Loudoun to Hold Comprehensive Arts Plan Public Input Meetings

The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) announces upcoming in-person and virtual workshops to seek public input to help create a Comprehensive Arts Plan for the County.

The Comprehensive Arts Plan will create a vision for the arts in Loudoun County and develop a clear set of goals and strategies regarding the development of public support of the arts that recognize and highlight the County's unique attributes. This arts plan will guide the government and community for long-term arts and cultural programming, providing strategies for the visual and performing arts.

Designing Local, a professional firm working nationally in arts and cultural planning, collected public input from an online survey in Fall 2024, and will host public workshops beginning in January 2025 where residents can share their perspectives on the arts and culture in Loudoun County.

Community members will have opportunities at four in-person workshops and three virtual meetings to share what they would like to see included in the Comprehensive Arts Plan. Each of the meetings will have identical content and opportunities to talk with the arts planning team. Each in-person workshop will be facilitated with an activity by an artist from the community.

In-Person Workshops:

Interested attendees for the in-person workshops are requested to register here.

• Monday, January 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville
• Monday, January 13, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Manna Pottery, 36 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Sterling
• Tuesday, January 14, 8:30-10:00 a.m. at Douglass Community Center, 405 East Market Street, Leesburg
• Tuesday, January 14, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Dulles South Senior Center, 24950 Riding Center Drive, South Riding

Virtual Meetings:

Eastern Loudoun Community Arts Center Planning Study

Loudoun's Comprehensive Arts Plan is a separate initiative from the Eastern Loudoun County Community Arts Center Planning Study, which concluded public input meetings in November 2024. To learn more about the Eastern Loudoun County Community Arts Center Planning Study, go to loudoun.gov/EasternArtsCenter.

Background

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors provided for an Art Programs Initiative in January 2023 (PDF). This initiative is operating within the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. Temporary staffing positions have been tasked with increasing the visibility of the Loudoun County Art Collection, as well as managing the development of the Comprehensive Arts Plan for the County.

Since September 2024, Designing Local has conducted a wide-reaching series of interviews with Loudoun citizens engaged in the arts, arts organizations, government officials and economic development staff through one-on-one meetings, focus groups, and a tour of the county.

Visit loudoun.gov/arts for more information on the Loudoun County Comprehensive Arts Plan and to register for an in-person workshop or attend a virtual public meeting.

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