![]() [Note: For the purposes of this Plan, the term "arts" refers to multi-disciplinary arts, including but not limited to visual, performing, music, and writing.] Develop awareness of and provide opportunities to experience arts, heritage, and humanities. -Strategy 1: Increase exposure to arts, heritage, and humanities for youth, including, but not limited to: -Guest artists or speakers in schools; -Tours and field trips; -Youth arts programs; and -Encouraging youth voice and participation in developing programs. -Strategy 2: Increase exposure to arts, heritage, and humanities for county residents and visitors including, but not limited to: -Nurturing artists and the creative process; -Promoting life-long cultural learning opportunities for county residents; -Supporting events that feature arts, heritage, and humanities; -Promoting diversity and inclusivity of cultural endeavors. -Connecting county residents to resources beyond our communities; and -Promoting cultural tourism by connecting visitors to our cultural resources. · Quantitative Benchmarks: o Number of grants awarded to projects designed to develop awareness and provide opportunities to experience arts, heritage, and humanities. o Number of residents and visitors who benefit from cultural events and activities. · Qualitative Indicator of Success: o Increased cultural awareness and opportunities for county residents and visitors.
-Strategy 1: Reclaim local artifacts. -Strategy 2: Collect and preserve historic documents. -Strategy 3: Document, preserve, and share stories in the oral tradition. -Strategy 4: Inventory and care for historic trees. -Strategy 5: Inventory, preserve, and improve Umatilla County’s historical sites, structures, and architecture. · Quantitative Benchmarks: o Number of grants awarded to projects designed to collect and preserve local history. o Number of historical documents, artifacts, oral histories, historic trees, and sites protected and preserved. · Qualitative Indicator of Success: o Greater awareness of, and accessibility to, historical resources.
-Strategy 1: Promote development, awareness, and/or inventory of public art. -Strategy 2: Support community beautification projects and cultural identity branding. · Quantitative Benchmark: o Number of grants awarded to projects designed to inventory and/or develop aesthetic components of Umatilla County’s communities. · Qualitative Indicators of Success: o Increased aesthetic components in Umatilla County.
-Strategy 1: Support efforts to provide and maintain adequate cultural facilities throughout the county. -Strategy 2: Strengthen the capacity of county cultural organizations to do the work of presenting the arts, heritage, and humanities. -Strategy 3: Support efforts to increase communication and coordination between cultural entities and organizations. · Quantitative Benchmarks: o Number of grants awarded to projects designed to provide and maintain adequate cultural facilities and organizations for the arts, heritage, and humanities in the county. o Number of cultural facilities in the county. · Qualitative Indicator of Success: o Improved cultural facilities and organizations. |