News & Resources News Items2025 04/04/2025 City of San Diego Announces 2025 Arts, Culture & Creativity Month 02/21/2025 City of San Diego Showcases Local Artists at New San Diego Public Library Exhibit 01/30/2025 City of San Diego Announces Selection of New Poet Laureate 2024 10/15/2024 City of San Diego Announces New Funding Opportunities for Arts and Culture Projects and Activities 08/28/2024 City of San Diego Unveils Draft Citywide Cultural Plan for Public Review 07/11/2024 City of San Diego's $12.2 Million Arts Investment Will Fuel Economic and Cultural Growth 06/06/2024 City of San Diego Arts and Culture Launches Photo Exhibits During Immigrant Heritage Month 04/29/2024 City of San Diego Highlights Far South/Border North Projects During Arts, Culture & Creativity Month 03/19/2024 San Diego Poet Laureate Announces New Project: San Diego Poetry Futures 2024 02/08/2024 City of San Diego Awards $1 Million to Artists and Organizations Focused on Communities of Concern 01/09/2024 New City of San Diego Report Shows Creative Industries Had More Than $10 Billion Impact 2023 11/30/2023 City of San Diego Announces 60 Artists Creating Projects to Increase Awareness of Urgent Issues 10/27/2023 City of San Diego Announces Funding Opportunities for Arts and Culture Activities and Projects 10/25/2023 Groundbreaking Study Reveals $1.1 Billion Impact of City of San Diego’s Nonprofit Arts and Culture Sector 10/10/2023 City of San Diego Announces Funding Opportunity to Elevate Arts-Based Projects 09/05/2023 City of San Diego Announces 18 Nonprofit Organizations to Participate in Far South/Border North 08/15/2023 City of San Diego Seeks to Document Stories of Immigrants and Refugees 07/14/2023 City of San Diego Wants to Hear from San Diegans on Creative City Cultural Plan 07/07/2023 City of San Diego to Invest $12.2 Million Into Citywide Arts and Culture Activities 06/05/2023 City of San Diego Awards $2.6 Million Far South/Border North Grants to 60 Artists and Cultural Practitioners 05/30/2023 City of San Diego to Launch Engagement Efforts for Citywide Cultural Plan 05/02/2023 City of San Diego Outlines Next Steps for Development of Citywide Cultural Plan 01/12/2023 City of San Diego Announces Selection of Long-Time Resident as New Poet Laureate 2022 11/29/2022 City of San Diego Selects Nationally Recognized Firm to Develop Cultural Plan 09/29/2022 City of San Diego Arts and Culture Funding Opportunities Open Now 08/30/2022 City of San Diego Awarded $4.75 Million to Creatively Increase Awareness of Local Issues 07/07/2022 City of San Diego to Award $11.4 Million for Neighborhood Arts, Culture and Creative Projects 04/27/2022 City of San Diego to Launch Park Social Public Art Initiative 03/02/2022 City of San Diego Releases 2021 Interactive Map Highlighting Recent Arts and Culture Impact on Neighborhoods 02/04/2022 City of San Diego Hosts Regional Poetry Competition for High School Students 2021 09/28/2021 City of San Diego Encourages Local Nonprofit Organizations to Apply for Arts and Culture Funding 04/14/2021 City of San Diego Acquires 100 New Works of Art Created by San Diego Artists 04/01/2021 City of San Diego's First Poet Laureate Launches Signature Project During National Poetry Month 03/11/2021 City of San Diego Updates Interactive Map Showcasing Arts and Culture Impact in Neighborhoods 02/03/2021 City of San Diego Hosts Virtual Poetry Competition for High School Students 2020 10/29/2020 City of San Diego Releases Study on Creative Industries Economic Impact on Region 10/27/2020 City of San Diego Opens Three Funding Opportunities for Eligible Arts and Culture Nonprofits 05/04/2020 City of San Diegos Poet Laureate Invites San Diegans to Share Personal Reflections on Pandemic 02/10/2020 City of San Diego Names Ron Salisbury Inaugural Poet Laureate 2018 11/01/2018 City of San Diego Makes Civic Art Collection Acccessible to Everyone Online 10/30/2018 City of San Diego Releases Arts and Culture Economic and Social Impact Results 2017 06/26/2017 Commission for Arts and Culture Invests Millions in Local Nonprofits 01/03/2017 Interview: KPBS Midday Talks Public Art with Christine Jones Reports2024 01/12/2024 San Diego’s Creative Economy 2018 04/29/2018 Report: Recommendations from the Commission for Arts and Culture re: Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Distributions 2017 10/17/2017 Report: City of San Diego Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Study 10/17/2017 Report: Balboa Park Cultural District Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Study 05/03/2017 Report: Recommendations from The Commission for Arts and Culture re: Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Distributions 04/30/2017 Report 2016: Economic and Community Impacts of the City of San Diego's Arts and Culture Organizations 2016 05/26/2016 Report 2015: Economic and Community Impacts of the City of San Diego's Arts and Culture Organizations 05/02/2016 Report: Recommendations from The Commission for Arts and Culture re: Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Distributions 2015 05/19/2015 Report 2014: 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