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28870
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Henry Sanoff is a professor of architecture at the North Carolina State University School of Design and founder of the Community Development Group. In an interview with NC Arts, Sanoff discussed how the Group got started and how the design process translates into action in local North Carolina communities.
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28872
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Historic buildings in North Carolina are finding new uses in housing the arts. Adaptive use projects have restored and re-purposed historic buildings as spaces for performance arts, community development, museums, art centers and galleries.
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28877
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Public libraries across North Carolina are investing in productive, creative and rewarding partnerships with their local arts councils. A major objective is to promote an appreciation of the arts and to serve as a meeting place for cultural activities.
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28890
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The North Carolina Visiting Artist Program has facilitated the availability of new and creative art forms, ideas and talented artists in communities across the state. Andrew Braitman, an artist in the program, describes his experience in the program and how it influenced his work.
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28900
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North Carolina touring companies and artists are dedicated to serving communities and creating new relationships across the state. Some of the new priorities in touring are promoting cultural diversity among school children, defining the long term residency, and outreach in rural communities.
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28921
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The Grassroots Arts Program was established in 1977 to insure money for each North Carolina County, linking money for the arts to community development and placing decision-making on the local level. The program became a model for community arts development in the United States.
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28932
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Grants from the North Carolina Arts Council are enabling seven communities to engage in planning for public art and community design projects. Creating Place is a new pilot grants program designed to encourage communities to include elements of art and design in their redevelopment and cultural tourism plans.
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Canton’s former black high school will promote community once more, thanks to an effort by Gladys Knight and her husband, Canton native William McDowell. By 2020, the 1930s-era Reynolds High School will be turned into the Reynolds Community Center. The center will include child care and counseling programs, a communal kitchen, exercise facilities, nature trails, and a music center.
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Northwest North Carolina is a region of small communities and many assets, including the native-born, rural and independent citizens. In order to find solutions for strictly local problems, the communities do not turn to Raleigh for help but have developed the Northwest North Carolina Development Association. This volunteer organization, established in 1954, evaluates problems and cooperatively seeks ways to turn them into opportunities for community development.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 14 Issue 7, December 1956,
p4-5, 24, por, map
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30944
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Working off his Master's thesis in Architecture, A REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR SAXAPAHAW, Mac Jordan champions the development of old textile mills into a wide range of business and community spaces. The once dwindling textile economy of Saxapahaw has been replaced with a vibrant close-knit community fueled by an influx of artisans and entrepreneurs to the little riverside town.
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31060
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A growing number of North Carolina's cities, towns, and counties plan their development and growth through organizations. Community planning programs development plans and arrange solutions for growth problems, and are provided funding through Federal and state governmental grants such as the Housing and Home Finance Agency or the Division of Community Planning of the State Department of Conservation and Development.
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31156
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The runner up for this issue's cover is a photograph of a century-old building in New Bern, adorned with a mural of a rising phoenix. Situated between the communities of Duffyfield, Dryborough and the more affluent downtown historic district, this building survived a 1922 fire that decimated the two neighborhoods; and now stands as a symbol of towns commitment to the growth of these communities.
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This article explores the relevance of the planning profession and the value of comprehensive plans as an effective planning tool, through a single case study: Raleigh’s recently adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The plan is simultaneously a blueprint for the future and a forum for an ongoing discussion about the future of Raleigh. The plan achieved these outcomes by virtue of the process that created it, the framework under which it is implemented, and the standing commitment to keep the plan current and accountable over time. Raleigh’s success story with the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan highlights the role of comprehensive plans in guiding communities towards long-term success.
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Two factors often shape the outcome of community planning efforts – how planners handle controversy and how they seize opportunity. This article characterizes these factors, identifies strategies to address them, and presents several case studies to illustrate these techniques in practice. In so doing, it offers insights on how to turn a community’s passions to productive use and expand our influence as planning professionals.
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Lead Regional Organizations (LRO's) are voluntary organizations of city and county government partnerships with the goal of solving mutual As a survey of LRO's in North Carolina, this article predicts the roles these types of partnerships will carry as planning projects are implemented throughout the eighties.
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