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# Painting a picture of priorities
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/painting-a-picture-of-priorities/
- Published: 2006-02-14T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:16:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Wanting to establish an action plan for the expansion of the arts here, the City Council is expected to hire Cultural + Planning Group to produce a community cultural plan.

The contract will be for $90,000\. Cultural will be required to take stock of cultural assets, needs, opportunities and resources throughout the city. They also will be asked to engage a wide cross section of the community to establish a collective vision for the future of the arts.

Santa Monica last undertook a similar process in 1997, and since then, many of the recommendations have been implemented. But according to a report from city staff, the community has grown and evolved tremendously and the demand for local cultural planning has increased. And in recent surveys, community members have identified expanded cultural opportunities as a priority.

Five companies competed for the contract. They were reviewed by staff from City Hall’s Community and Cultural Services, Resource Management, and Planning and Community Development departments. Three finalists were interviewed in December of last year and Cultural + Planning Group was chosen.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 14, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021406.pdf?ref=smdp.com)