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Placemaking <br /> SOUTH BEND-ELKHART REGIONAL Enhance public art integration with a focus on placemaking to Reclaim public spaces and enhance pedestrian areas. <br /> ARTS & CULTURE PLAN amplify community identity <br /> • Use existing infrastructure as a canvas for public art <br /> Self-identify Local arts or creative districts. (such as the retaining walls near the Century Center). <br /> The Arts and Culture Plan lays out a collective vision for regional <br /> growth through arts and culture experiences and economic activi- • Apply for an official Cultural District designation through Assess appropriate locations that could be repurposed <br /> ty.The plan expresses four objectives the State of Indiana to increase opportunity for funding and activated as public spaces or pedestrian connections, <br /> including underutilized road space,rail underpasses,and <br /> Objectives from the Arts&Culture Plan: sources. <br /> alleys.Use lighting,public art,and landscape the re-active <br /> •Foster nimble and well-equipped arts and culture facilities that • Formalize the Michigan and Monroe Arts Districts, the spaces. <br /> meet community needs integrating gathering spaces,signage,and destinations <br /> •Amplify community identity through celebration of historic into Downtown. Celebrate historic places and invest in community spaces. <br /> places and investment in community spaces <br /> •Encourage and implement arts and culture programming that is Develop arts and cultural trails and corridors. • Collaborate with existing historic preservation partners <br /> inviting and enriching to all to explore the long-term benefits of commissioning local <br /> •Cultivate livability and community for creative professionals • Create a public art experience along the new 1.8-mile historic preservation surveys. <br /> and artists walking loop around the riverfront.Connect that loop <br /> •to regional trails that connect to other arts and culture Conduct a historic preservation survey to support the W <br /> amenities, understanding of local historic places. <br /> r ,lull, } N <br /> IF '�Ii.J7."' "a` o„a • Create a cultural trail connecting the East Bank to Support mural programs. Q <br /> * =-4 - f Downtown to the MLK Dream Center through the Near • Explore matching mural grant programs through regional <br /> West Side historic neighborhood. and community foundations. o <br /> « .« a, au �rr•� <br /> South Bend-Elkhart z �. '^ ` tjfk * "•.a o u att—�= -- T T _ <br /> �..'" pp,t ...t ,a. � igoi t- <br /> ��� —f V ,�• ...ti . '. 7� ..�r,iitriA �:t ytt <br /> tilit.-:::"0.-$: ' <br /> It ' . . ..� i •c dett SIatuaIi i ninli *) tt1. . r ..,... ..•..,, ' <br /> ` ` ` �1 7�•P. 'i, •tea.''.+'��ra 1b/ira r.L r J ., e .is <br /> IF <br /> `` • <br /> 4y `�' a.•.�.'' \. a fir ' <br /> •SOUTK%NO ELKKART (I ��T, `�;• 1,,, • ��% f <br />