Austin City Council Approves Developer Selection
for Blocks 16 and 18 in East Austin
for Blocks 16 and 18 in East Austin
It's official!
Your friends at the East Austin Creative Coalition are celebrating a recent
decision by the City Council to approve a final Development Team (Pleasant Hill Collaborative)
who will soon create a new mixed-use vision for Blocks 16 & 18 here in East Austin.
This project is the culmination of work begun 30 years ago by Harold McMillan and DiverseArts.
Many thanks to our EACC Board and volunteers for their hard work and tireless effort.
Read the city's press release:
https://www.austintexas.gov/news/austin-city-council-approves-developer-selection-blocks-16-and-18
We will have (lots) more to share on this topic in Fall 2024.
Your friends at the East Austin Creative Coalition are celebrating a recent
decision by the City Council to approve a final Development Team (Pleasant Hill Collaborative)
who will soon create a new mixed-use vision for Blocks 16 & 18 here in East Austin.
This project is the culmination of work begun 30 years ago by Harold McMillan and DiverseArts.
Many thanks to our EACC Board and volunteers for their hard work and tireless effort.
Read the city's press release:
https://www.austintexas.gov/news/austin-city-council-approves-developer-selection-blocks-16-and-18
We will have (lots) more to share on this topic in Fall 2024.
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What we’re about:
Our Mission
The mission of the East Austin Creative Coalition is to support and sustain viable and visible African American cultural production in a way that facilitates the continued long-term viability and preservation of the African American arts and culture/creative professional community of Central East Austin, currently known as the African American Cultural Heritage District.
Our Vision
We envision a vibrant and inclusive East Austin cultural heritage district that is respectful of our African American cultural history, sustains current development and expansion efforts, and ensures our cultural and creative heritage for future generations.
The mission of the East Austin Creative Coalition is to support and sustain viable and visible African American cultural production in a way that facilitates the continued long-term viability and preservation of the African American arts and culture/creative professional community of Central East Austin, currently known as the African American Cultural Heritage District.
Our Vision
We envision a vibrant and inclusive East Austin cultural heritage district that is respectful of our African American cultural history, sustains current development and expansion efforts, and ensures our cultural and creative heritage for future generations.
Why we’re here:
East Austin Creative Coalition (EACC) began in 2018 as an ad hoc ‘think tank’ composed of leadership from Austin’s nonprofit African American arts and cultural organizations and preservation, education, technology, and media professionals. The Coalition formally became a cultural arts service organization in 2021.
The purpose of the Coalition is to build a thriving, viable, and visible African American Cultural Heritage District, in the area of town which was originally established by the Austin City Plan of 1928 as “Austin’s Negro District.”
By securing the necessary facilities and establishing a foundational organization, the East Austin Creative Coalition will work to strengthen the District as a hub of cultural preservation, with a special focus on economic and artistic development.
The end result will be that Austin’s African Cultural Heritage District becomes a global destination - a space for artists, tourists, and community to come together, recognizing and celebrating the deep, vibrant, and rich African American contribution to the city and beyond.
The purpose of the Coalition is to build a thriving, viable, and visible African American Cultural Heritage District, in the area of town which was originally established by the Austin City Plan of 1928 as “Austin’s Negro District.”
By securing the necessary facilities and establishing a foundational organization, the East Austin Creative Coalition will work to strengthen the District as a hub of cultural preservation, with a special focus on economic and artistic development.
The end result will be that Austin’s African Cultural Heritage District becomes a global destination - a space for artists, tourists, and community to come together, recognizing and celebrating the deep, vibrant, and rich African American contribution to the city and beyond.
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