Final City of Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 - Executive Summary

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City of ChiCagoCULtURaL PLaN 2012

ExECUtivE SUmmaRy


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Chicago SummerDance, photo by Patrick L. Pyszka.


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Foreword

As Mayor of the City of Chicago and Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, it gives usgreat pleasure to present the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012.

Vision is defined as the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be. From Jean Baptiste Point duSables small trading post at the mouth of the Chicago River to the monumental feat of reversing that same rivers flow;from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire rose the birthplace of modern architecture; and from the imaginative businessleaders that presented the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893 at the turn of the 20th century to a new generation ofcivic leaders that transformed a rail yard into Millennium Park at the start of the 21st century, Chicago is a city that hasnever lacked for visionary thinkers with big ideas.

This plan, too, was created by visionary thinkers - you, the citizens of Chicago. In February of 2012 we asked you toshare with us your ideas for shaping a cultural vision for Chicago. Thousands participated in a series of communityconversations and town hall meetings to share your thoughts, concerns and vision for the future of our citys culturallife - a future where the arts are accessible to all, cultural activities are abundant in every neighborhood, and citizens andvisitors alike can experience Chicagos vibrant arts scene. The results: hundreds of recommendations identifying waysthe arts can build community, stimulate economic development, create jobs, attract tourists, and foster innovation.

The Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 is filled with your recommendations on how we can continue to strengthen and expandChicagos cultural and creative capital. Its bold, filled with actionable items that can be realized quickly and thosethat are aspirational and may take decades to complete. All are intended to support the breadth of arts and culture inChicago from garage bands to symphonies; storefront theaters to mainstages; novelists to poetry slam performers; ballet

to hip hop dance; world class museums to independent galleries; architecture to interior design; fashion to photography;culinary arts to sculpture; filmmaking to electronic media; neighborhood festivals to downtown spectacles; and thethousands of artists that make Chicago their home.

We encourage you to read the Plan, get inspired, and get involved. Your City. Your Vision. Your Plan.

Now lets make it happen together.

Sincerely,

Rahm EmanuelMayorCity of Chicago

Michelle T. BooneCommissionerDepartment of Cultural Affairs and Special Events


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strategy in ChiCagos Cultural Plan 2012The vision comes from participation Chicagoans participated by the thousands intown hall meetings, neighborhood culturalconversations, social media exchanges, arts

sector workshops and priority-setting forums.

The journey undertaken to arrive at this visionhas been a dynamic process of co-creation bya team of City staff and an advisory council,working with communities and cultural groups

under the leadership of Michelle T. Boone,Commissioner of the Chicago Department ofCultural Affairs and Special Events.

It was Mayor Rahm Emanuels inspiration tomake a new Cultural Plan a key element in histransition plan.

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a .At town hall meetings during the planning process,participants were asked to define Culture .

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Research conducted for the Plan demonstrates whyChicagos cultural life is a cause for celebration :We have the third largest creative economy in theU.S., with 24,000 arts enterprises, including nearly650 non-profit arts organizations, generating aneconomic impact of more than $2 billion a year andcontributes to the employment of 150,000 people.

But the research also showed that we havechallenges too: the arts are not present in all ourschools; some of our local, talented artists and

creative workers leave for other cities; all of ourneighborhoods are not benefiting from the vibrancyand vitality that the arts can bring; and Chicago despite our immense cultural riches does not yetattract the magnitude of international tourists weseek and has room to grow its profile among themost celebrated and visited global cities.

The Cultural Plan gave Chicago the opportunity touse our collective imagination to construct a citybased on arts and culture a city that doesnt

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just have a cultural plan sitting on a shelf butplans culturally so that arts and culture areincorporated into all city initiatives from educationto transportation!

Chicago this is OUR plan. People voted in townhall meetings and online to clearly say the top threepriorities are:

Foster arts education and lifelong learning.

Attract and retain artists and creatives.

Promote culture as a fundamental driver ofprosperity.

Read on to find out how the Chicago Cultural Plan2012 will create more jobs, attract new businessesand more tourists to Chicago and improve qualityof life in our neighborhoods, our schools and on ourstreets.

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Neighborhood cultural conversations and town hall meetings.

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Plan 2012: A BlueprInt For ChICAgosCulturAl VItAlIty

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P pChicagos strongest cultural assets are its people. Inour city, over 60,000 jobs are in creative industries everyday citizen-artists offering innovativemodels of bold creative expression. 4.3% ofbusinesses are arts-related, including architecture,advertising, broadcasting, culinary arts, design,digital media, fashion, film, journalism, music,performing arts, publishing, public relations, toysand games, video gaming, educators and students,arts administrators and advocates, audiences andpatrons all contributing to the ecosystem of ourthriving cultural community.

As a city, we will address the needs of all citizensby fostering arts education and creating new opportunities for lifelong learning . Focusing onChicago Public Schools, this priority addressesmechanisms for lifelong cultural learning and

system-wide curriculum mandates.

By attracting and retaining artists and creative professionals , we can invest in the vitality ofChicagos culture, while maximizing opportunitiesfor artists and creative professionals in Chicago.The focus is on job creation, attracting businessesto the city, and leveraging the creative assets withinpeople. We can help by addressing the pressingneeds of creatives, like for space and professionaldevelopment.

At neighborhood cultural conversations, participants were asked, What do you LOVE about your neighborhood?

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P cChicago is a city of neighborhoods, each distinctiveand beloved. The fabric of this citys cultural heritagecomprises community art centers and major culturalinstitutions, transit stations, parks and publicspaces, street corners and squares, landmarks,and major gathering spaces. The recognition of,and enhancement to, arts and culture, and uniquecultural heritage in neighborhoods results in stronger communities and local pride .

We will encourage cultural discovery and exchange

in daily life by elevating and expanding neighborhood cultural assets . Through culture, this priority willcelebrate Chicago through its diverse experiencesand identities. By linking neighborhoods to eachother and to downtown, through the arts, we willallow all of Chicago to experience the best of thecitys festivals and cultural offerings.

We will strengthen the role of residents in ongoingcultural planning by facilitating neighborhood planning of cultural activity and districts . Creating

tools for effective neighborhood event and districtplanning; establishing criteria and new approachesto support existing cultural districts; and fosteringthe growth of new vibrant cultural districts are someexamples of what can be accomplished.

P cModern business models and sustainable practicesare integral to cultural vitality. In our city, efficientpermitting systems can make cultural initiativesmore feasible. Therefore we will optimize City policies and regulation that impact the arts and

creative industries . Our regulatory process shouldaid and inspire cultural vitality, innovation, andparticipation citywide. We will streamline Cityprocesses and engender pro-culture governmentagencies.

We will also strengthen capacity within the cultural sector . By focusing on appropriate funding strategiesfor the cultural sector, capacity building, andcoordinating, we will align funding and support tothe needs of the cultural sector.

Chicago Institute of Art, photo by Phil Roeder. Anish Kapoors Cloud Gate, photo by Patrick L. Pyszka. Carlos Kolmarconducts the Grant Park Music Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, photo by Patrick L. Pyszka.

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P COur city effectively communicates the impact ofculture on Chicagos vitality across civic goals by promoting cultures value on Chicagos economy

and our quality of life . Economic development,public safety, public health, strong neighborhoodsand communities, and early learning can allbenefit from a strong cultural sector. Mappingcultures reach demonstrates cultures positiveimpact across Chicago. Proactive advocacy ofChicagos cultural vitality helps promote Chicagoto global corporations as a potential location fordoing business and to people as a great place tolive and visit.

Planning culturally helps to strengthen Chicagoas a global cultural destination citywide . We canleverage the Citys cultural assets and identity asa way to further position and grow Chicago as aregional and international destination for touristsand business visitors, as well as artists, students,residents, investors and new businesses.

By fostering cultural innovation , we will leveragethe power of culture to bring new ideas to allsectors of the City and into market-ready productsand initiatives. This will propel the city into

leadership in the development of new productsand patents, technology applications, and createmore sustainable businesses and operatingmodels.

Finally, we will integrate culture into daily life across public, nonprofit, and private sectors across all that the City does and into theworkplace of the private sector. That means aninterdepartmental cultural resource liaison withthe ability and knowledge to link initiatives andprojects citywide with cultural tools, assets,

resources, and providers.

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CIty hAll And Beyond

For this vision to be realized, the Cultural Plandepends on a collective ownership of culture .

Cultures broad civic impact depends on theinvestment of resources from City Hall and wellbeyond. City departments and agencies, collegesand universities, schools, small businesses andmajor corporations, individual residents, as well asthe entire cultural sector both non-profit and forprofit have all been partners in creating a visionfor this Plan and have expressed the desire to getstarted realizing the recommendations. You, thecitizens of Chicago, are the source for the Plansinspiration and its implementation and, of course,for our citys ongoing cultural vitality.

Chicagoans are proud of those initiatives alreadyunderway, ones that have recently emerged, likethe Chicago Public Schools Arts Education Planand those with strong roots in communities for

years. This Cultural Plan is a call to action: forneighbors partnering with organizations to betheir own cultural planners; for the use of existingresources to activate spaces citywide for culture;and for easier navigation through regulationsand applications. Over one-third of the initiativesproposed in the Plan have an annual operatingcost of less than $50,000 , and many can beaccomplished by simply changing the way we dothings.

To make this plan reality, it will take Chicagoans

working together to harness the power ofcommunity transforming our city into aGlobal leader of cultural innovation, economicdevelopment, and high quality of life.

Call to aCtionthIs CulturAl plAn Is A CAll to ACtIon For All ChICAgoAns

Jaume Plensas Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, photo by Patrick L. Pyszka.

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ACknowledgments

Ci y Chicag : Rahm Emanuel, May r . Michelle t. B ne, C mmissi ner, Depar men Cul ural A airs and Specia

Even s (DCASE) .Pr jec S eering C mmi ee:Julie Burr s, Pr jec Manager . Jewel Mal ne . Mary May . Ma Niels n

Ann McNabb . David McDerm . Jessica Samps n .Funding Par ners:Alls a e Insurance C mpany . the Chicag C mmuni y trus

Illin is Ar s C uncil .L rd Cul ural Res urces Pr jec team:Gail L rd, C -Presiden . ori Sar a y, Pr jec Lead . J y Bailey Bryan

Chris L rway . Lisa McD nald, Research Expl rers . Amina Dickers n, Dickers n Gl bal Advis rs . Nick Rabkin . Carly Cannell, wee u

J rge or zc -C rder , wee u . Amanda Carls n .Chicag Cul ural Plan Advis ry C mmi ee:Janice B nd . Lee Bey . Deb Clapp

Bau Graves . Juana Guzman . Car lina Jayaram . Mark Kelly . David Le p ld . Diana L. Mar inez . Luis M n errubi

oneida Pa e . Arn ld J. R me . Mari R sser . Jackie Samuel . Eva Silverman . Michael P. th rn n . J anna tr erJacqui Ulrich . Cul ural Advis ry C uncil:N ra Daley, Chair . Marj S. Halperin, Vice Chair . Ani a Blanchard

H mer H. Bryan . Juan A. Chavez . An nia J. C n r . Kevin C val . Jay L. Franke . Jeanne K. Gang . Sandra P. Gu hman

Mary I els n . Ra J y . Eileen LaCari . Diana L. Mar inez . theas er Ga es, Jr. . Sheila M. oGrady . Shirley R. Madigan

Mike Reed . Deb rah F. Ru er . Cari B. Sacks . Jane M. Saks . R ell A. Schmid . Michael P. th rn n . H ward A. tullman

Ernes C. W ng . thanks he en ire s a Ci y Chicag Depar men Cul ural A airs and Special Even s (DCA

Chicag Ci y C uncil:J hn Arena . Carrie M. Aus in . James Balcer . An h ny Beale . H ward Br kins Jr.

Edward M. Burke . Wal er Burne , Jr. . William D. Burns . James Cappleman . Ge rge A. Cardenas . Michael D. Chandler

Willie C chran . Rey C ln . tim hy M. Culler n . Pa D well . Jas n C. Ervin . B b Fi re i . t ni F ulk

Deb rah L. Graham . Leslie A. Hairs n . Michelle A. Harris . Sandi Jacks n . L na Lane . Margare Laurin

R ber Mald nad . Richard F. Mell . Emma Mi s . J seph A. M re . Pr c J e M ren . Ricard Mun z . Mary oC nn

Pa rick J. oC nn r . Ma hew J. oShea . Harry os erman . Ameya Pawar . J hn P pe . Mar y Quinn . Ariel Reb yras

Brendan Reilly . R derick t. Sawyer . Debra L. Silvers ein . Michele Smi h . Daniel S lis . Nich las Sp sa . Ray Suarez

La asha R. th mas . J ann th mps n . th mas tunney . Sc Waguespack . Michael R. Zalewski . Public Engagemen Mee ing H s s,

Facili a rs, and Per rmers:63rd S Drummers . Paul Abrahams n . Dr. Car l L. Adams . Du fe Adels n . Aus in-Irving Branch Library

Aus in t wn Hall . t m Arve is . BAC S ar Pr duc i ns . Bas iaan B uma . Michael Baker . K. Belle Beckham . Beverly Ar s Cen

R b Bi unjac . D nna Bliss . Linda Beierle Bullen . Camb dian American Heri age Museum and Killing Fields Mem rial . Samuel Carr ll

Kim Ca ledge . S ephen L. Car er, Sr. . Fran Casey . S che ra Chh un . Chicag Alliance A rican-American Ph grapher

Chicag Childrens Alumni Ch ir . Clearing Branch Library . C llumbia C llege Chicag . C pernicus Cul ural and Civic Cen er

Y landa Ces a Cursach . Najwa Juni r C rps . Ka e C ughlin . Ka herine Darns ad . DePaul Universi y . D uglas Park Dance Gr uD uglas Park Field H use . DuSable Museum A rican AMerican His ry . Full E ec Dance C mpany . Leland El

Pa rizia Fuchs . Gage Park . Gallery/S u hside C ali i n Urban Girls . Dawn Marie Gal ieri . Vivian Garcia . Eileen G

Hairpin Ar s Cen er . Charles Hamm nd . M nica Haslip . Kirs en Hein . Isaias Herrera . Deirdre Harris n . I na Calh un Sch l Balle

Kenere Ja e . Gregg K belinski . Ka Krzyn wek . J rdan LaSalle . Lindbl m Ma h and Science Academy

Li le Black Pearl Ar and Design Cen er . Susan L n . L gan Square Chamber Ar s . Nic le L surd . Malc lm X C

Alan Ma her . Carla Mayer . Mayne S age . Mexican F lk Dance C mpany Chicag . Darien Mien . Mike Nix


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Na i nal Museum Mexican Ar . Neur ki chen Band . Nich las Senn High Sch l . N r hside Dance thea er . J s ovalle

Paderewski Symph ny orches ra . Ar hur Pears n . Julia Perkins . Pri zker Middle Sch l Dance team

the P l nia S ng and Dance Ensemble . An h ny P wers . A.N. Pri zker Elemen ary Sch l . Pullman S a e His ric Si

J. S. Reese . Philippe Ravanas . Dylan Rice . Paul Schnag . Leslie Sh k . Sid Smillie . LaVerne Smi h . Baraka de S leil

S u h Chicag Branch Library . S u h Sh re Cul ural Cen er . S . Augus ine C llege . Bruce tayl r . Carl s t r le

Linda t r ler . tradi i nal Kermer Music Per rmers . J anna tr er . Mike Wagenbach . Laura Wea hered . tracey WilliamsW ds n Regi nal Library . Allis n Zehr . Zh u B. Ar Cen er Addi i nal C nsul a i ns:JC Aevali is . Lane Alexander . Lanier Alexis

Erika Allen . Lee Allis n . Sarah Alvarez . Candida Alvarez . Julie Adrian p li . Jenni er Arms r ng . Ri a A has . Frank Bai cch

Barbara Banda . F. Phillip Barash . tr y Baresel . Mary Sue Barre . Lynn Basa . Alyssa Berman-Cu ler . Gerhard Be e . J anna Bielecki

JinJa Davis Birkenbeuel . Keri Blackwell . Kirs en B yce . t m Bracy . Vaughn Bryan . Greg Camer n . Ben Camer n . S phia Carey

Jane Carl Smi h . Gina Carus . Mish Cek . Alan Cervenka . Danielle Chapman . David Chavez . Melissa Cherry . Richard Clay

Chris pher Clin n C nway . S phie C hen . Car l C lle a . Suzanne C nn r . Cheryl C ke . David C r ez . D C yle . Gillian D

Ka herine Darns ad . Felicia Davis . Craig Davis . Eric Delli B vi . Jim DeR ga is . Lauren Deu sch . Na han Diam nd . Michael D

Helen D ria . Derrick D uglas . Philip Enquis . Evin Eubanks . Shar n Evans . Be y Farrell . J yce Fernandez . Felicia Ferr ne

Eileen Figel . Sunny Fischer . S uar Flack . J anie Friedman . Linda Fuller . Barbara Gaines . Chris Gen . Paul Giall renz

Kevin Giglin . Jerry G dman . Barbara G rd n . Ian Gr sven r . Madeleine Grynsz ejn . Andre Guichard . Frances Guichard

Deepa Gup a . Jack Gu hman . Xan Guzik . tracie Hall . Bene Haller . Melanie Halvers n . Pe er Handler . Piers Handling

Hea her Har ley . David Hawkans n . Chris Hawkins-L ng . tera Healy . Emme Helmskirk . Criss Henders n . Carl s Hernandez

Jim Hirsch . Margueri e H rberg . Cheryl Hughes . J e Iac bucci . Chris Jabin . Asad Ja ri . Indira J hns n . Gary J hns n

Lamar J rdan . t ny Karman . Mike Kelly . Jamil Kh ury . Gabe Klein . Paul Klein . Ca herine Kwia k wski . Charles Landry

J sephine Lee . Hannah Lehman . Pierre L cke . Malc lm L nd n . terri L nier . Har ld Lucas . Lisa Lus . Kei h L. Magee

Alan Ma her . Carla Mayer . Kevin McC nkey . Carl s McKinzie . M nique Mel ch . B nnie Me zgar . Andrew Michel

Avis Miller . Lara Miller . Ge Miller . Mark Mi en . Aasia M hammad . Dan M re . N ra M ren -Cargie . Paul Na

Margare Neeley . Michael Negr n . J hna han Nieves . Marisa N vara . B nnie oberman . Paul oC nn r . Greg oNeill

Mike orl ve . Brighid oShaughnessy . Lynn osm nd . S ephen os rander . Lauren Pachec . Jas n Palmquis . R se ParisiJ n P unds . Angelique P wer . Emanuel Pra . Janice Price . Candice Purnell . Diane Ragsdale . L u Raizin . Amy Rasmussen

Ma Reilein . H llen Reischer . Elspe h Revere . Phillip Reyn lds . Dana Rice . R ssana R driguez . Mark R driquez . Francesca R driquez

Euni a Rushing . J e Russ . Michael Sacks . Narim n Sa avi . Laura Sams n . Ay ka Samuels . Rebeccah Sanders . Susanne Schnell

R che Schul er . Marc Schulman . Amy Ses l . Irene Sherr . Cheryl Shure . David Sinski . Carrie Spi ler . Peggy S ewar . Kevin S larick

Elizabe h Swans n . Quei n Swi . Paul Sznewajs . Willa J. tayl r . Encarnaci n teruel . David thurm . Chuck thur w . Michael tiknis

J hn t lva . Nancy t m . treManda Pewe . Ilse treurnich . Kris in Umuyara . Susana Vasquez . Alaka Wali . Sarah Ward . J n Weber

Cyn hia Wes . Wendy Williams . Paul Winberg . Nina Wins n . Pa rick W d r . Hank Zem la . Laura Zumdahl .

A special thanks to The Chicago Community Trust who, in addition to providing generous fnancial support, also provided the Cultural Vitality Indicators and Community Profles and Maps eatured throughout the planning process at the Town Hall Meetingand Neighborhood Cultural Conversations. For more in ormation, please go to www.culturalindicators.org.

*The inside front and back covers are a compilation of thousands of images of Chicagoans par ticipating in the Cultural Plan.


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