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# City dissects its art collection
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/city-dissects-its-art-collection/
- Published: 2006-03-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:21:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

CITYWIDE — Within a few months, officials will be taking stock of the city’s cultural assets in an effort to map out the future of the arts in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica’s Cultural Arts Master Plan is expected to be a detailed assessment of the city’s cultural assets, from playhouses to public sculptures, coupled with an action plan that will seek to promote and expand the arts for the next five to 10 years.

Currently, staff is working on the initial phase of the plan and will involve the public in a series of meetings this summer. The planning process should take a year.

The City Council recently agreed to spend $90,000 to develop the master plan. Cultural Planning + Group, an art consulting firm, has been selected to lead the process. They have developed plans for Pasadena as well as San Antonio, where they instituted a plan that links economic development with the arts.

Santa Monica is already far ahead of most cities when it comes to supporting the arts, experts said. Particularly at the beach and in its parks, the city is chock full of public art, including sculptures and murals.

Log onto Fotobyfabian.com for a photo essay on public art throughout Santa Monica.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/031106-11_01.jpg)

(Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/031106-11_02.jpg)

Examples of the city’s public artworks abound. (Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/031106-11_03.jpg)

(Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/031106-11_04.jpg)

(Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 11, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031106.pdf?ref=smdp.com)