"Today Angelenos begin to map out a new arts landscape in LA that unifies our efforts and dreams into one clear vision.  In the growing cultural capital of the world, this Cultural Master Plan is the fundamental step to weave together the strengths of our diverse communities and incorporate the arts into every part of our lives."

Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Mayor

“The goal of the Cultural Master Plan is to create public consensus around a vision for how culture and creativity in all its diversity can contribute to community and quality of life in Los Angeles.”

Olga Garay
DCA Executive Director

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Announces Engagement of Cultural Master Plan Consultants

Cultural Master Plan Personnel and Experience

More About the Drawing

Mayor’s Cultural Master Plan
Advisory Committee

Josephine Ramirez
Vice President Programming and Planning
Music Center
COMMITTEE CHAIR

Gil Cates
Producing Director
Geffen Playhouse

Miguel Angel Corzo
President and CEO
The Colburn School

Armando Duron
Board Member,
Self Help Graphics

Heidi Duckler
Artistic Director,
Collage Dance Theatre

Leslie Gilbert -Lurie
President
Los Angeles County Board of Education

Michael Govan
Executive Director
LACMA

Gronk
Visual Artist

Cynthia Harnisch
Executive Director
Inner City Arts

Irene Hirano
Executive Director
Japanese American National Museum

Sammy Hoi
President
Otis College of Art and Design

Charmaine Jefferson
Executive Director
California African American Museum

Dennis Keeley
Chairperson
Photo and Imaging Department
Art Center College of Design

Sherry Lansing
Founder and Executive Director
Sherry Lansing Foundation

Karen Mack
Founder and Executive Director
LA Commons

Arvind Manocha
Chief Operating Officer
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Claire Peeps
Executive Director
Durfee Foundation

Tony Plana
Executive Artistic Director
East L.A. Classic Theater

Dean Schramm
Principal
The Schramm Group

Roger Guenveur Smith
Artist/Actor

Sandra Tsing Loh
Author

Jim Wood
President and CEO
J. Paul Getty Trust

DCA Cultural Master Plan Blog

DCA Cultural Master Plan Schedule of Community Meetings

DCA Cultural Master Plan Meeting Briefing Paper

DCA Cultural Master Plan Survey

DCA Cultural Master Plan Survey (Spanish)

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is working with cultural consulting firms MeaningMatters and Helicon Collaborative (Link to Bios) to create the City’s new Cultural Master Plan and articulate a shared vision for arts and culture in Los Angeles. Through engaging with the public, city officials, the arts community, and other stakeholders, DCA and the consultants will explore what inspires people about arts and culture in Los Angeles, what is missing, and what residents and visitors collectively imagine for the city’s cultural future.

We’ve created a survey to find out more about the ways in which you engage in arts and cultural activities. DCA's goal is to enhance the quality of life for Los Angeles' 4 million residents and 25 million annual visitors. We accomplish this goal by generating and supporting high quality arts and cultural experiences.

Please respond to a brief survey to tell us a little about your activities, motivations, and preferences. Survey LINK here.

If you’re an arts organization or artist, we encourage you to forward this survey to the many participants, audiences, volunteers, staff, board members and others who engage with your organization and art work.  We want to hear from them about their valuable experiences with you.

There will be other opportunities for Los Angeles residents and visitors to participate in the planning process and strengthen the Los Angeles arts and cultural ecosystem.   Public feedback is crucial to this process.   To be notified by email of updates and upcoming participation opportunities, visit the cultural plan website at www.culturalplan.lacity.org or sign up here to receive updates on the Cultural Master Plan Process

Other ways to participate in the cultural planning process:

For the public:

• Come to a public forum to share your views and shape the vision or Comment on the emerging vision and ideas for action in an online survey (October/November);
  and
  
• Visit the Cultural Plan website at www.culturalplan.lacity.org for regular updates, information, and to comment on emerging issues

For the arts and cultural community:

• In addition to the ways listed above, tell us about yourself as an artist or arts organization in an online survey (September);

Overview of the
Cultural Master Plan Process

July: 

• DCA Assessment/Staff Survey
• Visioning Process with Senior Staff
• Visioning Process with Mayor’s Cultural Master Plan Advisory Committee

August: 

• Public Participation Survey
• Council Member Interviews
• Key Informant Interviews
• Innovations Research

September: 

• Task Forces on Cultural Tourism and Youth Arts
• Research on Public Arts Agency Foundations
• Grantee/Applicant/Prospective Applicant Survey
• Meeting with Mayor’s Cultural Master Plan Advisory Committee

October: 

• Preliminary Recommendations
• Meeting with Mayor’s Cultural Master Plan Advisory Committee
• Recommendations Vetting Survey
• Public Forums

November: 

• Draft Report

December: 

• Final Report
• Meeting with Mayor’s Cultural Master Plan Advisory Committee

Completed
In Process