DEPARTMENT: Department of Arts & Culture
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Debbie Racca-Sittre
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All Council Districts
SUBJECT: Briefing on Music Strategic Plan of the Cul-T?-Art Cultural Plan
SUMMARY:
The Cul-T?-Art Cultural Plan is a coordinated planning document that is comprised of six focus areas. Plans for four of those areas have been completed including: Film, Centro de Artes, Arts Agency Funding, and Public Art. The Department of Arts & Culture is currently managing a public process to develop the last two component of the Cul-T?-Art Cultural Plan which includes a Music Strategic Plan, and Cultural Districts Framework. Each component proposes to increase community engagement and the quality of new projects. The Music Strategic Plan focuses on growing and promoting the local music industry, with the overall vision of creating a thriving music economy that embraces its roots and advances opportunity for the next generation. The Music Strategic Plan will be presented to the San Antonio Arts Commission for adoption on August 14, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Cul-T?-Art Plan is intended to guide the City of San Antonio's investments in the arts to provide equitable opportunities that encourage San Antonio's arts community, residents and visitors to thrive in a culturally inclusive environment that celebrates San Antonio's identity. The San Antonio Arts Commission is serving as the Steering Committee for the Plan.
The development of the music component began in winter of 2016, with the department overseeing the development of a local music industry study by local music-focused nonprofit San Antonio Sound Garden (SASG). The study process continued through 2017 with community workshops to collect feedback on opportunities and challenges in the local music industry, administrating a survey to community members who create and produce local music, and collecting local music industry economic impact data. The study, finalized by SASG...
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