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”
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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