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Cultural district gives city cachet
Fort Wayne City Council was on to something in May, when it gave preliminary approval to a pitch for a downtown cultural district.
Members of a state panel agreed.
The Indiana Arts Commission last month voted in favor of the Arts Campus Fort Wayne, the first state-designated cultural district in the region. It includes seven buildings housing 18 organizations between Lafayette and Clinton streets.
More than that, the district trains a statewide spotlight on local efforts to promote the arts and move Fort Wayne s already-vibrant arts scene forward.
“We see this as more than an acknowledgment of the work of Arts United, but as recognition by the state of the great work happening in Fort Wayne and Allen County,” Dan Ross, Arts United vice president of community development, said in a statement issued after the June 25 vote.
Verbatim: Downtown Wabash designated Indiana Cultural District by Indiana Arts Commission
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Downtown Wabash designated Indiana Cultural District by Indiana Arts Commission
Downtown Wabash joins Arts Campus Fort Wayne as Cultural District in Northeast Indiana Region
WABASH, Ind. On Friday, June 25, Downtown Wabash was designated an Indiana Cultural District by the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC). This designation is a prestigious milestone in the Creative Community Pathway Program. According to the IAC, “an Indiana Cultural District is a well-recognized, labeled, mixed-use area with a unique, authentic art and cultural identity.” The IAC provides project funding for designated Indiana Cultural Districts, facilitates statewide collaboration through the Indiana Cultural District Consortium, and provides other capacity-building opportunities for cultural district leadership.
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