Arts and Historic Preservation Committee — Columbia, SC
Date: 2021-09-23
Time: 09:00

COLUMBIA ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
 MEETING AGENDA
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021


The City of Columbia Arts and Historic Preservation Committee will conduct a meeting on
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. using video conferencing technology. The meeting
will be streamed online at www.columbiasc.gov. For questions regarding the meeting, please
contact the City Clerk at (803)545-3045 or cityclerk@columbiasc.gov.

 The Honorable William Brennan, District III, Chair
 The Honorable Howard E. Duvall, Jr., At-Large  The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr., District II

CALL TO ORDER
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION

1. Amplify Columbia recommendations, One Columbia for Arts and History suggestions,
 and the various models for an ongoing Local Arts Agency structure and cultural policy -
 The Honorable Will Brennan

ADJOURNMENT




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COLUMBIA ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
 MEETING AGENDA
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021


The City of Columbia Arts and Historic Preservation Committee will conduct a meeting on
Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. using video conferencing technology. The meeting
will be streamed online at www.columbiasc.gov. For questions regarding the meeting, please
contact the City Clerk at (803)545-3045 or cityclerk@columbiasc.gov.

 The Honorable William Brennan, District III, Chair
 The Honorable Howard E. Duvall, Jr., At-Large  The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr., District II

CALL TO ORDER
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION

1. Amplify Columbia recommendations, One Columbia for Arts and History suggestions,
 and the various models for an ongoing Local Arts Agency structure and cultural policy -
 The Honorable Will Brennan

ADJOURNMENT




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MEETING DATE: September 23, 2021

DEPARTMENT: City Clerk

FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk

SUBJECT: Amplify Columbia recommendations, One Columbia for Arts
 and History suggestions, and the various models for an
 ongoing Local Arts Agency structure and cultural policy - The
 Honorable Will Brennan
FUNDING SOURCE &
ORIGINAL BUDGET:


ATTACHMENTS:
  Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (PDF)
  Amplify Columbia Website




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 COLUMBIA AMPLIFY

A CULTURAL PLAN FOR THE COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA AREA (OVERVIEW)




 PLAN OVERVIEW
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 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
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 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 COLUMBIA


 THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF AMPLIFY COLUMBIA IS TO
 IDENTIFY THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ROLE OF THE
 CITY OF COLUMBIA IN CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.




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 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
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Ultimately, the desired outcome was to develop an inclusive vision that SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
aspires to maximize and make accessible the benefits and cultural assets
of the creative sector to all members of the Columbia community.
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Over the course of a year, a broad and diverse cross section of
community participants were invited to contribute to facilitated town hall
 different
conversations focused on four core areas: on-line survey
 meeting meetings and
 responses conversations
 locations
1. Economic prosperity for the Columbia region
2. Civic vitality
3. Social and cultural equity
4. Ways to imbed arts and culture across the City’s Comprehensive 1164 8
Plan
The process resulted in in-depth understandings of Columbia’s cultural citizens directly Artists Facilitators
 engaged in the supported community
assets, community interests, and needs of the growing and diverse city.
 planning process conversations




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 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
 COLUMBIA
 ANALYSIS OF CITY FUNDING FOR THE ARTS


 PUBLIC ART REVIEW


 UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE AND PRESERVATION


 INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR


 UNDERSTANDING PHILANTHROPIC PRIORITIES


 CONSIDERATION OF RACIAL AND CULTURAL EQUITY


 IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL PARTNERS WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT


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 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 DEFINE A CULTURAL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
 COLUMBIA
 ESTABLISH A PUBLIC ART POLICY FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA


 CREATE AN OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS


 INCREASE INVESTMENT IN THE LOCAL ARTS AGENCY


 PROMOTE ARTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT


 DEVELOP NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE


 INCREASE SUPPORT FOR COLUMBIA’S ARTISTS


 DESIGN AN ARTS LEARNING NETWORK


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 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 BIGGER IDEAS COLUMBIA
 DESTINATIONS
 DOWNTOWN CULTURAL CENTER

 WATERFRONT SCULPTURE PARK AND ART WALK




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 THANK YOU
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
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 TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTING THE AMPLIFY PLAN AND
 INCORPORATING IT INTO THE LARGER COMPASS PLAN




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 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 COLUMBIA
 THIS IS PRECISELY THE TIME WHEN ARTISTS GO TO WORK. THERE IS NO
 TIME FOR DESPAIR, NO PLACE FOR SELF-PITY, NO NEED FOR SILENCE, NO
 ROOM FOR FEAR. WE SPEAK, WE WRITE, WE DO LANGUAGE. THAT IS HOW
 CIVILIZATIONS HEAL. ~ TONI MORRISON




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 RESPONDING DURING COVID-19
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE COLUMBIA



 DEVELOP AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE NAMING ONE COLUMBIA AS THE
 CITY’S OFFICIAL LOCAL ARTS AGENCY
 TIMELINE: 2-3 MONTHS




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 WHAT DO LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES DO?
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 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
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 MAKE GRANTS
 PRESENT PROGRAMMING
 MANAGE CULTURAL FACILITIES
 PROVIDE SERVICES TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
 ADVOCATE FOR AND PROMOTE ARTS-FRIENDLY POLICIES
 ENSURE EQUITY IN FUNDING
 FORGE PARTNERSHIPS
 MANAGE A PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS
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 RESPONDING DURING COVID-19
 AMPLIFY




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE COLUMBIA


 DEVELOP A SCOPE OF SERVICES OUTLINING IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES

 NEGOTIATE WITH ONE COLUMBIA BOARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT

 TIMELINE: 2-3 MONTHS




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 PLAN OVERVIEW




 Attachment: Amplify Columbia Overview 2019 (7004 : Amplify Columbia recommendations and One Columbia for Arts and History)
 MJR PARTNERS
 CULTURAL PLAN OVERVIEW 2020



2019

 AMPLIFY
 COLUMBIA
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COLUMBIA ARTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
 MEETING MINUTES
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021


CALL TO ORDER
 Attendee Name Present Absent Late Arrived
 Will Brennan   
 Howard E. Duvall   
 Edward H. McDowell   
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION

1. Amplify Columbia recommendations, One Columbia for Arts and History suggestions,
 and the various models for an ongoing Local Arts Agency structure and cultural policy -
 The Honorable Will Brennan

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was closed at 10:20 a.m.
Respectfully submitted:



Erika D. Moore Hammond, CMC
City Clerk




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