Cultural Plan

Launched in April 2017, the citywide plan process included a research and discovery phase as well as a robust community engagement phase with a series of 14 meetings throughout Oakland, a survey of Oakland residents and the creation of a Cultural Asset map. The completed plan was adopted by Oakland City Council in July 2018.

Documents:

• 2018 Oakland Cultural Plan - City Council Presentation - Next Steps

Cultural Plan Appendices

1. Oakland Cultural Plan - Oakland's Arts and Cultural Economy

2. Cultural Asset Map Methodology
3. Community Engagement Report
4. Cultural Planning Process: Literature Review and References

• Cultural Asset Map --- Please note: this mapping tool is a work in progress. Download the data from the Cultural Asset Map on an Excel spreadsheet. Have a suggestion of an asset that needs to be added to the map? Submit the venue information here. Please provide map feedback by email to culturalplan@oaklandca.gov, and include "Cultural Asset Map" in the subject line.

Resources

Mayor's Artist Task Force on Affordable Housing and Workspaces

• Task Force memorandum
• Final White Paper

West Oakland Specific Plan Chapter 8.3 entitled "Fostering the Creative Economy & Cultural Arts Community" begins on page 357

Downtown Specific Plan Chapter 4.8 (page 88) of the Plan Alternatives Report is on Arts & Cultural Heritage

Contact Us

Roberto Bedoya, Cultural Affairs Manager, at rbedoya@oaklandca.gov or (510) 238-2136