Future Challenges
The Division of Arts and Cultural Services are implementing a Cultural Tourism plan including acting as liaison to museums, attractions, and developing cultural packages to showcase our unique area. Currently we are working with the GWCVB, hotels, restaurants, shopping, etc. to find and create special tourism incentives.
A cultural website done in conjunction with the City and the GWCVB is serving as a site for both planning and accessing information for arts and cultural organizations. This web site: the Division of Arts and Cultural Services maintain www.wichitaarts.com
Two other initiatives are:
Continue to develop additional festivals. Currently the Division is working with Wichita Festivals to coordinate the 2008 Aviation festival for the City.
Coordinate and develop the City Wide Community Events application process, which will be housed in the Division of Arts and Culture. A Community Event Coordinator will facilitate this. This will pertain to any outdoor event on City-owned property with an expected attendance of 50 or more persons, organized for a particular and limited purpose and time and/or outdoor events on private property or which occur in the City of Wichita parks with an expected attendance of 250 or more people, organized for a particular and limited purpose of time. This will create a consistent review and approval process and help insure better customer service to our citizens.
Continue to provide a staff member who acts as the rental agent for CityArts, the Farm and Art Market, the Old Town Plaza, Mid America All Indian Center, Old Cowtown Museum, and the Boathouse, when re-opened. The Boathouse is scheduled to reopen as a rental facility in the future.