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Arts
ART.INT Introduction 
ART.SUP
Goal I. Support and Nurture Arts Through City Leadership
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  RECOGNIZE THE ARTS AS NECESSARY TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL SEGMENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ART.SUP.1.1
  Promote inclusion of artistic considerations in local decision-making.
ART.SUP.1.2   Officially recognize on a regular basis the contributions arts make to the quality of life in San Francisco.
ART.SUP.1.3   Increase public awareness of the arts in San Francisco by greater promotion of existing art programs...
ART.SUP.1.4   Provide access to the creative process and cultural resources for all neighborhoods...
ART.SUP.2   INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ARTS TO THE ECONOMY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ART.SUP.2.1   Encourage and promote opportunities for the arts and artists to contribute to the economic development of San Francisco.
ART.SUP.2.2   Continue to support and increase the promotion of the arts and arts activities throughout the City...
ART.SUP.3   MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION SO THAT IT CAN BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC AND CITY GOVERNMENT...
ART.SUP.3.1   Enhance the legal powers and broaden the responsibilities of the Arts Commission to better enable it to be responsive to the changing needs of the entire arts community.
ART.SUP.3.2   Maintain arts policy coordination activities as a function of the Arts Commission within City government.
ART.DIV Goal II. Recognize and Sustain the Diversity of the Cultural Expressions of Art in San Francisco
ART.DIV.1   INSURE REPRESENTATIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY POPULATION IN ARTS DECISION-MAKING AND PROGRAMMING.
ART.DIV.1.1   Actively recruit and include representative populations in City agencies and bodies which deal with arts...

ART.DIV.2

  SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS WHICH ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
ART.DIV.2.1   Identify and address the needs of arts programs and facilities for all segments of San Francisco.

ART.DIV.2.2

  Provide accessible arts information resources to non-English speaking as well as visually and hearing impaired populations.
ART.DIV.2.3   Continue to increase City support for organizations and developing institutions...
ART.DIV.3   PROMOTE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ART.DIV.3.1   Encourage arts education offerings in the community and the schools to include art and artists from many cultures.
ART.IND Goal III. Recognize and Support Individual Artists and arts Organizations, a Combination That is Vital to a Thriving Arts Environment
ART.IND.1   ENHANCE THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARTISTS TO THE CREATIVE LIFE AND VITALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
ART.IND.1.1   Develop funding sources for individual artists.
ART.IND.1.2   Encourage City-funded arts programs and organizations to establish policies for payment to professional artists.
ART.IND.1.3   Protect and assist in the creation of artists' live/work spaces.
ART.IND.1.4   Include the literary and media arts in any and all definitions of art and artists.
ART.IND.1.5   Include the participation of artists in City capital improvements and public works projects...
ART.IND.2   STRENGTHEN THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO THE CREATIVE LIFE AND VITALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ART.IND.2.1   Provide open space to serve neighborhood commercial districts.
ART.IND.2.2   Support a stable funding base for small, medium and large arts organizations and develop new funding sources...
ART.IND.2.3   Recognize that arts organizations are representative of the City's diversity, creativity and vitality.
ART.IND.2.4   Strengthen the leadership, personnel, governance and structure of arts organizations.
ART.OPY Goal IV. increase Opportunities for Quality Arts Education
ART.OPY.1   ADVOCATE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AT ALL LEVELS.
ART.OPY.1.1   Advocate for arts education opportunities for all residents of San Francisco.
ART.OPY.1.2   Strengthen collaborations among artists, arts organizations, and teachers, school administrators, and others responsible for arts curricula.
ART.OPY.2   RECOGNIZE IN ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT A PARTNERSHIP AMONG ARTISTS, TEACHERS, AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IS ESSENTIAL...
ART.OPY.2.1   Support and increase the participation of artists in San Francisco's arts education programs.
ART.OPY.2.2   Support the efforts and dedication of arts teachers who have developed and maintained outstanding programs in the schools.
ART.FND Increase Funding Support for the Arts in San Francisco
ART.FND.1   INSURE THAT CITY FUNDING SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY.
ART.FND.1.1   Provide the greatest possible public input into considerations regarding arts funding.
ART.FND.1.2   Assist in the development of new funding sources for arts organizations which have traditionally not received City funding.
ART.FND.2   SECURE NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THE ARTS.
ART.FND.2.1   Establish a coordinated, flexible citywide percent for art program.
ART.FND.2.2   Determine the means of providing in-kind resources and services to the arts.
ART.FND.2.3   Reduce or eliminate, whenever possible, City-imposed costs associated with producing the arts by non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
ART.FND.3   DEVELOP AND EXPAND ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN SUPPORT OF THE ARTS.
ART.FND.3.1   Develop partnerships with the private sector and the business community to encourage monetary and non-monetary support of the arts...
ART.ENV Enhance, Develop, and Protect the Physical Environment of the Arts in San Francisco
ART.ENV.1   SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION OF ARTISTS' AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS' SPACES.
ART.ENV.1.1   Review, revise and coordinate city permit policies and codes to better meet the needs of the arts.
ART.ENV.1.2   Support and expand programs directed at enabling arts organizations and artists to comply with City building and safety codes...
ART.ENV.1.3   Increase the use of City owned neighborhood facilities for the arts.
ART.ENV.1.4   Preserve existing performing spaces in San Francisco.
ART.ENV.1.5   Develop and maintain a mid-sized downtown performing arts facility...
ART.ENV.1.6   Insure the active participation of artists and arts organizations in the planning and use of de-commissioned military facilities...
ART.ENV.1.7   Encourage the use of available and existing facilities under local government jurisdiction by artists and arts organizations.
ART.ENV.1.8   Include arts spaces in new public construction when appropriate.
ART.ENV.1.9   Create opportunities for private developers to include arts spaces in private developments city-wide.
ART.ENV.1.10   Assist artists and arts organizations in attaining ownership or long-term control of arts spaces.
ART.ENV.1.11   Identify, recognize, and support existing arts clusters...
ART.ENV.2   INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ART.ENV.2.1   Develop a public art plan and requisite ordinance for the City of San Francisco.
ART.ENV.2.2   Protect, maintain and preserve existing art work in the City Collection and art required by ordinance.
ART.ENV.2.3   Publish and periodically update public art catalogs.
ART.GLO Glossary of Terms
ART.APP Appendix