A collection of facilities in one area has more visibility than one palace. It should be a cloud of facilities with soft edges for supporting services and living space.

[visual/ music] Combine the visual and the musical

Public arts spaces in walls.

[perf] Less expansion, more active use of the pre-existing buildings. The point is to avoid capitalizing on art and to encourage expression, isn't it? Lower the Calgarian capitalistic competition and make for a friendlier atmosphere for performance.

Develop community supported cultural clubs.

Sound proof vs. accessible

Must be inclusive and accessible to all

History has shown that artists are the vanguard for community neighborhood revitalization. They require only

[perf/ film] -centre for kids, - warehouse performance/ rehearsal studio space, - a shining star patron, -film studio and sound.

Let artistic expression occur in public places everywhere.

Engage people beyond arts community, advertise/ hold forums in non-artistic venues.

Community satellite centres.

Call and hire outside artists for new inspiration and real talents.

Ability to leverage other benefits ie: building preservation and reuse.

Educate the community on the value of culture. Initiate a more open, enlightened, art aware city via TV, radio, etc.

Develop downtown cultural events that revitalize the core

Don't use your own network, let some other artists participate and make Calgary really diverse.

Projects should have many

[music] We need spaces both virtual and physical for semi-professional musical groups to: rehearse, learn, perform, find out about each other.

How does proposed cultural space promote Canadian artists, crafts artists, media artists, etc?

Locations throughout the city.

Wheelchair accessibility

Make arts affordable and accessible

Ventilation! Flexibility! Evolving!

Identify the leaders.

It's a circle: create opportunity for artists, artists will respond and communicate their needs and wants, then groups can respond by creating more opportunities.

Ensure the space is viable for the long term. What happens in the recession?

Have parking.

Risk! Take brave ones. Inclusiveness, team work, multi-organization linkages, potential to alter communities, relevance to location, press

Ask other media groups what they're doing, foster partnership for expansion, communicate effectively with art organizations.

Cultural progress does not operate on free market principles. Competing art galleries, theatres, etc, in one sector of the city promotes ideas of artistic survival based on economic support, rather than talent.