Interested in an Arts District?

Arts and Culture is clearly visible all over the City of Lakewood. From the designs created by Virginia Marti students to the dramatic productions at the Beck to the artists’ studios at the Lake Erie Building at Templar Park... art is a way of life in Lakewood.

The Planning Commission Sub Committee on Arts and Culture is holding community meetings to discuss the idea. The first was at the Beck Center in early April. The next is at the Winchester Tavern and Music Hall, 12112 Madison Avenue on April 23rd at 6:30pm.

Tom Schorgl is hosting the community meetings. Tom is President of Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC). He's worked with Cleveland City Council to develop a Live/Work ordinance that enable the creation of downtown spaces in which artists can reside as well as maintain their work studios; provided program development counsel for Cuyahoga County Department of Development to implement its Arts & Culture as Economic Development (ACE) grants; and created CPAC’s Artist as Entrepreneur Institute to provide business training to artists. He's an arts guy, and he's going to help the group answer three primary questions:
• What do artists need and want to make Lakewood the place they live and work?
• What are Arts and Culture Districts?
• How do would we benefit from them?

Hope to see you there.