The City of Celina engaged Keen Independent to create a Fine Arts Master Plan, which is designed to guide the City’s strategic planning efforts and define its role in supporting arts and culture.

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To complete the Fine Arts Master Plan, Keen Independent conducted:

• Background research, which includes the history of Celina and its existing assets;
• Public engagement;
• Needs assessment of arts and cultural programming;
• Analysis of preferred themes and locations for public art; and
• Review of guidelines for creating a Public Art Policy and artwork evaluation criteria.

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A presentation of the Draft Arts and Culture Master Plan can be found here.

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Study Team

Keen Independent is a 24-person national research firm with expertise in arts and culture, equity and economics. Alex Keen, Keen Independent Principal, lead the study.

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Schedule

The study launched in September 2022 and was completed in September 2023.

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How to Get Involved

Community feedback informed this project throughout its duration and included interviews, brainstorming sessions and surveys with diverse stakeholders.