DATE: October 11, 2022
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RESOLUTION APPROVING PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF OCTOBER 2022 AS "CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS MONTH" IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH
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National Arts and Humanities Month was launched in 1985 in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts. Since that time, it has grown exponentially into a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of creativity and culture in America. Today, 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 2022 the seventh consecutive year that the Parks & Recreation department has programmed "Celebration of the Arts Month."
The District started its public art initiatives in the 1980s to activate its parks, piers, and businesses with innovative artworks as a free cultural amenity. Over the past four 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 cultural programming and events that help diverse communities across the tidelands explore their history and culture, and providing recreational opportunities on the waterfront has made the tidelands a world-class destination and directly contributes to the region's creative economy.
The arts are the lifeblood of our communities: raising morale, creating community cohesion, and lifting spirits during difficult times while also making a substantial economic impact on the region. Each year in October, people come together to celebrate the power of the arts to ignite hope, unify communities, an...
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