Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary
Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary
Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary
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• The historic Frontier Theatre in downtown <strong>Emmett</strong> is a terrific opportunity to<br />
develop a key destination for performing arts events and anchor what could become<br />
a cultural district effort by the City to encourage arts-related and auxiliary businesses<br />
such as galleries, and restaurants to downtown. The City should take a leadership<br />
role in negotiations with the owner to allow the city or other organization to acquire<br />
the theater and oversee its renovation.<br />
The key to success in developing arts and culture as a community asset is to carefully<br />
develop a city or countywide Cultural Plan with established goals, objectives, and priorities.<br />
As with any community development effort, this takes time, leadership, and community<br />
involvement. During the visiting team interviews, several community members indicated<br />
interest and enthusiasm in forming an arts commission. The City of <strong>Emmett</strong> and Mayor<br />
Morgan have made a good initial effort to convene interested parties, and these first steps<br />
toward arts and cultural development in <strong>Emmett</strong> and <strong>Gem</strong> <strong>County</strong> may result in increased<br />
economic rewards and quality of civic life well into the future.<br />
Resources<br />
• Idaho Commission on the Arts: grants for arts projects (performing arts events, arts<br />
education, folk arts), help in establishing an Arts Commission, training in festival<br />
management, fundraising, cultural tourism development, facilitation for cultural<br />
planning. P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0008, 1-800-ART-FUND,<br />
www2.state.id.us/arts. Contact: Delta Smith, <strong>Community</strong> Development Director.<br />
• Idaho <strong>Community</strong> Foundation: grant source for a wide variety of community<br />
endeavors. 210 W. State St., Boise, ID 83702, 1-800-657-5357, www.idcomfdn.org.<br />
Contact: Craig Perry, Program Officer.<br />
• Idaho Humanities Council: grants for planning, interpretive projects. 217 W. State<br />
St., Boise, ID 83702, 1-888-345-5346, www.idahohumanities.org. Contact: Rick<br />
Ardinger, Executive Director.<br />
• Idaho Heritage Trust: grants for historic preservation or renovation of historic<br />
buildings. P.O. Box 352, Bellevue, ID 83313, 208-788-7529, www.idahoheritage.org.<br />
Contact: Gaetha Pace, Executive Director.<br />
• National Civilian <strong>Community</strong> Corp: volunteer crews available to meet community<br />
needs. www.americorps.org/nccc/<br />
• Arts Northwest: information about performing artists and groups on tour in the<br />
Pacific Northwest and available for community performances. P.O. Box 1354, Port<br />
Angeles, WA 98362, 360-457-9290, www.artsnw.org. Contact: Karen Hanan,<br />
Executive Director.<br />
• Americans for the Arts: arts and economic development information. 1000<br />
Vermont Ave. NW 6 th Floor, Washington DC 20005, 202-371-2830, www.artusa.org.<br />
• Directory of Idaho Foundations: published list of granting foundations that fund<br />
projects in Idaho. Available via Caldwell Public Library, 1010 Dearborn St.,<br />
Caldwell, ID 83605-4195, 208-459-3242. Contact: Elaine Leppert.<br />
• Funding Information Center: resource library of fundraising, strategic planning, and<br />
nonprofit management information. Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd.,<br />
Boise, ID 83702, 208-384-4024. Contact: Mary K. Jones Aucutt.<br />
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