Portland Plan: Arts Town Hall with Mayor Sam Adams Musical performance by local musician Gauri Rajbaidya Featured local artist Adam Kuby Creative Advocacy Network update

Musical Performance by Gauri Rajbaidya Photo courtesy New Colored Pencils: Gauri Rajbaidya

Portland Center Stage New Portland Colored Pencils Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Creative Advocacy Network (CAN) Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Cana’s Feast and Torii Moi Wineries Photo courtesy RACC: People’s Bike Library (Zoobombers), Brian Borello & Vanessa Redwick, 2009 Thank You Sponsors!

Portland Center Stage Cynthia Fuhrman, Marketing and Communications Director Photo credit: Uwe Schneider

Featured Artist: Adam Kuby Portland Acupuncture Project Photo credits: Adam Kuby portland harbor superfund site (2010) Chinatown (2010)

Arts Town Hall Agenda What brought you here tonight? Portland Plan Update Small Group Discussions Creative Advocacy Network Update Wrap-up Photo credits: Artist Beth Rogers at Whitman Elementary (RACC), Zoobombers by Brian Borello/Vanessa Renwick, New Portland Colored Pencils

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It is a plan to ensure that Portland is a THRIVING and SUSTAINABLE city, now and in the future. prosperous, healthy, and rich in opportunity

In the Portland Plan… Portlanders will: Establish clear priorities Set focused goals and measurable objectives Build partnerships to coordinate the actions of government agencies

Local Partners City of Portland | Metro | Multnomah County Portland State University |Oregon Health & Science University Portland Public Schools | Parkrose School District Centennial School District | David Douglas School District Reynolds School District |Worksystems, Inc. Portland Community College |TriMet | ODOT Mt Hood Community College | University of Oregon Portland Development Commission | Housing Authority of Portland East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Multnomah County Drainage District No. 1

Federal and State Partners Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) US Fish and Wildlife Service General Services Administration (GSA) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)* Dept. of Business Development Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Dept. of Human Services (DHS) Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) Dept. of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD)* Federal State

The Portland Plan is about more than land use and transportation.

The Portland Plan will address: Family-wage jobs Access to jobs, services and daily goods Affordable homes Safe neighborhoods Good schools Healthy families Arts and Culture Human Health, Food and Public Safety

Equity is where everyone has access to opportunities necessary for satisfying essential needs and advancing their well-being. Coalition for a Livable Future Regional Equity Atlas The Portland Plan will address equity.

What does equity mean to Portlanders? Play Video

Communities of Color in Multnomah County from Coalition of Communities of Color 14.8% 23.5% 26.3%

Ethnic/Racial Background Communities of Color, Immigrants Socioeconomic Status - Poverty Gender and Sexual Orientation Ability - physical and mental Generational – youth and elderly Geographic Many Portlanders face inequities

What does an equitable city look like? The benefits and burdens of growth and change are shared across our communities. Historic disparities are acknowledged Portlanders understand where privilege exists. Everyone is involved as full and equal partners in public decision making. All Portlanders have opportunities to succeed.

How are we building the Portland Plan? We are here. PHASE 1PHASE 2PHASE 3PHASE 4

Nine Action Areas Prosperity & Business Success Education & Skill Development Arts, Culture & Innovation Sustainability & the Natural Environment Human Health, Food & Public Safety Equity, Civic Engagement & Quality of Life Design, Planning & Public Spaces Neighborhoods & Housing Transportation, Technology & Access

Portland Plan Directions and Objectives Direction: The big goals we want to achieve by 2035 Objective: The specific, measurable things we want to make happen to meet our goals

Arts, Culture and Innovation Big Goals for 2035 Direction 1: Improve access to art Direction 2: Expand Portland as a center of excellence for arts and culture Direction 3: Enhance art as an economic development engine

Arts, Culture and Innovation Expand arts education in K-12 school Increase access to the arts in neighborhoods Continue art event attendance Increase public funding for the arts Diversify arts and culture in Portland Grow arts-centric businesses Invest in the arts and build cultural tourism Create an artists and art space network Specific Objectives

Tonight’s Discussion Groups Step1 : Introductions Step 2: Review Directions and Objectives Step 3: Make Notes and Prioritize Objectives Step 4: Discussion

Discussion Questions Are these the right objectives? Would you suggest changes or different objectives? What are your top three objectives? How would you make your top objectives happen?

How do we ensure that everyone: Discussion Questions Has access to opportunity? Shares the benefits and burdens of change? Is involved as equal partners?

Discussion Ground Rules Listen carefully Respect other views Critique the issues, not the people Share the Air Consider all concerns

Group Discussions Photo credit: Portland Taiko, ‘In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors’, Sep. 2008, Rich Iwasaki

What did you learn?

Creative Advocacy Network Update Jessica Jarratt Creative Advocacy Network (CAN), Executive Director

STAY INVOLVED!  Take the Phase 2 survey  Have your say! Submit additional comments online at  Attend a summer street fair or other event (calendar at  Take CAN’s online survey (theartscan.org)  Participate in the next round of workshops in early 2011

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