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VISION

San Antonio will be internationally celebrated as a confluence of living arts & authentic cultures.
Our City will inspire local participation, inclusion & pride in all of its arts, and create economic conditions where artists & the arts thrive.

CUL-TU-ART Vision Sessions

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Preserve and promote the authentic culture of San Antonio.
Enhance accessibility of the arts and cultural programs.
Create a rich environment for sustainable arts and culture to thrive.
Keep and attract artists to our community.
Encourage innovation and collaboration by practicing inclusiveness.

Cultural Equity

The Cultural Equity Statement was adopted by the San Antonio Arts Commission on November 21, 2017.

To support a full creative life for all, the San Antonio Arts Commission and Department of Arts & Culture commit to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that empower a just, inclusive, equitable city.

Download: Statement of Cultural Equity (PDF)

PROCESS

Collection of Baseline Data:

Benchmarking other cities and funders to identify best practices in achieving Cultural Equity and establishing effective policies across the nation.

Survey:

After a review of partners, a research partner was selected to conduct a survey among 3 different segments: residents, visitors and art patrons. The Survey was distributed from 10/13 to 11/7. The results are posted in the Resources Section.

Work Sessions:

Visioning Sessions were conducted at the Creative Industry Luncheon on 10/11 and on 10/17 with the San Antonio Arts Commission.

Approve:

Approval of Plan Components

October 2016 - San Antonio Film Commission Strategic Plan
February 2017 - Centro de Artes Strategic Visioning Plan
February 2018 - Art Funding Guidelines
April 2018 - Public Art
September 2018 – Cultural Districts Framework
September 2018 – Music Plan

Implement:

Quarterly Reporting to San Antonio Arts Commission and City Council Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee

Date	Event	Host/Facilitator
6/11/18 3:15 p.m.	Music Committee Meeting Westfall Library, 6111 Rosedale Ct, 78201	Department of Arts & Culture
4/9/18 3:15 p.m.	Music Committee Meeting Las Palmas Library, 515 Castroville Rd	Department of Arts & Culture
3/30/18 8 a.m.	Music Committee: Strategic Planning Session Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave	Department of Arts & Culture
1/9/18 5:30 p.m.	Arts Funding Guidelines Workshop Central Library, 600 Soledad	Department of Arts & Culture
1/4/18 5:30 p.m.	Arts Funding Guidelines Workshop Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Ave.	Department of Arts & Culture
12/19/17 9:00 a.m.	San Antonio Arts Commission Meeting Culture Commons Gallery at Plaza de Armas 115 Plaza de Armas	San Antonio Arts Commission Department of Arts & Culture
12/5/17 5:30 p.m.	Arts Funding Guidelines Workshop Central Library Auditorium 600 Soledad	Department of Arts & Culture
12/2/17 9:00 a.m.	Cultural Planning Workshop Ron Darner Headquarters 5800 Enrique M. Barrera Pkwy Enrique Barrera Multi-purpose Room	Department of Arts & Culture
11/21/17	San Antonio Arts Commission Meeting	San Antonio Arts Commission Department of Arts & Culture
11/19/17	Surclovía	District 4 City Councilman Rey Saldana
11/18/17	AccessAbility Fest	disABILITYsa at Toyota Field (D10)
11/18/17	SA Tomorrow -Brooks Area Community Workshop	Planning Department
11/16/17	District 8 Field Office Opening	District 8 City Councilman Manny Pelaez
11/16/17	SA Tomorrow - West Side Community Workshop	Planning Department
11/15/17	SA Tomorrow - MidTown Community Workshop	Planning Department
11/14/17	SAAC Art Funding Committee Meeting & Cultural Equity Workshop	Arts Funding Committee Department of Arts & Culture
11/9/17	District 2 Northeast Field Office Opening	District 2 City Councilman William “Cruz” Shaw
11/5/17	City Council District 9 Self-dense class	District 9 City Councilman John Courage
10/25/17	San Antonio Arts Commission Visioning Workgroup	San Antonio Arts Commission Francisco Gonima
10/23/17	City Council District 6 Town Hall Meeting	District 6 City Councilman Greg Brockhouse
10/23/17	Westside Arts Coalition Meeting	Westside Arts Coalition Department of Arts & Culture
10/21/17	Mission Marquee Movie Night	District 3 City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran World Heritage Office
10/17/17	San Antonio Arts Commission (SAAC) Meeting	San Antonio Arts Commission Francisco Gonima
10/11/17	Texans for the Art – Art Advocacy & Leadership Development Workshop	Texans for the Arts: Ann Graham & Cookie Ruiz
10/11/17	Creative Industry Luncheon & Cul-TÚ-Art Plan/Survey Kickoff	SA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Mayor Nirenberg Dr. Steve Nivin Francisco Gonima Department of Arts & Culture
09/27/17	Review of Cul-TÚ-Art Survey	Research Now, Inc. Department of Arts & Culture
4/11/2017	Arts Funding Guidelines Feedback	Department of Arts & Culture Arts Funding Committee WHY Group
11/15/2016	Creative Industry Luncheon - A Discussion on Cultural Equity	Department of Arts & Culture Americans for the Arts San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

RESOURCES

Resources which have informed the development of the strategy
CulTÚArt Steering Committee (San Antonio Arts Commission)

Cul-TÚ-Art Documents
Arts Agency Funding Guidelines (Final) – February 15, 2018
Agency Arts Funding Guidelines (Draft)
Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee - February 2, 2018
Arts Funding Guidelines Workshop - January 9, 2018
Arts Funding Guidelines Workshop - January 4, 2018
Arts Funding Committee Meeting - December 12, 2017
Cultural Planning Workshop on Arts Funding Guidelines - December 5, 2017
Cultural Planning Workshop on Public Art 5-Year Strategies - December 2, 2017
Cul-TU-Art Survey Research - November 2017
Agency Baseline Survey - September 2017
Art Funding Guidelines Feedback - April 11, 2017
Community Feedback from 1/4/18
Community Feedback from 1/9/18
SA Historical Arts Funding Analysis by Westside Arts Coalition

San Antonio Arts Commission Meetings
January 23, 2018
December 19, 2017
November 21, 2017

Strategies and Plans From Other Cities:
New York City Cultural Plan – Create NYC
Boston Cultural Plan – Boston Creates
Phoenix Arts and Culture Plan
San Francisco Arts Commission Strategic Plan

American for the Arts Cultural Plans and Policies Examples

Public Art Planning Documents From Other Cities:
Phoenix Public Art Program
Fort Worth Public Art
San Francisco Public Art
Tampa Public Art
Nashville Public Art

Public Art Resources Sites:
Public Art Network - Public Art Resource Center Public Art Network – PAN Year in Review Database Forecast Public Art / Public Art Review Public Art Archive (Western States Arts Federation/WESTAF) Publicartist.org

Relevant Articles & White Papers:
“At What Cost? How Distance Influences Arts Attendance?” National Center for Arts Research SMU
“Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy” Helicon Collaborative
“Racial Equity Impact Assessments of Economic Policies and Public Budgets” Applied Research Center
Racial Equity Alliance Tools and Resources
"Another explanation for why S.A. is so economically segregated" (mySA.com)

Arts and Cultural Assets Map for the City of San Antonio

If you have any recommendations for other Arts and Cultural locations we have not included here, please send us an email at arts@sanantonio.gov or call us at 210 206-ARTS (2787), and we will be happy to consider your suggestions.

Cultural Interactive Map