Plano unveils draft 'Live Creatively in Plano' cultural arts plan; public comment open through March 21

The City of Plano and the Cultural Planning Group on Monday presented a draft cultural arts master plan titled “Live Creatively in Plano,” unveiling recommendations on marketing, facilities, funding and city organization and inviting community feedback through March 21.

The plan is the city’s first comprehensive cultural arts master plan and, according to consultants, seeks to make arts programs more visible and accessible while supporting individual artists and arts organizations. “This is more than just a document. It is a vision for our future, a roadmap for creativity,” Michelle Hawkins with the City of Plano said at the forum.

Consultants said the plan was based on a year of research and community engagement, including a statistically valid survey and pop-up events across the city. “Eighty-nine percent of households have above-average interest in the arts,” Martin Cohen of Cultural Planning Group told attendees; consultants also reported that 65% of respondents “strongly support or somewhat support” public…