R9W and R9X Oct 18 Commission DeckByron Carlyle Theater
Update to City Commission
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
What we’ve
heard and
learned
INPUTS
•Steering
Committee (n=12)
•Stakeholder
Interviews (n=13)
•Potential User Survey
(n=22)
•Exemplar / Best
Practice Research
Key
Takeaways
There is an appetite for arts experience
in North Beach
An opportunity to create an anchor arts
institution
The facility would spark an expansion in
cultural activity
And host a variety of cultural genres in
activity
Within a variety of multi-use and varied
primary and ancillary spaces
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Bulk of cultural activity is concentrated in South Beach
There is an appetite for arts experiences in North Beach
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64% of survey respondents use
the Miami Beach Bandshell
for performances, events, and
arts-related activities in North
Beach
Use is limited, however, due to
outdoor nature
Operating year -round and offering small to medium multi -disciplinary spaces
An opportunity to create an anchor arts destination
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Community Arts Centers:
Purpose is to enable arts access
Impacts center on activity and engagement
Programming and initiatives are intentionally diverse in genre and modest in scale
Put human development before economic
… and host a variety of cultural genres
The facility would spark an expansion in cultural activity
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… and ancillary spaces
With demand for varied types of primary spaces
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A redeveloped Byron Carlyle Theater is:
Desired outcomes of the redevelopment
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Performance and working space for local arts organizations
Cultural Hub dedicated to the community of North Beach
City role in facility operations defined as Host
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Landlord $
•Passive operating model, often used in public sector.
•Typically, no at-risk activity by the venue.
•No pro-active booking of the facility.
Host $$
•Rental users provide the majority of programming.
•Strong relationships with resident/repeat users.
•Pro-active booking of available calendar dates.
•Less than 50% at-risk presenting.
Presenter $$
•Operator is responsible for operations and activity.
•Moderate to high risk with largely presented programming.
•Pro-active booking of available calendar dates.
Community arts centers are typically hosts or presenters
Operator
Who Brings the Content? Who Owns the Risk?
Content Provider(s)Owner
Two evaluation categories under consideration
Partner Qualifications
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1. Cultural, social, and community impact
•Activate North Beach with arts and cultural experiences
•Engage the community with performance and non-performance activity
•Collaborate with artists/organizations, community, local business, City
2. Management and administrative qualifications
•Demonstrate financial capacity to execute on proposed plan
•Demonstrate leadership commitment (Board and staff)
Questions?
Next Steps
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
STAGE 2: RANKING & RATING PROCESS
•Finalize Rating and Ranking Process
STAGE 3: SUBMISSION REVIEW
•Review Submissions
•Evaluate Submissions
•Supplementary Information Request
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