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SF Arts Commission begins strategic-plan visioning; community survey finds grants and artist basic needs top priorities
Summary
AMS Planning and Research presented research at the San Francisco Arts Commission's May 5 special meeting showing nearly 1,000 community engagements. Respondents ranked direct grantmaking, cultural centers and public art as top priorities and called for better interdepartmental coordination and support for artist housing and basic needs.
The San Francisco Arts Commission on May 5 opened a multi-hour strategic-planning workshop with a presentation from AMS Planning and Research that summarized public engagement and research ahead of a new five-year plan.
Consultants Bill Blake and Lauren Frankel told commissioners the research had reached "nearly a thousand people," including stakeholder interviews, an online community survey, and in‑person open houses. The survey received about 730 responses and the team said roughly 100 stakeholders and more than 100 open-house participants also contributed input.
Key findings presented to commissioners and staff included strong public support for direct grantmaking, continued investment in cultural…
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