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CREATING CALIFORNIA’S NEW ART CITY
The 2005 Ventura Cultural Plan

“ Weaving culture into every aspect of life”

Flash-forward ten years: to 2015. Downtown Ventura’s Cultural District is home to a lively center for the arts. Artists are residing in an innovative live/work space that is sensitive to their creative process and variable incomes. Arts education programs have been fully integrated into the curriculum of our schools and all children can explore their innate artistic talents. Ventura’s unique cultural heritage is celebrated by the community in festivals that reflect each neighborhood’s character.

A fantasy? Not necessarily. All of these visions can become a reality when the goals of the City of Ventura Cultural Plan 2005: California’s New Art City are realized over the course of the next decade.

Download the Cultural Plan Document

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