numbers to arrive at the bottom line. Hendrik Willem Van Loon, a journalist and author who became the first recipient of the Newbery Medal, once said, “The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in Congress.” The expression of human creativity enriches the “art and soul” of Virginia Beach. I’m delighted about the future of the arts in the greatest city in the world. Let’s all share in the excitement of this Vision for the Arts. Sincerely, William D. Sessoms, Jr. Mayor DRAFT ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ........................................................ 2 Executive Summary ......................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................... 8 Our Beginnings .............................................................. 9 Arts & Cultural Milestones ............................................10 Community Engagement Findings ................................. 11 Public Process................................................................ 11 Key Findings ..................................................................18 Community Goals: A Vision for the Arts in Virginia Beach ........................... 20 Cultural Development Strategies ................................. 22 Data & Research .............................................................. A. Cultural Indicators .......................................... 62 B. Cultural Facilities ............................................. 62 C. Public Art ......................................................... 63 D. Other Cultural Resources and Partners ............ 64 Appendix ........................................................................... Pennant, Lin Emery A. Demographic Charts B. Facility Analysis + Inventories C. Public Art Guide + Inventory D. Community Survey Results E. Virtual Town Hall Results 1 DRAFT Project Team Arts Plan 2030 Steering Virginia Beach Arts and Committee: Humanities Commission: Clay Bernick, Sustainability Office, C. Cheyney Cole, Jr. City of Virginia Beach Rose P. Daria Michelle Chapleau, Economic Development Department, Juanita Felton City of Virginia Beach Carolyn S. Garrett Barry Frankenfield, Planning Department, City of Virginia Beach Elliott C. Jones Debi Gray, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Brian Kirwin Emily Labows, Cultural Affairs, Benito Loyola City of Virginia Beach Samantha Matson Ashby Moss, Strategic Growth Area Office, City of Virginia Beach Martha S. McClees Sally Noona, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, City of Virginia Beach Laura A. Nguyen David Semon, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Sally Saunders Douglas Smith, Deputy City Manager, City of Virginia Beach Nick Ventura Virginia Beach City Council: Project Team: The Honorable William D. Sessoms, Mayor Emily Labows, Director, Cultural Affairs, The Honorable Louis R. Jones, Vice-Mayor City of Virginia Beach The Honorable Dr. Amelia N. Ross-Hammond, Arts and Humanities Hazel Turner, Administrative Assistant, Cultural Affairs, Commission Council Liaison City of Virginia Beach The Honorable Robert N. “Bob” Dyer Rebekah Atol, Program Assistant, Affairs, City of Virginia Beach The Honorable John E. Uhrin The Honorable Shannon Kane, DS The Honorable Barbara M. Henley Consultants, Webb The Honorable Ben M. Davenport Management Services, Inc.: The Honorable John D. Moss Duncan Webb, Founder, Project Manager The Honorable Rosemary A. Wilson Carrie Blake, Senior Consultant The Honorable James L. Wood Norma Kaplan, Project Team Member Special thanks to all the citizens of Virginia Beach and beyond that participated in interviews, focus groups and town hall meetings and gave of their time, expertise and thoughts online and offline to help inform the plan and its results. DRAFT 2 We thank and acknowledge the following community partners for their assistance: Russell Allen, Virginia Opera Warren Harris, Economic Development, City of Virginia Annie Reichhoff, Urban Design Fabrics, ViBe Creative Beatriz Amberman, Hispanic Community Beach District Denise Alsina-Mayo, Tidewater Winds Andi Helfant-Frye, Artist Chris Richeson, Chesapeake Bay Distillery, ViBe Creative District Shirley Hurd Anderson, Artist Manny Hipol, Chairman, Philippine Cultural Center Jim Ricketts, Virginia Beach Convention & Visitor’s Bureau James Banks, Mayor’s African American Roundtable Diane Horsley, Agricultural Advisory Commission, City of Virginia Beach Ron Ripley, Sandler Center Foundation Al Benas, Artist Mark Hudgins, Virginia Musical Theatre Brother Rutter, Work|Release Nancy Bloom, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach Terre Ittner, Artist Meredith Rutter, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Jeff Bodenhamer, Virginia Beach Chorale Michael Kalvort, Parks & Recreation, City of Virginia (MOCA) Chris Bonney, Hampton Roads Center for Civic Beach Annie Sandler, Sandler Center Foundation Engagement Mary Kaufman, Blue Birds Garage, ViBe Creative District Art Sandler, Sandler Center Foundation Eric Borenstein, Virginia Symphony Earl Keegan, Artist Paul Schmidt, Virginia Beach Vision Linwood Branch, Virginia Beach Economic Development Authority, City of Virginia Beach Maggie Kerrigan, Artist David Semon, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts John Brewington, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Daniel Kathaly, Artist Tamara Seraph, Artist Tidewater Winds Michael Hill Kirkland, Regent University Carter Sinclair, Virginia Beach Vision John Broderick, Old Dominion University Barbara Kobylinska, Artist Ellen Sinclair, Artist Alison Bryne, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art David Kunkel, Symphonicity Ramsay Smith, Virginia Beach Forum (MOCA) Bobby Levin, Strategic Art Solutions Norene Spencer, Artist Vinnie Bumatay, Artist Selma Lindsey, Mayor’s African American Roundtable James Spore, City Manager, City of Virginia Beach Marilyn Burstein, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Suzanne Long, Ballet Virginia International Richard Stravitz, Artist Bill Butler, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Deirdre Love, Teens With A Purpose Troy Summerell, Studio 17, Onie Tonie Gallery, ViBe (MOCA) Marylou Mahlman, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach Creative District Uschi Butler, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Nashid Madyun, Hampton University Randy Sutton, Public Art Virginia Beach Foundation (MOCA) Travis Malone, Virginia Wesleyan College Frances Knight Thompson, Mt. Sinai Christian Center Bill Campbell, Artist Barbara Mann, Artist Hannah Thorndike, Esoteric, ViBe Creative District Randy Darden, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Terri Marko, Vintage Wild Orchid Mary Ann Toboz, Tidewater Arts Outreach Kristina Chastain, ViBe Creative District, Resort Advisory David Trimmer, Agriculture Department, City of Virginia Commission Suzanne Mastracco, MOCA, Public Art Virginia Beach Foundation Beach Joan Rhodes Copeland, Cultural Alliance of Greater John Waddell, Hampton University Hampton Roads Bobby Melatti, Beach Events Andrea Warren, Governor’s School for the Arts Jim Corzatt, Sandler Center Foundation Janina Michalskie, Ballet Virginia International Brian Wells, Chrysler Museum of Art Judy Cowling, Artist Preston Midgett, Resort Advisory Commission, City of Virginia Beach Sam Welty, Artist Nancy Creech, Virginia Beach Neptune Festival Shannon Moore, Parks & Recreation Department, City of Lee Gerry Wertheimer, Artist Ann Crenshaw, Public Art Virginia Beach Foundation Virginia Beach Jack Whitney, Planning Department, City of Virginia Taylor Criswell, Army School of Music Jean Muehlen, Artist Beach Rob Cross, Virginia Arts Festival Bill Nsow, Army School of Music Bruce Williams, Africana VB, 200+ Men Judy Crumley, Artist RJ Nutter, Sandler Center Foundation Michael Kerry Williams, Young Audiences of Virginia Nancy DeFord, Virginia Beach Public Art Committee Ed Obermeyer, Artist Katherine Willis, Sandler Center Foundation Becky Devlin, Roost Flowers, ViBe Creative District Ashton O’Gorman, Ashton Keeley Leather, Studio 17, Charles Wilson, Old Dominion University Jan DiGiovanni, Artist ViBe Creative District Martha C. Wilson, Artist Gerald Divaris, Sandler Center Foundation Vince Olivieri, Sandler Center Foundation Anne Wolcott, Virginia Beach City Public Schools Leslie Doyle, Sandler Center Foundation Anthony Pakingan, Apak Media, Studio 17, ViBe Creative Dot Wood, Economic Development Authority, City of Donna Iona Drozda, Artist District Virginia Beach Loretta Dunn, Artist Cindy Pennybacker,