{"id":11513,"date":"2024-07-10T08:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/?p=11513"},"modified":"2024-07-10T08:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:56:02","slug":"chadrons-open-frontier-earns-creative-district-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/chadrons-open-frontier-earns-creative-district-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Chadron\u2019s Open Frontier earns creative district certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11513\" class=\"elementor elementor-11513\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1387d6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1387d6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a82ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a82ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11509\" alt=\"A man rides a bike in front of a mural.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?resize=272%2C182&ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c3c9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02c3c9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f168ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f168ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chadron\u2019s Open Frontier earns creative district certification<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3894a4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3894a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0e650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0e650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chadron\u2019s Open Frontier District was recently named a certified Nebraska Creative District and was awarded a $10,000 Nebraska Arts Council Certification Grant.\u00a0 The Nebraska Creative District Program utilizes the arts as an economic driver to support communities in Nebraska by telling their stories and elevating the value of the arts.<\/p><p>The Open Frontier Creative District showcases a historically rich and under-discovered area with additional untapped potential. A committee of representatives from the county, city college, the Chadron Arts Center and the Museum of the Fur Trade collaborated on the application for certification.<\/p><p>\u201cThe footprint of the newly-created district encompasses a combination of visual and performing arts, cultural and architectural significance, along with culinary arts and other creative businesses,\u201d said Discover Northwest Nebraska Director Kerri Rempp. \u201cThe committee focused on the city\u2019s ties to fur trading and homesteading pioneers and the area\u2019s continued potential for growth in arts and culture activities during the application process.\u201d<\/p><p>The district encompasses Chadron State College, War Memorial Park and the high school campus, frontage along Main Street, the entire Downtown Historical District, Art Alley, the Chadron Public Library and the Chadron Arts Center.<\/p><p>\u201cThere are already more arts and culture activities taking place within the footprint than many people likely realize. One of the goals of the committee is to highlight just how much Chadron has to offer in the arts and culture segment,\u201d Rempp said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3735611 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3735611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81749c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c81749c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359572b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"359572b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?fit=640%2C429&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?resize=300%2C201&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?resize=1024%2C686&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?resize=768%2C515&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-Rib.jpg?resize=272%2C182&ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864940f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"864940f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8565af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8565af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240709_153021.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11488\" alt=\"Sculpture with clouds and grass surrounded by vegetation on the Chadron State College Campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240709_153021.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240709_153021.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240709_153021.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240709_153021.jpg?resize=272%2C182&ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84638c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a84638c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c14d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c14d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A five-year strategic plan establishes a number of goals and potential activities, some of which are already in various stages of planning or completion. Among them is fostering the success of the Chadron Open Art cooperative gallery, encouraging innovation in the city\u2019s annual events to include more arts offerings, increasing intergenerational engagement in the arts and improving indoor and outdoor spaces for the arts.<\/p><p>The $10,000 certification grant will be divided among three entities to make progress on those goals. The recipients will be:<\/p><ul><li>$500 to Chadron Open Art to obtain non-profit status to further its efforts to promote local and regional artisans.<\/li><li>$1,000 to Art Alley for overhead lighting to improve visibility and safety in the alley.<\/li><li>$8,500 to Chadron Arts Center to assist with the cost of building repairs to protect the building from damage and allow performance groups, art shows, weddings and other events continued access to the space.<\/li><\/ul><p>The official certification also allows the City of Chadron, as district administrator, to apply for additional grant funding of up to $100,000.<\/p><p>\u201cThe committee will continue to meet throughout the year to determine progress toward and opportunities for our goals,\u201d Rempp said.<\/p><p>In the meantime, check out the Open Frontier Creative district website at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/open-frontier-creative-distric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/open-frontier-creative-distric\/<\/a> to learn about all there is to see and do.<\/p><p>In 2020, the Nebraska State legislature passed a bill to create the Creative Districts program. The program works to promote and support economic development and placemaking opportunities in communities dedicated to growing their arts-related economic sectors.<\/p><p>Nebraska Creative Districts must submit a letter of interest, an Eligibility Assessment, and a Strategic Plan as part of the approval process.\u00a0 Goals can include attracting artists and creative enterprises, encouraging business and job development, establishing the district as a tourist destination, preserving and reusing historic buildings, and promoting the district\u2019s cultural and historical heritage.\u00a0<\/p><p>For more information about the Creative District program, please visit the Nebraska Arts Council website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov\/explore\/creative-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov\/explore\/creative-districts\/<\/a> or call the office at 402-595-2122.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chadron\u2019s Open Frontier earns creative district certification Chadron\u2019s Open Frontier District was recently named a certified Nebraska Creative District and was awarded a $10,000 Nebraska Arts Council Certification Grant.\u00a0 The Nebraska Creative District Program utilizes the arts as an economic driver to support communities in Nebraska by telling their stories and elevating the value of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[518,246,498,473,55],"class_list":["post-11513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arts","tag-chadron","tag-creative-district","tag-history","tag-northwest-nebraska"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Art-Alley-For-Prnt-21-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgf0HI-2ZH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11513"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11517,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513\/revisions\/11517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}