Marshalltown Arts & Culture Master Plan
In partnership with the City of Marshalltown, the Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance has hired Group Creatives to develop an arts and culture master plan for Marshalltown.
BACKGROUND:
The Arts & Culture Alliance, along with the City of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, Vision Marshalltown and many others, continues working towards making Marshalltown a better place to live, work, learn, and play. In early 2021, the Marshalltown Public Art Committee, a program of the Alliance, began discussing the implementation strategy for public art projects and future opportunities. Recognizing the Alliance’s organizational strategic plan was also wrapping up at the end of the year, we began conversations with several organizations across the state to understand best options for planning in Iowa, specifically an arts and culture strategy for community development. The Iowa Arts Council and Bravo of Greater DSM, both highly recommended Group Creatives with the development of an arts and culture master plan.
The arts and culture master plan will align-with and contribute-to the influential plans and organizations already guiding Marshalltown. Plans such as the Downtown Master Plan, Highway 14 Corridor, Trails, Parks & Rec, etc., name beautification and public art as priorities and strong recommendations. The Arts and Culture Master Plan will be the implementation strategy for how we realize those priorities and recommendations through a creative approach on the development efforts across our community.
The master plan will be an actionable tool used as a road map for Marshalltown including the Chamber and city departments, along with organizational and individual stakeholders to maximize the arts and creativity in supporting the goals, needs and future of our community. This is a unique and critical opportunity to understand our custom approach for arts and culture as the key and necessary community building tool for Marshalltown.
The Alliance is a partner with the City of Marshalltown to improve quality of life; we are dedicated to the goals in the City’s plan. More Than Ever, the Alliance is in the best possible position to conduct a Master Plan for Arts & Culture for Marshalltown, to re-think the possibility for creative community building and placemaking.
TIMELINE:
Phase 1 - Discovery/Community Engagement - Fall 2021
Phase 2 - Analysis - Winter 2021/2022
Phase 3 - Formulate Plan - Spring 2022
PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE:
Thank you to the City of Marshalltown and MARSHALLTOWN Company for making this planning effort a possibility.
BACKGROUND:
The Arts & Culture Alliance, along with the City of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, Vision Marshalltown and many others, continues working towards making Marshalltown a better place to live, work, learn, and play. In early 2021, the Marshalltown Public Art Committee, a program of the Alliance, began discussing the implementation strategy for public art projects and future opportunities. Recognizing the Alliance’s organizational strategic plan was also wrapping up at the end of the year, we began conversations with several organizations across the state to understand best options for planning in Iowa, specifically an arts and culture strategy for community development. The Iowa Arts Council and Bravo of Greater DSM, both highly recommended Group Creatives with the development of an arts and culture master plan.
The arts and culture master plan will align-with and contribute-to the influential plans and organizations already guiding Marshalltown. Plans such as the Downtown Master Plan, Highway 14 Corridor, Trails, Parks & Rec, etc., name beautification and public art as priorities and strong recommendations. The Arts and Culture Master Plan will be the implementation strategy for how we realize those priorities and recommendations through a creative approach on the development efforts across our community.
The master plan will be an actionable tool used as a road map for Marshalltown including the Chamber and city departments, along with organizational and individual stakeholders to maximize the arts and creativity in supporting the goals, needs and future of our community. This is a unique and critical opportunity to understand our custom approach for arts and culture as the key and necessary community building tool for Marshalltown.
The Alliance is a partner with the City of Marshalltown to improve quality of life; we are dedicated to the goals in the City’s plan. More Than Ever, the Alliance is in the best possible position to conduct a Master Plan for Arts & Culture for Marshalltown, to re-think the possibility for creative community building and placemaking.
TIMELINE:
Phase 1 - Discovery/Community Engagement - Fall 2021
Phase 2 - Analysis - Winter 2021/2022
Phase 3 - Formulate Plan - Spring 2022
PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE:
- John Hall (Co-Chair) - Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
- Deb Borton (Co-Chair) - Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation and Alliance Board Member
- Mike Tupper - Marshalltown Police Chief and Alliance Board Member
- Kim Hanken - Local artist and Marshalltown Public Art Committee Member
- Wendy Soltero - Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA and Alliance Experience Committee Member
- Gabe Isom - Marshalltown City Council, 2nd Ward / Emerson
- Aly Wenner - REM Iowa
- Neil Dalal - MARSHALLTOWN Company
- Michelle Spohnheimer - City of Marshalltown
- Jesus Rios - Emerson
- Plu Meh - Child Abuse and Prevention Services
- Esmeralda Armas - City of Marshalltown
- Julie Thede - Marshalltown Community School District
- Aaron Buzbee - Local Business Owner
- Gary Thompson - Marshalltown City Council, at Large
Thank you to the City of Marshalltown and MARSHALLTOWN Company for making this planning effort a possibility.
