The Sunapee Region Arts Atlas is a colorful, engaging Arts & Culture Asset Map that invites everyone to explore the greater Sunapee region through an artistic lens, and gives these destinations a collective voice through a powerful map platform. The Sunapee Region Arts Atlas is a colorful, engaging Arts & Culture Asset Map that invites everyone to explore the communities in the greater Sunapee reg
ion through an artistic lens, and gives these destinations a collective voice through a powerful map platform. The project consists of two parts:
1) a hand-illustrated, colorful paper map that highlights the regions exceptional galleries & museums, arts &cultural hubs, music venues, historic sites, theaters, dance companies, libraries & more, that will be widely distributed throughout the area this summer 2021, as well as...
2) an engaging online interactive map platform. The corresponding digital map & website will boast an extensive directory of related businesses and attractions alongside the cultural assets–inviting both residents and visitors to explore and fully experience what the region has to offer. By highlighting related assets throughout the region like restaurants and eateries, hotels & accommodations, local shopping, trails and recreation along with arts destinations, the Atlas defines a sense of place, and leverages the connectivity between organizations, artists and businesses to highlight our regional identity, spur economic development, and promote tourism. The Arts Atlas is a core project of the Arts & Business Alliance–a coalition of area arts organizations, businesses and community leaders that focuses on creating arts and business partnerships to boost the local economy. The Arts experiences you can have in this region are second to none, and they make this region a phenomenal place to live, work and visit. In the Sunapee region, the arts are truly where community and culture meet. The reality is that many of these cultural institutions are under-represented, under-resourced and working independently, as islands of greatness, but their efforts are often overshadowed by the cultural pillars in the regions just to our north and south. The variety of galleries, museums, music venues, theaters, libraries and historical institutions we have here are phenomenal… they just need to be amplified. The Arts Atlas will cost $30,000 to complete, but the great news is that we’re already halfway there! We are thrilled to partner with The Local Crowd Upper Valley to help complete the project. This unified approach to marketing will help to illuminate what’s already here, and encourage both residents and visitors alike to explore the many cultural gems that make the region special. We believe that it’s through linking arms with our fellow arts organizations, and branding the strength of our creative assets together that our efforts will have the most impact. Help support the campaign by spreading the word about the Arts Atlas and all the value it will bring by sharing in your networks. Your generosity will literally help ensure that Arts have a “place on the map” in our region for years to come. Please help share our campaign, contribute, and help us launch the Arts Atlas today! Find out more about the project at sunapeeartsatlas.org.
