DATE: October 6, 2020
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RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF OCTOBER 2020 AS "CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS MONTH" IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
National Arts and Humanities Month was first launched 30 years ago in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts and has exponentially grown into a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of creativity and culture in America. Since that time, thousands of government agencies and arts and cultural organizations have joined the national celebration by approving proclamations and recognizing October with a month-long campaign to raise public awareness about the role of the arts in communities and people's lives. The District first recognized Arts Month with a proclamation in 2016, making 2020 the fifth consecutive year that the Waterfront Arts & Activation department has programmed "Celebration of the Arts Month."
The District started its public art initiatives in the 1980s as a means of activating the District's parks, piers, and businesses with innovative artworks as a free cultural amenity. Over the past three decades, arts and cultural programming has grown into an essential aspect of the District's creative placemaking strategy in all five member cities around San Diego. The District's investment in commissioning site-specific public art, showcasing diverse cultural programming, sponsoring special events, and providing waterfront recreational opportunities has made the tidelands a treasured world-class destination for residents and visitors.
Each year, October is once again a time where people join together to celebrate the power that the arts have to ignite hope, unify communities, and be recognized as a vital public service that affects lives for the better. The proposed proclamation serves as a continued acknowledgement of the District's long-standing role as a steward of the arts, supportin...
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