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Thursday, October 30,
2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Indiana’s Cultural
District Legislation
Eric Koch - Indiana State
Representative for House District 65
Session Description:
Representative Eric Koch will explain Indiana’s
Cultural District Legislation and opportunities
this creates for communities in our state.
Development of
Indiana’s Cultural District Program
Lewis Ricci - Executive Director, Indiana
Arts Commission
Session Description: Lewis Ricci
will give an update on the state of Indiana’s
cultural district program and explain the
long-term vision for the program.
CVB Partnerships in
Arts Development
Brenda Myers - Executive Director, Hamilton
County CVB
David Attaway - Executive Director,
Switzerland County Tourism
Karen Niverson - Executive Director,
Marion/Grant County CVB
Session Description: These
panelists represent communities that are
actively promoting the arts to increase
tourism. This panel will discuss how
convention and visitors bureaus should be
engaged in developing the arts as well as
strategies to encourage cultural tourism.
Developing Artist
Communities in Rural Areas
Sherry Timms – Director, Ohio County CVB
Session Description: This session
will focus on Rising Sun’s Arts as Economics
program. Sherry Timms will discuss challenges
in building artist communities in rural areas,
as well as the benefits of bringing artists to a
small town.
Walk on the Creative Side—How Three Unique
Cities Built Successful Cultural Districts
Miah Michaelsen - Asst. Economic Development
Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington
Kristen Wicker - Oregon Arts District
Coordinator, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Mary Lyons – Covington Arts District Manager,
City of Covington
Session Description: These
panelists represent cultural districts in
Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The districts are
at different levels of development and in cities
of various sizes. The three speakers will
present strategies for successful cultural
district development that are sure to speak to
communities of all sizes!
What are Cultural Districts For?
Dr. Michael Rushton – Director, Arts
Administration Program, Indiana University
Session Description: Dr. Rushton
will discuss cultural, social, and economic
issues that communities must address when
planning for a cultural district. He will
stress the importance of developing a cultural
district that fits into a community’s long term
vision for its future.
The Necessity of the Arts in an Economic
Development Vision
Ron Carter – President, Carmel Redevelopment
Commission
Session Description: Ron Carter
will discuss how a community must develop a
clear vision for its future—and how the arts
must have a role in that future!
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