Cultural Economic Development Initiatives:

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Cultural Economic Development Initiatives

• Sugar Hill Arts Project

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History, Arts Libraries Cultural Economic
Development

• Mission
• The Office of Cultural Economic Development was
  established in 2005 by the Department of History,
  Arts and Libraries to facilitate the development
  and implementation of the Michigan Cultural
  Economic Development Strategy and to attract
  resources, programming and initiatives designed
  to leverage the states creative talent and
  cultural assets to spur economic growth and build
  community prosperity.

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History, Arts Libraries Cultural Economic
Development contd

• Related Goals
• Support the growth and development of cultural
  magnets
• Foster community cultural economic development
• Grow cultural economic development partnerships
  and collaborations

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MSHDA Partnership

• The Department has an opportunity to help grow
  MCACAs existing Capital Improvements Program
  through infusion of additional matching resources
  from the Michigan State Housing Development
  Authority (MSHDA). MSHDA has expressed interests
  in working with the Department and MCACA in
  developing a joint program of support for
  development of live/work spaces for artists,
  designers and other creative entrepreneurs and
  communities that emphasize arts and culture
  amenities as attractors. Such spaces could
  include artist incubators, design studios, artist
  studios, production facilities, shops, galleries
  and public gateways and cultural magnets.

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SUGAR HILL ARTS PROJECTDETROIT, MICHIGAN

• Sugar Hill, a community listed on the National
  Register of Historic Places, has the potential to
  become a major cultural destination.
• Strategic investment will help connect contiguous
  but separate major Sugar Hill arts initiatives
  into a cohesive arts destination by creating
  public spaces with arts and design components
  that provide pedestrian-friendly access corridors.

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Added CED Strategic Objectives

• Stimulate development of affordable live/work
  spaces for artists, designers, creative
  entrepreneurs and enterprises.
• Develop critical market mass through joint
  planning, exposure and audience sharing
• Foster development of human scaled arts
  experiences to guarantee visitor return and word
  of mouth
• Help generate new arts/culture-based jobs,
  businesses and economic activity
• Stimulate additional community reinvestment

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• Urban Context

Sugar Hill Arts District (at SE corner of
greenways walking loop)
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Urban Context

• Sugar Hill Arts District (at SE corner of
  greenways walking loop)
• 4 blocks east DIA / Detroit Public Library

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• Urban Context

• Sugar Hill Arts District (at SE corner of
  greenways walking loop)
• 4 blocks east DIA / Detroit Public Library
• 3 blocks east African American Museum / Science
  Center

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• Urban Context

• Sugar Hill Arts District (at SE corner of
  greenways walking loop)
• 4 blocks east DIA / Detroit Public Library
• 3 blocks east African American Museum / Science
  Center
• Across John R to north Detroit Medical Center

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Urban Context

• Across Woodward to southWSU mixed use
  development with graduate and market rate housing

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• District Anchors
• Underground Public Parking / New Housing

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• District Anchors
• Underground Public Parking / New Housing
• Museum of Contemporary Art - Detroit

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• District Anchors
• Underground Public Parking / New Housing
• Museum of Contemporary Art - Detroit
• Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center

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• District Arts Anchors
• MSHDA-funded Artist Live/Work Housing

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• District Arts Anchors
• Forest Avenue Arts Project

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• Key CED Factors

• Create district via a user-driven public space
  design plan
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration foster
  environmental relationships / dependencies
• Introduce artist live/work spaces to retain young
  Michigan artists
• Promote retail component of live/work spaces to
  create business savvy artists

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• Key CED Factors

• Tap into built-in 24/7 market of WSU DMC as
  district feeders to ensure longevity

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• Key CED Factors

• Provide public space with art and design
• components

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