Q&A
SBS's engagement with arts and cultural organizations
0:19:41
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Council Member Feliz inquires about SBS's engagement with arts and cultural organizations. Haris Khan explains that SBS works with various community-based organizations, some focusing on merchant organizing and others on a blend of merchant organizing, cultural activations, and arts. He highlights the intentional focus on the intersection of art, culture, and economic development over the past two years, mentioning the launch of the first-ever public realm grants to energize corridors with art installations and beautification projects.
- SBS works with a range of community-based organizations
- There's been an intentional focus on the intersection of art, culture, and economic development
- The city launched the first-ever public realm grants for art installations and neighborhood beautification
Haris Khan
0:19:41
How would SBS describe their engagement with arts and cultural organizations?
0:19:46
Thank you so much, council member.
0:19:48
We work with community based organizations across the city.
0:19:50
Now some of them focus purely on merchant organizing.
0:19:53
Some of them do a blend of merchant organizing, cultural activations, and arts.
0:19:57
But what you can tell from the testimony and what has happened over the past 2 years, there's been an intentional focus on making sure we are looking at the intersection of art, culture, and economic development.
0:20:08
That's why the city launched the 1st ever public realm grants.
0:20:11
This is not something that has happened in the past and specifically designed to to energize our corridors with art installations and and work that will beautify the neighborhood.
