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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- Assess appropriate locations that could be repurposed <br /> ty.The plan expresses four tu a • Apply for an official Cultural District designation through <br /> the State of Indiana to increase opportunity for funding and activated as public spaces or pedestrian connections, <br /> Objectives from the Arts&Culture Plan: sources. including underutilized road space,rail underpasses,and <br /> alleys.Use lighting,public art,and landscape the re-active <br /> •Foster nimble and welt-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 " <br /> ' I. _ amenities. understanding of local historic places. g <br /> ' .....-.! _ <br /> 7 <br /> r�/y •` Create a cultural trail connecting the East Bank to <br /> „, <br /> Support mural programs. <br /> Downtown to the MLK Dream Center through the Near • Explore matching mural grant programs through regional <br /> West Side historic neighborhood. and community foundations. c <br /> z <br /> -= , : .,-*._Elkhart ' +f+ 4 .'-- ,��,`'. ,w-.°1 C Q Q _ .� rr.�rc v 4+ •.+ •r W <br /> " E .f iow'aaii� <br /> 17 <br /> 70M <br /> REGION . — r a,�"- t �'!!�' "=* y1:"t ==. `zii— - <br /> . j` ,: :::. .- - _ _ Grp "�—_� <br /> • <br /> .- ' , O. U .. / I c �� r ..4.,.,. . - - .I/'.p*I�11. 1 •;y, <br /> -r <br /> i/ ti .. . '-`1 .) It - limo,..::ioot•. <br /> t� - ‘,4041.:, ;: iip r.. c e •ea''��3■,lIg NIUlahi�p;�+; _' r it - <br /> i- .1 , <br /> SOUTH a.noi�xe�Ai u ` `•01" — ,�/fM �/71 <br />