Overview of Expert and Public Opinion Opportunities for Public Input !"#$%&'(%)*+#*"&+%,-.'#$%/%01&#%2&##."$%23$#%#3%43*% ! "#!$%&#&'(%!)*$+$*$#%$,!,-*.$/!0&!(#+&*'!01$!2&*3!&+!01$!! 4-50-*"56!7*0,!"#8!9(+$!9&#:!9$"*#(#:!;4799$&*:("!?&-#8"0(&#! The Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association (GIAHA), in collaboration with other Glynn County cultural organizations, surveyed approximately 400 residents concerning cultural preferences and interests15: • 74.6% of the respondents indicated they had attended a live music concert in the preceding 12 months; • 66% had attended a craft exhibition or festival; • 60.2% had visited an art gallery; and • 54.5 % had attended a theatrical performance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�/#1$)8&! ! % ?,$1-&#!134(8!8/)8&#.!4&#(&4! ! % A/8$'!6/3.,!4617,/)6!8/)8&#.!4&#(&4! ! % C$''&.!7�/#1$)8&!/0!$!7/73'$#!8'$44(8$'!;/#@! ! % ?/).&17/#$#6!D$)8&!7�/#1$)8&!-6!./3#()*!8/17$)6! ! % E/47&'!134(8!8,/(#!0&4.(%$'! ! % ?/)8&#.!-6!$!;&''>@)/;)!7/7!/#!8/3).#6>134(8!%/8$'(4.! ! % F'$6!/#!4,/;!9)/.!134(8$':!-6!$!)$.(/)$''6!@)/;)!7�/#1! ! % "/3#()*!C#/$D;$6!4,/;! ! % G.,&#!947&8(06H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:! % % O3#&+% 567888% % When asked what kind of art and cultural programs they would like to see more of in the community: • 64.9% of the respondents stated a preference for increased theatre; • 51.1 % would like more history/heritage programs; • 48.1% specified museum/art gallery/exhibitions; • 43.9% would add more craft exhibitions and festivals; and • 43.4% indicated they would appreciate more classical music. In addition to the information previously gleaned in the past decade through local cultural needs assessments and surveys, the committee participated in three public meetings during autumn 2011 to solicit input about potential programming reflecting community interest beyond public school and College use of the facility: • September 27, 10 a.m., Symphony Society Fall Meeting, St. Simons Island • October 4, 5:30-7 p.m., Stembler Theatre, Campus Center, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick • October 27, 5:30-7 p.m., Casino, Neptune Park, St. Simons Island The October dates were publicized by ads in The Brunswick News; press releases published in local publications’ community calendars; e-mail invitations to Chamber of Commerce members, the GIAHA and Archway data bases, patrons of the Left Bank Art Gallery, and board members of the Coastal Youth Symphony; e-newsletter articles directed to College staff, faculty, Foundation trustees, alumni and donors; announcement at the board meeting of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia; and general word-of-mouth by CALL Committee members. The smaller audience attending the October forum in the Stembler Theatre represented a constituency of interested members of the College community and Brunswick residents. The final forum on St. Simons Island provided a small sampling of opinion from an island-specific constituency without specific involvement in support of symphony activities. The Symphony Society, the fund-raising entity supporting the efforts of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, Inc., and the Coastal Youth Symphony, invited Dr. Hepburn to be the guest speaker for the 2011 Fall Meeting. After detailing the background of the Memorandum of Understanding, the ESPLOST initiative, and the purpose of the CALL Committee, Dr. Hepburn invited the audience to provide feedback through a ballot designed to reflect their programming preferences. This format was repeated for the October forums. 15 Glynn County Cultural Organizations Survey, 2009 Report of the Planning Committee for Cultural, Arts and Lifelong Learning (CALL) Programs 25