[RP TownTalk] Gateway Arts District Receives 2013 Arts & Entertainment Outstanding Achievement Award

[Justin Fair, Hyattsville CDC]

Good Morning,

Please see the attached announcement on behalf of the Gateway Arts District
Management Team. You may also view the below announcement online on the
Gateway Arts District's Reading Room on www.MyGatewayArts.org/press/?p=1910.
We are thrilled to share this exciting news.



*Gateway Arts District Receives 2013 Arts & Entertainment Outstanding
Achievement Award*

*New Dining Destinations, Community Outreach, Public Art, and Small
Business Innovation Hailed*


*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <http://mygatewayarts.org/press/?p=1910>*

Contact: Stuart Eisenberg

Hyattsville CDC | (301) 683-8267

eisenberg at hyattsvillecdc.org

Carole Bernard

Gateway CDC | (301) 864-3860

ExecDirector at gatewaycdc.org



*Tuesday, June 4, 2013—* Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic
Development (DBED) presented the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts &
Entertainment (A&E) District <http://mygatewayarts.org> with the 2013 Award
for Outstanding Achievement, along with Silver Spring’s A&E District. The
Gateway Arts District Management Team, represented by Stuart Eisenberg and
Carole Bernard, Executive Directors of the Hyattsville and Gateway
Community Development Corporations (respectively), accepted the Award at
the Annual A&E District Managers Meeting at the Creative Alliance at The
Patterson, in Baltimore’s Highlandtown Arts District.

The Award recognizes the collective growth of enhanced public facilities,
new restaurants, incoming housing, and increasing tenancies along the Route
One Corridor. The Gateway Arts District’s growth in public art, outreach,
promotional initiatives and the expanded web presence of MyGatewayArts.org
served to bring greater attention in the Washington, D.C., metro region.
The Art Lives Here Initiative, an Arts District-wide partnership led by
Joe’s Movement Emporium, is also building local momentum. Each of these
assets enhances communal character that expands the market base for the
Arts District’s retail, studios and dining.

The Gateway Arts District of Prince George’s County offers the richness and
diversity of the metropolitan region, but retains at its core the heart of
the four small towns: Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood, and
Hyattsville. “The hard work of this vibrant community’s residents,
businesses, and stakeholders truly serves as another spotlight for the arts
in Prince George’s County,” exclaims Penny Mendoza, Chief of Staff for
District 2 Councilman Will A. Campos. The spotlight is truly a wide array:
the rejuvenated corridor includes a mix of new buildings and renovated
structures knitted together with shared architectural features, attractive
landscaping, public art, street trees and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks.
Councilman Campos observes, “Whether you’re here for a gallery reception,
you’re dining after work, or coming to a morning recital on the weekend,
the Gateway Arts District is both a comfortable place to call home and a
growing arts destination.” The Management Team thanks our 22nd and 47th
District Representatives and Mayors for their support.

The Gateway Arts District is part of the Maryland A&E District Program,
which provides tax incentives for Maryland localities to cultivate these
special zones that harness the powers of each area’s unique cultural
resources. The Gateway Arts & Entertainment District became the first of
its kind in Maryland when the Program was created in 2001; which has grown
to include 20 districts across the state. A&E Districts are initially
designated for a ten-year period, and then must competitively apply for
re-designation every 10 years thereafter. The Gateway Arts District was
re-certified in the summer of 2011.

The Arts & Entertainment Districts Program is administered by the Maryland
State Arts Council, an agency of the DBED within the Division of Tourism,
Film and the Arts. For information on the program, contact Executive
Director Theresa Colvin at 410-767-6555 or visit www.msac.org.


















-- 
Justin Fair

Economic Development Coordinator


Hyattsville CDC

a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization


jfair at hyattsvillecdc.org

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207.470.3805 fax

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