Earthworks bicycle tour to offer cultural tourism opportunities
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Earthworks bicycle tour to offer cultural tourism opportunities
Residents, businesses and cycling enthusiasts invited to Open House
KENT, Wash. – January 23, 2012 – The Kent Arts Commission invites residents, businesses and cycling enthusiasts to an Open House, Friday, January 27 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Kent Senior Activity Center, Room 9, 600 East Smith Street.
The Open House will begin with a welcome from Mayor Suzette Cooke, explaining how easy it can be to encourage bicycle tourism. HLM Design will share their plans for artwork along the route, followed by Q&A. Break-out sessions will allow residents, business owners and bicycle enthusiasts to share information.
International, regional and local tourists visit the Green River Valley to experience four unique landscapes. The Herbert Bayer Earthwork, Robert Morris Earthwork, Green River Natural Resources Area and Waterworks Gardens attract people who are interested in bird watching, landscape design, ecology and art. The Kent Arts Commission is connecting these unusual tourist destinations into a single, cohesive Earthworks Bicycle Tour.
The project is supported in part by an award from National Endowment for the Art’s Mayors Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative. Over 600 cities were eligible to apply for this grant program, with only 21 cities awarded funding.
Nationally, the arts sector generates over $166 billion annually in economic activity. Art is a key element to making cities attractive to grow businesses, tourism, and jobs. The Kent Arts Commission thanks their local agency partners for making this program possible.
Kent is the sixth largest city in Washington with a population of 118,200. A culturally rich destination, Kent features captivating neighborhoods, award-winning parks, exceptional school districts and nationally accredited police and fire departments. In recent years, Kent has experienced impressive economic growth, and is nationally known as a prime location for manufacturing. For more information, visit KentWA.gov.
Contact:
Cheryl dos Remedios, City of Kent
253-856-5058
cdosremedios@kentwa.gov