IGTIGT Phase I Summary Statements - Draft 2/18/11

Summary Number: 66
 
Maintain easy access to a wide variety of arts and music groups, events and venues
 
 "Access to art of all types"
 "Many opportunities to enjoy all kinds of music - blues festival, folk festival, Club Crawl, free/low-cost UA performances."
 "Arts and beauty helps foster our spiritual side"
 "Without beauty and creativity, we are not human, and Tucson has some of the most creative folks around in visual and performing arts. I participate as much as I can."
 "The arts enriches all of our lives on many levels. This town attracts such a splendid diversity of artists, organizations and groups who can barely subsist and grow."
 "Arts appear to have a greater importance across the board in Tucson compared to other areas of the country."
 "More funding and understanding of the arts."
 "We have a great arts and culture community here. MOCA, The Poetry Center, the Center for Creative Photography, TMA, and other small non-profit organizations really make this a fun, unique community to be a part of."
 "The incredibly diverse arts scene; professional artists and exhibits to emerging artists - music, theater, concerts, works on paper, visual, etc. First fridays. studio tours."
 "Access to professional performing arts (Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson Symphony, Arizona Opera) as well as UofAZ arts (theater, school of dance,music) and smaller theater companies and musical groups."
 "I like how there are a lot of music venues, such as Plush, and different music events that take place throughout the year"
 "Art, music, and downtown activities"
 "I like music, specifically. And having a diverse and talented supply of local musicians is great. We need a few more good venues though."
 "I love having the option of listening to unique and amazing music throughout the day on the radio."