The Arts Build
"Different Voices, One Vision"
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 -
Platteville Municipal Auditorium
Click here to see video highlights from the event!t
Photos and video by Ralph Kluseman - Video editing by Tim Brechlin of Community, Inc.

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What projects/activities in your community could happen or expand with more resources?

  • Build us a building - Housing space for artists
  • Turn city park / facility for the arts.
    - Better utilization of the space
    - Build on and better utilize existing activities/events and resources
    - Better communicate existing resources to community, organizations
  • Sidewalk art at Maxwell street days - Immerse kids and families
  • Regionalize - recognize relationship and benefit to strengthening the region of southwest Wisconsin
  • Agriculture - what we eat
    - Educate
    - Art at the Farmer's Market
  • Develop Artists in residence
    - Use historic buildings - live on upper floor: lower floor sell product
  • Utilize Airport
    - Create an artists space / destination
  • Extension of Mural Program
    - Utilize covered transoms as "mini-murals" - sell sponsorships
  • Utilize incubation space through Platteville Business Incubator (PBII)
    -market as Art Space
  • Explore possibilities to promote the region as destination
    - Better storytelling
    - Organize to discuss the possibilities
  • Find a vehicle to increase involvement in community
    - UW-P Students/Staff
    - Artists
    - Residents
    - Children/Youth
  • All inclusive - diverse
  • Reflect diverse population - through a diversity festival
  • Create connection to community
    - Plattevillelife.com
    - Dialog
  • Retain youth in community
    - export of educated youth
    - listen to and involve youth in planning
    What resources are needed to facilitate these type of projects /activities?
  • Local sponsorship of and commitment to project
  • Communicate with elected officials, business owners, civic and educational leaders
  • Partnership/collaborate
  • Time/money
  • Shared Promotion / Partnerships - Variety tours
  • Create a destination
  • People - Our Greatest Resource - multiple voices, one vision
  • Community involvement

Results compiled 3-13-06