Arts Culture Action Marin! Arts and Cultural Master Plan Review

Thank you for participating in a review of the Arts Culture Action Marin! Arts and Cultural Master Plan. This review is based on the Plan Executive Summary. You can access the full Executive Summary here and the Full Draft Plan here.

1. Please review the Vision and Core Values and provide any commentary. Do they reflect Marin? Is there anything missing?

Vision and Core Values

Vision

Home to unrivaled natural beauty and a profound arts and cultural legacy, Marin County embodies the limitless power of the arts to benefit and build community for all of its people.

Core Values

We believe in…

The Power of the Arts: A vibrant creative community fosters intellectual and emotional growth and innovation, promotes civic identity and engagement, and stimulates economic development and prosperity.

Equity & Inclusion in the Arts: Equitable access to an artful life enables every member of our community to explore and develop the unique, the beautiful, and the profound that lies within each of us.

Artistic Excellence & Diversity: An engaged creative community flourishes where bold artistic expression and diverse cultural traditions are promoted across a full spectrum of art forms and genres.

Public & Private Investment in the Arts: Marin’s rich artistic identity, resources, and potential all need and deserve robust public and private investment to survive and thrive.

Please review the Definition of Cultural Equity and provide any commentary.

Definition of Cultural Equity

Cultural equity is the inclusion and fair representation of multiple diverse populations in outreach and in the allocation of funding, resources (e.g., facilities and fiscal), and programs, providing equitable and fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people, while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some communities.

Diversity includes all the ways in which people differ, including but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, geography, citizenship status, religion, language, physical appearance, and those affiliating with multiple identities. Our definition also includes diversity of thought: ideas, perspectives, and values.

Access means giving all individuals and organizations in the community fair and just pathways to appreciate and be exposed to the arts as well as attain information, financial resources and opportunities to fulfill cultural and artistic expression and development.

PLAN GOALS

The plan includes 3 main goals with accompanying strategies. Please review below and provide any commentary. Are the goals appropriate for Marin? Is there anything missing? What do you think is the most important?

The full plan can be found HERE if you would like additional detail.

3. Goal 1: Cultivate and advance Marin as an arts and cultural center.

Support the advancement of Marin’s artistic identity and programming.
Promote public awareness of, participation in, and support for Marin’s arts and culture.
Enhance the Marin Center as countywide hub for arts and culture.
Increase the production and availability of public art throughout the county.
Assist Marin’s cities with arts development in their local communities.

4. Goal 2: Ensure Marin’s arts are by and for everyone.

Infuse cultural equity into all aspects of implementation of this plan.
Support the efforts of Marin’s arts organizations to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.
Improve arts access and engagement for underserved youth and adults.
Support equitable access to arts education in Marin’s public schools.

5. Goal 3: Sustain and grow Marin’s arts resources.

Provide needed services for Marin’s nonprofit arts community.
Provide needed services for Marin’s individual artists.
Address the space needs of Marin’s arts community.
Increase available funding resources for Marin’s arts community.

Arts Culture Action Marin! Arts and Cultural Master Plan Review

Please review the Definition of Cultural Equity and provide any commentary.Definition of Cultural Equity

Please review the Definition of Cultural Equity and provide any commentary.

Definition of Cultural Equity