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Director outlines strategic plan, announces $10M+ in grants and a cross-agency planning effort
Summary
Director Ralph Remington told the commission that the department awarded more than $10 million to 151 artists and organizations for FY25-26 and that the Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts and the Film Commission will be engaged in a joint strategic planning process to align work across the three agencies.
Ralph Remington, director of cultural affairs, used the commission's July 7 meeting to summarize recent activity and to describe a multi-agency strategic planning process that will include the Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts and the Film Commission.
Remington said the city announced its FY25-26 grantee cohort on July 1, awarding over $10 million to 151 local individual artists, arts nonprofits and cultural centers, including nearly $3 million to cultural centers. He noted that nearly half of the artist awardees were first-time…
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