In this email:
- Feedback on the River of Arts meeting
- The draft Central City Plan
- What happens next?
- City Council Arts and Creative Industries briefing
- Our next meetings
- What are the next stages of the Central City Plan?
It’s been a long space between emails, so we’d like to let you know what we’ve been up to and what’s coming up. We hope you’ve all been keeping warm in the snowy weather!
Feedback on the River of Arts meeting
It was great to see so many of you at the meeting on July 19. We got excited about your creative ideas for projects, festivals, and ways to keep our city and the arts going, as well as letting you know about the River of Arts idea.The draft Central City Plan
The draft Central City Plan is out!
To have a look at it and find out how it affects you, go to http://www.centralcityplan.org.nz/. Along with other sectors, the Plan talks about the arts and arts projects, especially in the City Life chapter. Do you agree with them? Do you think they need to be changed? Either way, we’d love you share your ideas or comments about the plan, so the Council will get a clear idea of what you want and need when we rebuild our city.
The Plan will be used to rebuild the city over the next 10 to 20 years, so it’s really important that you have your say. We’re working hard to develop a submission that reflects your ideas and projects, so the arts can be front and centre in our new city.
To make a comment, click on the ‘Make a comment here’ box on the Plan’s website. You can do this until Friday September 16, when the consultation period ends.
What happens next?
There are two ways you can find out more about the Central City Plan:
- The City Council is holding briefings about the plan next week for everyone involved in the arts next week.
- We are holding meetings after the Council briefings to let you know how we’re going to present a submission on your behalf, and hear your feedback.
City Council Arts and Creative Industries briefing
Come along and hear the City Council explain the arts projects proposed in the Draft Central City Plan. This is a unique opportunity for the arts and creative industries to reshape the artistic and cultural life of the central city. The briefings will be held:
When: Monday 5 September and Wednesday 7 September
Time: 3pm – 4.30pm
Where: The Christchurch Art Gallery Philip Carter Family Auditorium
RSVP: To Jenna-Lea Philpott at jenna-lea.philpott@ccc.govt.nz, and please advise which session you will be attending.
This is an open invitation to all members of the arts community. If there’s anyone you know who might like to come to these briefings, feel free to bring them along. For more information, see the invitation (PDF, 133KB)
Our next meetings
We’re keen to let you know about our submission, and to hear your feedback. To make this easier for you, our meetings will be right after the City Council’s briefings. They’ll be held:
When: Monday 5 September and Wednesday 7 September
Time: 5pm –6pm
Where: The Christchurch Art Gallery Philip Carter Family Auditorium
RSVP: To let us know if you can make it to either meeting, just reply to this email.
We’ll be providing wine and cheese, so come along to relax, have a chat, and find out what’s going on.
What are the next stages of the Central City Plan?
- You can make submissions and give your feedback about the City Plan from now until Friday 16 September.
- Hearings are scheduled for 3 October – 7 October, for anyone who wants to explain their written submissions.
- The City Council plans to consider the draft plan in early December, and then pass it on to the Minister for Earthquake Recovery for approval.
As always, we’re keen to know your thoughts about the arts within this city of ours is going to look. Get in touch with us by replying to this email, or commenting on our website.
We look forward to hearing from you soon,
Arts Voice Christchurch.
