AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is looking to the community for help identifying creative and cultural assets in each of the city’s 10 Council districts.
Users have already mapped better known places like the French Legation Museum and lesser known places like the Austin Herb Society.
The Cultural Asset Mapping Project, or CAMP, will provide data that will help the city address the growing crisis of affordable space for Austin’s creative community.
“Austin became a magnet for creativity because of the affordable housing, buildings that were cheap fixer-uppers, and a stimulating creative environment that supported artists and musicians,” said Meghan Wells, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division Manager.
“Now that the city’s population and developments have exploded, inexpensive creative space is at a premium or non-existent, and our creatives are being forced to make hard choices or leave altogether. We need to find ways to preserve and protect our cultural assets and producers before they’re all gone,” Wells said.
The data collected will help point out creative sector gaps and “clusters” for future planning and development of economic development strategies.
The city received funding for the project form the National Endowment of the Arts and ArtPlace America to support the development of cultural resource maps and strategies to engage directly with Austin residents.
Information about CAMP can be found online at austintexas.gov/culturemapping. View the city’s map here, where you can see points submitted by others, comment on existing points and submit your own. Are you not sure in which council district you live? See the city’s district map.
Upcoming District Community Meetings:
Saturday, August 20, 2016 (District 5)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Manchaca Road Branch Library
5500 Manchaca Road, Austin 78745
Saturday, August 27, 2016 (District 3)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Montopolis Rec Center
1200 Montopolis Dr., Austin 78741
Monday, August 29, 2016 (District 8)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hampton Branch Library
5125 Convict Hill Road, Austin 78749
Saturday, September 10, 2016 (District 7)
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Northwest Rec Center
2913 Northland Drive, Austin 78757
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (District 4)
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Grant A.M.E. Church
1701 Kramer Lane, Austin 78758
Thursday, September 15, 2016 (District 2)
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dove Springs Rec Center
5801 Ainez Dr., Austin 78744
Saturday, September 17, 2016 (District 10)
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Old Quarry Branch Library
7051 Village Center Drive, Austin 78731
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 (District 6)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Spicewood Springs Library
8637 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin 78759
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 (District 1)
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Carver Branch Library
1161 Angelina St., Austin 78702
Saturday, September 24, 2016 (District 9)
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cultural Arts Division Offices / Training Room
201 E. 2nd Street, Austin 78701