The Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program is now being managed by the Asheville Downtown Association. For more information, go to: www.ashevilledowntown.org

History

The Pritchard Park Committee, recently disbanded, was a citizen task force convened by the City of Asheville to look at a variety of issues related to Pritchard Park. Arts2People Executive Director, Kitty Love, designed and managed the program under the umbrella of Arts2People in 2008.

The Cultural Arts Program came into being after the committee submitted its report to City Council. The committee’s report cited best practices for parks with similar issues in other cities, including arts programs such as this one, and noted the great success enjoyed by other cities upon implementation of similar programs. Members of the Pritchard Park Committee have recommitted to the stewardship of the park through a Pritchard Park conservancy group, which will oversee the Cultural Arts Program, in coordination with the City, and will bring new programs to the park in the future.