Cultural Plan

Strategic Direction #3
ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE ARTS PUBLIC POLICIES

The intent of this strategic direction is to create public policies that support, expand, and nurture local arts.

Goals

1. Build a coalition of informed arts advocates. Objectives:
1. Provide compelling arts advocacy training on key arts issues that affect Napa Valley to artists and arts organizations, interested and supportive businesses, community members, and elected officials.
2. Create a system to energize the community over arts issues.
3. Educate and involve elected officials in cultural activities.
4. Conduct & publish an Economic Impact Study of the arts, and use the data to educate government, funders, and the public on the economic impact of the arts in Napa County.
2. Create public funding sources for the arts. Objectives:
1. Identify key donors for public/private partnerships.
2. Cooperatively develop a sustainable percentage allocation for art policies at city and county levels supporting public art.
3. Research other models of public support for artists and arts organizations, and develop a plan to implement appropriate policies.
3. Develop arts policies that support the creative arts in partnership with the government and business communities. Objectives:
1. Identify existing policies on city and county levels that affect the arts, and change policies that are not arts-friendly.
2. Work with city and county staff to create an arts component in City and County Master Plans.
3. Provide zoning and developer incentives to encourage and reward creation and retention of affordable spaces for artists to create and present work.