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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:info@unitedartistsofsantaana.org <br />Sent:Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:28 AM <br />To:eComment <br />Cc:Sarmiento, Vicente; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, <br />Nelida; Ridge, Kristine; Gomez, Daisy; Hernandez, Johnathan; !City Clerk <br />Subject:e-comment: United Artists of Santa Ana Statement on Art Walk <br />United Artists of Santa Ana Statement on Art Walk <br /> <br />Dear Mayor, City Council and City Manager, <br /> <br />After participating in the July 14 Downtown Inc. input session on Art Walk, United Artists <br />of Santa Ana is making a statement on the matter due to the serious ongoing concerns <br />about the event expressed by the community in the discussion. <br />While many participants acknowledged the need and importance of the Art Walk to <br />promote Santa Ana and serve its residents, there were numerous concerns over <br />Downtown Inc.’s mishandling of the event, which included the following: <br /> <br /> The focus of the Art Walk as run and marketed by Downtown Inc. promotes <br />drinking in the downtown over real benefit and service to Santa Ana artists, arts <br />organizations and galleries <br /> <br /> Art Walk’s vendor booths and musical performances do not meet the real <br />professional needs of local artists, organizations, and galleries <br /> <br /> The shift of the Art Walk audience to alcohol-focused partying after 8pm and <br />increase in crime during the event creates an unsafe environment for families, <br />youth and female vendors <br /> <br /> Downtown Inc. refuses to acknowledge or address criticism and concerns from <br />members of the community who have experienced problems with the event <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />