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Santa Ana Arts Future <br />Community Arts and Cultural Master Plan <br />Recommendation 1.1: Explore cultural equity initiatives taking place in other cities and develop <br />and implement an appropriate cultural equity effort in Santa Ana. <br />Initiative 1.1.1: Create an advisory council with leadership from a cross section of the community to <br />engage in the research and creation of an initiative. <br />Initiative 1.1.2: Identify model programs and methods being used in other communities to increase the <br />diversity of audience members, exhibits, and performances. <br />Initiative 1.1.3: Survey local arts and cultural organizations regarding the racial, ethnic, and generational <br />compositions of their boards and staff to understand what needs should be addressed to support more <br />equitable and inclusive organizational leadership. <br />Implementation Lead: City staff and Lead community organization (i.e. Arts OC, The Arts Roundtable), <br />OC Human Relations Commission <br />Implementation Partners: Local community leaders and cultural institutions; educational institutions, <br />nonprofit organizations, creative organizations <br />timeline: Short-term (Years 1-3) to Mid-term (Years 4-7) <br />Resources: Staff time, limited financial resources for meeting support and logistics <br />Metrics: Creation and implementation of a Cultural Equity, Access and Inclusion initiative <br />Recommendation 1.2: Work to eliminate access barriers to arts and cultural programming for all <br />residents. <br />Initiative 1.2.1: Convene arts and cultural institutions and residents for discussion about barriers, <br />including financial (cost), geographic (transportation), attitudinal (feeling welcome), and cultural <br />(relevance). <br />Initiative 1.2.2: Using information gathered through community conversations, develop and implement a <br />plan with arts and cultural institutions that encourages increased participation among those community <br />members who are identified as "underserved audiences." <br />Initiative 1.2.3: Develop and implement a means for evaluating efforts and outcomes to measure success <br />and identify areas for improvement. <br />Implementation Lead: Community Development Agency Lead/ / Arts OC (as convener) <br />Implementation Partners: Local artists and cultural institutions; educational institutions, nonprofit <br />organizations <br />Timeline: Short-term (Years 1-3) <br />Resources: Staff time; limited financial resources for meeting support and logistics. <br />Metrics: Development and implementation of a plan for barrier elimination and the identification of <br />successful outcomes through program evaluation. <br />23 <br />65B-27 <br />