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Oceanside arts commissioner outlines elements of successful arts master plan

5711114 · September 3, 2025
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A visiting Oceanside arts commissioner described Oceanside’s Arts Master Plan—its goals, community engagement process and funding realities—to Encinitas’ Commission for the Arts as the city begins work on an arts element for its general plan.

CJ Demento, chair of the Oceanside Commission for the Arts, told the Encinitas Commission for the Arts on Monday night that Oceanside’s master plan for the arts centers on four goals: support arts-driven economic development, enhance cityscape through creative placemaking, make the city a place for artists to thrive, and strengthen arts governance.

The presentation was framed with a short video and a summary of the O Arts Master Plan. Demento said the plan grew from multi-year community engagement and an RFP that hired a consultant to collate public workshops and stakeholder meetings. “The arts matter for youth development and education,” she told the commission, quoting the plan’s outreach…

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