Table of contents Overview Executive Summary……………………….1 20/20 Vision process……………………..2 Ten Plans Louisville………………………………………5 Education……………………………………..8 Minerva………………………………………..11 Artists…………………………………………..14 Jackson…………………………………………16 Tourism………………………………………..19 Alliance…………………………………………21 Public Art………………………………………24 Massillon…………………………………..….26 Innovation…………………………………....29 Addendum Members of Our Task Forces…………..32 20/20 Vision Executive Summary THE PLANS - A year ago we “blasted off” 20/20 Vision --- the ten year plan for arts and economic development. On March 20, 2012 we unveil the first ten plans. There are five community plans, and five county-wide plans. All are ten year plans, except for Innovation, which was meant to be a five year plan. The plans are, in the order they were presented at the unveiling: 1. Louisville 2. Education 3. Minerva 4. Artists 5. Jackson 6. Tourism 7. Alliance 8. Public Art 9. Massillon 10. Innovation HIGHLIGHTS: When 20/20 Vision is completed we will have: • Three blocks of historic buildings in downtown Louisville fully-occupied with cultural spaces, offices, and specialty retail. • Arts and academics integrated in the majority of our school systems with test scores “going through the roof.” • More than 75,000 tourists coming to experience the “The Main Crossing” project in Alliance. • The historic “Market Street” project in downtown Minerva 95% filled with cultural spaces, offices, and shops. • “The Eleven” - a monumental series of public art works celebrating the eleven greatest moments in professional football. • A county wide Public Art Program with more than 350 new pieces of public art. • The “town center” in Jackson transformed into an ongoing celebration of Jackson history. • The “Do the Loop” marketing partnership between Hall of Fame, McKinley Museum, First Ladies, Classic Car, and the Cultural Center/Arts District attracting 150,000 visitors a year. • Stark County artists recognized for their public art commissions in cities across the nation. • More than 50,000 visitors experiencing the attractions of the “Focus Area” in downtown Massillon. • And, finally, a Stark County that is recognized nationally as one of the 10 most innovative places in America. We invite you to read on and see how we’re going to do it. 1 THE PROCESS – Bob Timken chaired the 20/20 Vision planning process to create a 10 year plan for arts and economic development for Stark County. There are 12 Task Forces and a Steering Committee. (There is a chart on the following pages.) The 20/20 Vision planning process was funded by Stark Community Foundation and ArtsinStark. The Steering Committee, which reviewed the first ten plans coming from our Task Forces, was made up of the following people. Name Notes 1 Belden, Tim Saxton Gallery 2 Bishop, Paul HP Products 3 Creighton, Janet County Commissioner 4 DeHoff, Linda DeHoff Realtors 5 Deuble,Max Deuble Foundation 6 Haines, Vicki Aultman 7 Halter, Joe Solmet 8 Hoover, Chuck Hoover Foundation 9 Lancaster, Judy Lawyer 10 Samolczyk, Mark Community Foundation 11 Schulman, Allen Community Leader 12 Swaldo, Ted Gervasi Vineyard 14 Timken, Bob Chair 13 Timken, Jane Community Leader THE PLANS BEING RELEASED NOW - We have twelve 20/20 Vision Task Forces that started their work one year ago. Ten of their plans are in this document. Because of the complexity involved, we will be releasing the plans for two Task Forces next fall. They are: 20/20 Vision Cultural Center, and 20/20 Vision Operating Grantees (the seven largest arts organizations in Stark County). 2 3 Ten Plans 4 20/20 Vision Louisville THE PROCESS - Tom Strouble chaired a task force of nine community members. They met for almost a year to help ArtsinStark create a 10-year plan of history, art, and commercial projects that would transform three blocks along Main Street downtown into a thriving art, history, and commercial area. THE TASK FORCE - was made up of the following people. Lname Fname City Notes 1 Biery Lynne Louisville Community leader 2 Bishop Candee Louisville Community leader 3 Guidone Kathy Louisville Art teacher 4 Guiley Rick Louisville Lawyer, city council 5 Marshall Don Louisville Community Theatre 6 Meadows Rod Louisville Architect 7 Mickley Laurie Louisville Community leader 8 Pugh Todd Louisville Enviroscapes 9 Strouble Tom Louisville Chair YEAR ONE – For the first twelve months we want to: 1) Set the boundaries of this development project as being along Main Street from Chapel to Walnut. 2) Find a partner for ArtsinStark that is interested in economic revitalization. 3) Create a list of Louisville historical moments to be celebrated. 4) Invite the public schools to begin an arts and academic integration program (SmArts). 5) Open one new arts/retail space in the historical buildings on the west end, and host one new festival event on Main Street. 6) Begin a series of public art projects. THE PROCESS – We are putting together a 20/20 Vision Louisville Implementation Committee. The planning Task Force’s job was to envision the future. The Implementation Committee’s job is to be the “mountain movers” that get things done. FOCUS AREA – Our focus is the area on Main Street from Chapel to Walnut. At one end is the Juilliard Arts Center offering classes and creative community programming. At the other end are two blocks of beautiful historical buildings where creative spaces of all kinds 5 can be established. In between is a large piece of open property where the Louisville Middle School used to be. In our plan it is called “Festival Park.” We hope to use it as a site for special events and public art exhibitions that honor Louisville’s rich history. STRATEGY - We need to bring new, creative energy and financing to Louisville’s Main Street. We need to re-locate new businesses to the downtown. We need to take empty spaces and fill them with activity, and then to invite locals as well as visitors to come experience these four blocks of exciting businesses, specialty retail, and cultural activities. 20/20 Vision Louisville is a ten year plan for arts, history, and economic development, but we’re hoping we can achieve our goals much faster than that. When completed, we want to see a downtown: 1) That hosts an ongoing series of activities along Main Street and has become a kind of “celebrations central” for Louisville. 2) That has a new Library expansion and Community Center --- with space left for “Festival Park” to be part of it. 3) That is connected to a fully-integrated arts and academic programs at Louisville schools (K through 8) with an expanded Juilliard Arts Center functioning as a SmArts training site. 4) That features public art projects from Chapel to Walnut celebrating Louisville history. 5) And that can proudly show off a Main Street fully-occupied with cultural spaces, offices, and specialty retail. 6 20/20 Vision Louisville Planning Chart Year One - first 12 months Notes Risk 1 Borders: Define 3 energy areas along Main Chapel to Walnut along Main Street Politics 2 History: Establish historic themes Ten interesting historical moments to celebrate None 3 Partner: Find ArtsinStark partner (s) City, Town, Rotary, Churches, Eagles Medium 4 Public Art: Begin public art series Goal: connecting Chapel St. to Walnut Small 5 Schools: Invite schools to integrate arts Create plan for arts integration Medium 6 Events: Support 1 new Main Street experience Build off of work Juilliard Arts Center doing Small 7 Subsidies: rent support new artist spaces Find good space. What artists are interested High 8 Publish Louisville cultural inventory Finish listing of orgs, and artists and craftsmen Small Year Two - second 12 months Notes Risk 1 Planning: Develop Festival Park Plan Five Years of: events/public art installations Politics 2 Subsidies: rent support new cultural spaces Historic buildings, consider black box theatre High 3 Schools: start Smarts in one next grade Implement first year plan Medium 4 Events: Support new Main Street event Work on concept of music event Medium 5 Partners: Explore partnerships Schools, churches, clubs Politics 6 Public art: Sponsor photo projects Historic blow ups of Louisville history Low Years Three thru Five - 36 months Notes Risk 1 Subsidies: rent support new artist spaces Artist apartments as well as shops (3 years) Medium 2 Events: Support new Main Street event Work on concept of family history fest Medium 3 Public Art: continue creative series On curbs, sidewalks, LED sculptures (3 years) Medium 4 Schools: Expand Smarts/host workshops Teacher workshops at Arts Center (3 years) High 5 PR: Devel0p "calendar"/marketing Plan Monthly view of A&E on Main (3 years) Medium 6 Relocation: Assemble list of A&E businesses Invite to move to "Main" (3 years) Politics 7 Housing: Design "downtown living" initiative Work with landlords to open spaces (3 years) Med Years Six thru Nine - 48 months Notes Risk 1 Subsidies: rent support downtown living Apartments and lofts (4 years) High 2 Events: Support new Main Street event Musical tractor pull, Louisville moments, etc Medium 3 Schools: Expand Smarts to next 4 grades We are almost to high school (4 years) Medium 4 Public Art: host 8 more pieces Sculptures, Street Art, Lights (4 years) Low Year Ten – 12 months Notes Risk 1 Install last 5 of 100 public art pieces on Main Festival Park has permanent installation Medium 2 Arts are integrated k-8 in Louisville schools Test scores are up High 3 Library expansion is done (Fest Park is part) Estimated community cost: $3.5 million High 3 Juilliard Expansion done Estimated community cost: $600,000 Medium 4 Main Street 95% occupied 1/3 cultural, 1/3 office, 1/3 spec retail High 7 20/20 Vision Education THE CHALLENGE – Three years ago we started an experimental SmArts Program to prove we can supercharge learning in Stark County schools by integrating the arts and academics in the classrooms.