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Arts Commission invites public, business community, organizations to participate
The Benson Arts Commission invites residents, business community and community organizations to participate in an inventory of Benson's cultural resources to help develop a vision for the arts and cultural environment. The Community Cultural Inventory dates are Jan. 12-13, 2009.
Dale Erquiaga, consultant on the Arizona Commission on the Arts' Peer Consultant Roster, will facilitate the focus group meetings to gather information from community residents on the strengths and gaps in Benson's cultural offerings and services. From these gatherings, Mr. Erquiaga will provide a written report from which Benson may plan future arts and culture programs.
The Community Cultural Inventory will provide the community with a listing of its resources, as well as a direction for how a community might develop its cultural future. Culture is used in the broadest sense, encompassing everything from individual artistic expression to parades, rodeos, festivals, performances and even the visual look of the community.
The public is invited to get involved in the focus groups, which will take place at Benson City Hall, 126 W. 6th St., on Jan. 12 and 13. For more information, or to take part in one of the focus groups, call Sylvia Burnside, Benson Arts Commission chairperson, at 586-4782, or email her at > Sponsors of the Community Cultural Inventory are the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Benson Arts Commission.
Dale Erquiaga, consultant on the Arizona Commission on the Arts' Peer Consultant Roster, will facilitate the focus group meetings to gather information from community residents on the strengths and gaps in Benson's cultural offerings and services. From these gatherings, Mr. Erquiaga will provide a written report from which Benson may plan future arts and culture programs.
The Community Cultural Inventory will provide the community with a listing of its resources, as well as a direction for how a community might develop its cultural future. Culture is used in the broadest sense, encompassing everything from individual artistic expression to parades, rodeos, festivals, performances and even the visual look of the community.
The public is invited to get involved in the focus groups, which will take place at Benson City Hall, 126 W. 6th St., on Jan. 12 and 13. For more information, or to take part in one of the focus groups, call Sylvia Burnside, Benson Arts Commission chairperson, at 586-4782, or email her at
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