The arts are a vital part of downtown Saint Paul, and for that reason the CapitolRiver Council has established an Arts, Culture & Entertainment Committee to coordinate and oversee arts development and events in the neighborhood. This Committee will have responsibility for literary, creative, performing and visual arts in downtown Saint Paul, and in building relationships for CapitolRiver Council in these areas. The Arts committee will continue to make sure that downtown Saint Paul is a place that welcomes artists and arts projects. Arts Committee members will collaborate with the City of Saint Paul on public art policies, bridge connections with local artists and arts organizations, and advocate for artist-friendly neighborhoods downtown.

This committee is not meeting at this time.

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For more information about the committee, please contact the CRC Executive Director. 

• Chair: Vacant
• Meetings: This committee is not meeting at this time.
• If you are interested in learning more about the work of this committee, please fill out our form, and help us clarify the scope potential value of this committee.

History

The committee's activities from 2012-2016 included:

• Recruiting artists to be added to the City of Saint Paul list of qualified public artists 
• Worked with Springboard for the Arts to implement the Irrigate Arts Project, focused on placemaking during Green Line construction
• Worked with Forecast Public Art to utilize skyways for pop-up programming
• Reviewed the Arts chapter of the Greater Lowertown Master Plan and identified ways to implement the plan's strategies, including:
  
  • Identify ways to make the physical environment evident that it is an artist community
  • Maintain and expand live / work spaces, as well as gathering places that are attractive to the artist community
  • Strengthen the network of artists, arts producers, creative entrepreneurs, and creative sector workers
  • Protect the affordability of residential artist buildings
  • Integrate creative design and streetscaping in the public realm and built environment (for example, alley activation)
  • Build markets for artists and creative entrepreneurs
  • Develop artists as community leaders in the city and in the region
  • Create an arts overlay district in collaboration with historic preservation advocates

Work Plan for 2025

• 2019 ACE Notes