Hanover Creative Sector

Help Determine Our Common Needs and Direction

Hanover Creative Sector Listening & Planning Sessions

The Cultural Alliance of York County, with the support of the J. William Warehime Foundation, has initiated an examination of the broader creative sector in the Hanover area to identify common needs and supports.

Following a series of sixteen one-on-one interviews with leaders in creative nonprofits, businesses, and individual artists and creators, the creative community and its supporters were invited to consider eleven broad topic areas and select the most critical areas of need for support. They selected the four focus areas noted below.

We invite all in the Hanover-area creative community and supporting community members to join us in this final step as we determine which ideas we now pass forward to the Cultural Alliance, this time through small-group discussions. To aid in allowing as many as possible to contribute, two times are available for the group discussions:

• Saturday, December 13th, 9:00 AM
Breakfast will be available at 8:45 AM and after.

• Tuesday, December 16th, 11:30 AM
Lunch will be available at 11:15 AM and after.

While most will wish to attend one, attendees are certainly allowed to attend both.

To properly plan for seating, materials, and complimentary breakfast and lunch, please complete the quick registration at this link.

— Registration is Now Closed —

Thanks to the Hanover Area Arts Guild for hosting both discussions:

Hanover Area Arts Guild
32 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA
(Metered municipal lot parking at 104 Carlisle Street.)

Questions? Email Andy Smith.

Four Selected Focus Areas, Interview Comments, & Feedback

Public Art/Events

• Murals -

• Utilitarian Art, Crosswalks, Utility Boxes, etc. -

• Financial Support for Public Music -

• Financial Support for Music in Hanover (Beyond Bars) -

• Creator Interview Series -

Community

• Building Belonging/Arts Community/Writing Group -

• Business/Creatives Pop-Up Markets -

• Festival/Pop Up Market -

• Build Consistency Downtown -

• Walking Tours -

• Snack-Related Art -

• Build Neighborhood/Districts (Gas Lamp) -

• Build Authentic Relationships -

• Foundation Funded Large Event Across Hanover Creative Economy -

• Local Author Section at the Library and Bookstores -

• Build a Welcoming, Inclusive Community -

• Emulate Other Successful Places (Frederick+, etc.) -

• Connect Online (Zoom, Social Media) Interaction to Local-

• Social Mixers -

• Communities “I Want to Be Part Of” -

• Book Talks/Interviews (Can Be Linked With Improv) -

• Build Long-Term Relationships versus Transactions -

Communication/Collaboration

• Cross-Communication/Bridging -

• Build True Collaborations -

• Collaborate Around Larger Events -

• Artist/Creative/Artisan Interaction and Labels -

• Event-focused -

• Arts/Culture Consortium/Coalition -

• Historic Crafts/Arts -

• Artists in Businesses/Residencies -

• Shared Exhibit (moving around) of York County Organizations -

• Shared Professional Staff or Help (Legal, Human Resources)

• Do Cool Stuff Together -

• Expand Successful First Friday Beyond Visual Art -

• Collaborate Between Businesses on Performances, Events -

Hub/Space/Spaces

• Tourist Info Center -

• Creative Incubator -

Potentially Paid

• Open Space(s) -

• Classroom Spaces -

• “Grotto-like Hub” -

• Studio Spaces -

• Exhibit & Sales (Visual Art, Books, etc.) Spaces -

• Arts Center -

• Make Hanover the Arts Education Hub -

Eliminate Need to Travel to Conferences

• Hanover’s Storefronts are Small (Classes) -

• Improve Diversity of Retail -

• Downtown Pocket Parks -

Gburg’s Arts Oasis Arts Stage (Sound Buffers?)

• Model Streetscaping Block (York’s Royal Square?) -

• Physical Enhancement of Community -

• Shared Art-Making Spaces -

• Book Fairs, Book Talks -

• Better Utilize Current Spaces -

• Music Venues (Adapt for uses, Cooperative Uses) -

• Financially Support Various Performance Spaces -

• Could Use an Amphitheater in Town (Codorus Has Own Out of Town) -

Everyone across the creative sector is invited and encouraged to participate in our next stage of discussion, where we will determine our creative community's needs in the four focus areas noted above.

To properly plan for seating, materials, and complimentary breakfast and lunch, please complete the quick registration at this link.

Thank you!

— Registration is Now Closed —