Chicago Cultural Plan 2012
Create, Collaborate, Innovate
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events launched the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 to identify opportunities for arts and cultural growth for the city. A comprehensive public engagement campaign with Chicagoans reaffirmed the role of culture in everyday life. The primary goal of the plan is to create a blueprint for Chicago to elevate its profile as a global capital for creativity, innovation and excellence in the arts. The Chicago Cultural Plan 2012: fulfills initiatives identified in Mayor Rahm Emanuels Transition Plan; realizes the benefit of culture on broad civic goals like economic impact, quality of life, community development and cultural leadership; encourages cultural participation; and strengthens Chicagos cultural sector. The citywide conversations resulted in over 200 proposed initiatives, ranging from solutions that can be achieved in the short-term all the way to the grand aspirations that our residents envision for Chicagos cultural future. The plan outlines 10 priorities that will be addressed for the vision of culture in Chicago to be fully realized.
Art-ifacts
$1 billion in spending by nonprot arts and culture audiences in Chicago. $1.2 billion in direct spending by nonprot arts and culture organizations in Chicago
8 out of 10 Chicago Public Schools have at least one partnership with a community arts organization.
Total Economic Impact
$2. 2 Billion
Over 200 Community arts partners, museums and cultural institutions in Chicago provide arts programming to Chicago Public Schools.
No. 3
Largest creative economy in the U.S.
500+
festivals
million domestic and overseas vistors in 2011
43+
60, 000 Jobs
Of the nations 116 million workers, 3.4 percent of all workers are creative, 3.5 percent of workers in Chicago are in the creative industry and 2.2 percent of all jobs in Chicago are in the creative industry Generates $1.3 billion in household income to local residents and $214 million in local and state government revenue annually
Your city. Your vision. Your plan.
1
Plan
4
Categories
10
Priorities
36
Recommendations
200
+
Initiatives
1.
Foster arts education and lifelong learning.
2.
Attract/retain artists and creative professionals.
3.
Elevate and expand neighborhood cultural assets.
4.
Facilitate neighborhood cultural planning.
5.
Strengthen capacity of cultural sector.
and regulations.
6. Optimize City policies
7.
Promote the value and impact of culture.
Strengthen Chicago as a global cultural destination.
8.
9.
Foster cultural innovation.
10.
Integrate culture into daily life.
The City is Listening
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
A Plan
Request for Propsal
Research and Analysis
Public Engagement
Visioning and Setting Direction
35,000
Town Halls
People Reached Online
Neighborhood Conversations
20
+ 16,000
In-Person Engagements
Additional Cultural Conversations and Meetings 50+
4,700+
Downloads of Draft Plan
1,500
Twitter Followers
W hats the plan? Whats the cost? Whats next?
The Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 is a Call To Action. Its about neighborhoods, creatives, jobs, access and much more. Lets make it happen!
$1 Million Plus
17
$251K to $1 Million
21 28 34
18%
Change Business as Usual
$51K to $250K Free to $50K
16%
Indirect Resources
16%
Collaborations
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Over 1/3 of initiatives cost less than $50K
14%
Communication
Cultural Districts Creative Industries
Cermak Creative Industry
11%
Direct Funding
DCASE Creative Industries Unit
Jobs
District Arts Alive/45 Bronzeville Logan Square Motor Row Uptown
10%
Programs
Creatives
Neighboorhoods
9%
Incentives
Arts Education
Access
Tourism
Cultural Tourism Strategy
6%
Data and Metrics
Chicago Public Schools Arts Education Plan
Sources: Arts & Economic Prosperity IV: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the City of Chicago, Americans for the Arts; Census Occupational Data, 2000 Census; Choose Chicago; City of Chicago; Ingenuity Incorporated; Lord Cultural Resources
