This is how artist Sarah Bradford sees The Good Life in Eau Claire County. How do other artists see it?
The Chippewa Valley Museum is working with community partners to develop a community cultural vision for Eau Claire County. When it's done, the document will be a tool for local governments, funders, and cultural organizations as they make decisions and set directions.
The project, called The Good Life, received national funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Good Life is looking at where Eau Claire County residents think it is now, what it might be like in the future and what can be done to get it there.
We’ve learned a lot over the past several months from surveying county residents, both by mail and online. We’ve also interviewed groups of county residents about what they think about Eau Claire County and the kinds of culture it offers.
What are some of the things we've learned? Click here for some observations and trends we've gathered from the public over the past few months, and some of the questions we're investigating as a result.
Organizations represented in the Good Life core planning team include the Chippewa Valley Museum, the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Clear Vision Eau Claire, the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire, and the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center.
Thanks to the following organizations for their roles in getting the word out about the project:
Houck Advertising, Volume One, Leader-Telegram, Senior Review, Family Times, Downtown Ink, Maverick Media, WEAU-TV13, Charter Media, Lamar Advertising, Wisconsin Public Radio.
