RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Earlier this week, Raleigh city leaders presented their complete plan to revitalize downtown as part of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance’s (DRA) annual State of Downtown Raleigh event. At the top of the updated report was a new focus on cultural arts and public art to better celebrate the city’s heritage.
“When folks invest in the arts and invest in culture, then it comes back tenfold into our economic impact,” said Carly Jones, President & CEO of Artspace Raleigh.
Jones has been vocal about the need for Raleigh to invest more in music, arts and culture that honor the city’s rich history.
There’s so much history here and we got so many talented artists. Let the artists have a place there.
– Rusty Sutton, owner of The Green Monkey
“When you’re in a city like Raleigh or a city like Durham, we have a really rich history and also sometimes a pretty complicated history to tell. And art can …