Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program

PritchardParkArts@gmail.com

Check out the Article about the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program in the Asheville Citizen Times
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History

The Pritchard Park Committee, recently disbanded, was a citizen task force convened by the City of Asheville to look at a variety of issues related to Pritchard Park. The Cultural Arts Program came into being after the committee submitted its report to City Council. The committee’s report cited best practices for parks with similar issues in other cities, including arts programs such as this one, and noted the great success enjoyed by other cities upon implementation of similar programs. Members of the Pritchard Park Committee have recommitted to the stewardship of the park through a Pritchard Park conservancy group, which will oversee the Cultural Arts Program, in coordination with the City, and will bring new programs to the park in the future.

The Program

At the April 22nd session of City Council the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program was given life! Over the next few weeks, Arts 2 People will be designing the program with your help! Our target date to start is May 27th!

Our draft structure is as follows:

• - Lunchtime events weekdays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
• - Early evening events weekdays from 5pm to 7pm
• - A weekend artists’ market
• - Other unusual events to be determined including interactive art fun, special events in coordination with park restaurants, workshops, classes, and more…

Something Special to Know

This program enables our artists to perform in the park without the need to apply individually for a permit, and they will receive generous financial compensation for their work!

Please feel free to contact us with your ideas and proposal submissions. Click here to download information about submitting proposals.

Please keep us posted as the program progresses: How are we doing? Comment here.

A program schedule will be available here as soon as possible!

This program is funded by a generous grant from the City of Asheville, by downtown residents, businesses and other generous and concerned stakeholders, and supporters of the arts and our creative community.

Please donate! Click on one of the donate buttons below, or mail your tax-deductible contribution made payable to: Arts 2 People
PO Box 1093
Asheville, NC 28802