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Santa Ana Arts Future <br />Community Arts and Cultural Master Plan <br />Communitywide Access and Engagement <br />While cultural equity policy supports systemic change, programming can provide actionable <br />solutions to ensuring broader and more diverse cultural participation. <br />When asked about barriers to creative engagement, top issues cited were: not hearing about <br />opportunities (61 %), traffic and parking issues (43%), inconvenient times (26%), and <br />affordability (25%). Respondents also cite a lack of feeling socially comfortable or welcome at <br />cultural events (20%). Although this may not seem a significant percentage in number, it is <br />significant when comparing to other communities. When asked about barriers to creative <br />engagement for their children, respondents were asked to indicate which barriers they <br />experienced in the past 12 months. The most prevalent barrier, cited by 40% of all <br />respondents, is affordability of existing programming. The second most prevalent barrier is the <br />challenge parents experience juggling work commitments with arts and creative activities. <br />Residents expressed the desire and need for more affordable opportunities for families to <br />participate in classes, workshops, and events in their own neighborhoods; for responsive and <br />relevant programming for people of different backgrounds, ages, and abilities; and for more <br />experiential programming. Different generations of residents share a vision of intergenerational <br />opportunities to exchange stories about history, heritage, and future aspirations; also, <br />spontaneous happenings in the downtown area such as dance parties for seniors or college - <br />run storytelling pop -ups. <br />"There is a story to <br />Festivals and celebrations are exceptionally good at bringing people <br />tell here. Let's do it <br />together across the city and facilitating the sharing of cross cultural <br />with the arts and <br />traditions and experiences. Santa Ana residents would like to see the <br />the distinctive <br />City support the signature festivals and events already taking place <br />culture of Santa <br />throughout the city, as well as considering other community events. <br />Ana' <br />Discussion group <br />These include an international dance festival celebrating all cultures and <br />participant <br />a literary festival to promote literacy and education for Santa Ana's <br />Y P Y <br />young people. <br />Youth Arts Programs and Education <br />"Our youth need the Creating opportunity for young people is a top priority for residents. <br />opportunity to build Across all of the research, youth access and programming were <br />successful careers in dominant themes. The community envisions a future for Santa Ana's <br />the arts. That is the children as one that is rich with arts opportunities, job creation, safe <br />future of Santa Ana's places to play, and a healthy social fabric. <br />economy. " <br />-Discussion group Many of Santa Ana's youth are challenged by gang and drug activity, <br />participant overcrowding at home, and few places to go for constructive activities <br />during out of school time. While an arts and cultural plan by itself is not <br />able to solve socio-economic issues such as these, it can encourage the creation of more and <br />better opportunities for youth in and through the arts, which in turn can provide positive <br />interventions with successful outcomes. <br />The input received from families during the planning process indicated that they want offerings <br />for their children to include affordable after school and weekend programming (especially in <br />IN <br />65B-22 <br />