Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga has convened a blue-ribbon panel that will spend the next eight months charting the future of the arts for the Chattanooga and Hamilton County region.
“Everything is on the table, and this is a far-reaching look at how things are done and how they might be done,” said Allied Arts President Dan Bowers. “Our role at Allied Arts, for example, may change dramatically. Everything is up for discussion.”
Chairmen of the Cultural Plan 2011 committee of 43 area leaders are Ruth Holmberg and Tom White, with Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger serving as honorary co-chairmen.
Allied Arts is serving as the starter for the process with more than $200,000 in funding coming from a variety of grants.
Tom Wolf with WolfBrown, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm that specializes in working with arts organizations, has been hired as the lead consultant for Cultural Plan 2011.