The Delaware Arts Alliance Launched a Successful Week of In-person Statewide Focus Groups Engaging Artists, Arts Nonprofits and Government Officials in Discussion about the Post Pandemic Creative Economy.
DAA hosted “Creative Economy and Cultural Tourism Recovery and Growth Plan” Initiative Focus Groups in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties.
Last week, DAA welcomed the Sound Diplomacy team members, Jairo Andrés Perilla Moreno (Colombia) and Caitlin Buckley (Britain) to the US to facilitate important conversations surrounding the state of Delaware’s Creative Economy.
Kent County Government and Regional Leaders Focus Group at Biggs Museum in Dover
After months of brainstorming, planning, and organizing logistics, we moved full throttle all last week into our in-person FOCUS GROUPS throughout New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties.
With the organizational help of our Community Engagement Captains, we conducted 12 in-depth, in-person meetings engaging artists, city, county, and state elected and appointed officials, creative business owners, nonprofit administrators, leaders in tourism, education, economic development, and other related sectors.
Participants included young people, seniors, students, and an inspiring mix of diverse geographic representation, ethnicities, and emerging and established artists from a variety of artistic disciplines. Each focus group was asked to envision and share their ideas on how we could strengthen Delaware’s creative economy. The open dialogue produced lively discussions about Delaware’s existing artistic strengths and examined areas for improvement.
Focus Group at Middletown Library