Editing Salisbury, North Carolina (section)

===Cultural arts community===
The Salisbury community has numerous cultural resources and strong citizen support and stewardship for arts and cultural development. It works to protect existing resources while linking arts and cultural resources to key economic, neighborhood development, educational, and social goals of the broader community.<ref name="scapes">[http://www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/lm&d/Cultural%20Action%20Plan/Exec%20Sum%202.pdf Salisbury Cultural Action Plan Executive Summary, Mary Berryman Agard, & Associates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001055246/http://www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/lm%26d/Cultural%20Action%20Plan/Exec%20Sum%202.pdf |date=2011-10-01 }}, 2008 July. Retrieved 2010-08-05</ref>

Salisbury has a strong commitment to historic preservation, high levels of arts and cultural activity, a citizen base that places high value on arts education, and a strong local tradition of civic volunteerism. The city has a growing population of professional and amateur artists drawn from many disciplines, with support from local patrons and foundations. It has a high rate of participation in and support for the arts, coupled with an emerging downtown public art program.<ref name="scapes" />

The Salisbury Sculpture Show is an example of an existing public art program. The local Rowan Arts Council offers a Rowan Art Crawl on the second Saturday of each month: this provides access to more than 25 professional artists, studios, and galleries. The Rail Walk Arts District, located near the restored Salisbury railroad depot, features an array of artists and galleries.

The Waterworks Visual Arts Center provides diverse opportunities in the arts through exhibitions, education, and outreach programs. The Salisbury Symphony Orchestra performs in the city. Performances of live theatre take place at the Piedmont Players Theatre (Meroney Theatre & Norvell Children's Theatre), Lee Street Theatre, and Looking Glass Collective Black Box Theater, with other opportunities for community engagement.

Bell Tower Green, a park which takes up most of the block bounded by Innes, Church, Fisher and Jackson Streets and named for the [[bell tower]] that was part of the former building of First Presbyterian Church, officially opened October 1, 2021 after more than two years of construction, funded primarily with more than $13 million in donations. It is expected to help with economic development in the downtown area<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2021/10/02/officials-say-newly-opened-bell-tower-green-park-is-critical-to-citys-future/|title=Officials say newly opened Bell Tower Green Park is critical to city's future|last=Bergeron|first=Josh|work=Salisbury Post|date=October 2, 2021|access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2021/07/01/countdown-begins-for-bell-tower-green-parks-opening-to-public//|title=Countdown begins for Bell Tower Green Park's opening to public|last=Bergeron|first=Josh|work=Salisbury Post|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref> and it adds a location for concerts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2021/11/07/trio-of-performers-give-bell-tower-green-park-its-first-outdoor-concert/|title=Performers give Bell Tower Green Park its first outdoor concert|last=Blankenship|first=Carl|work=Salisbury Post|date=November 7, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref>