Emily Patrick

epatrick@citizen-times.com

As $50 million pours into the River Arts District from federal, state and local sources, some of that money will fund public art in the area.

The City of Asheville seeks input from artists and residents as it formulates a plan for those projects with two public meetings in February and an online survey.

The first meeting takes place at 11 a.m. Feb. 13 in the Dr. Wesley Grant/Southside Center on Livingston Street.

On Feb. 16, the second meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Odyssey Ceramic Arts on Clingman Avenue. The River Arts District Artists will meet directly before the city convenes at 5 p.m.

"The purpose of these meetings will be to gather public input on how public art will be incorporated in to the RADTIP project area," according to a press release. "Meetings will be facilitated by the Asheville Design Center."

The city has created an online survey to gather input that will run through Feb. 25. It's a short questionnaire that asks broad questions about art preferences and also seeks input from people who have a high degree of familiarity with art that's already happening in the district.

To take the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/r/326F5R8.

Learn more about riverfront redevelopment at ashevillenc.gov/Departments/EconomicDevelopment/RiverfrontRedevelopment.aspx.

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