Cultural Development Plan

Titled "Belonging in Oakland: A Cultural Development Plan," the document provides a roadmap to support and lift up the role of culture in building a just and equitable city - so that every Oaklander in every neighborhood has access to cultural amenities.

• Read the release on the City's first cultural plan in 30 years

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(PDF, 3MB)

Cultural Plan Appendices

1. Oakland Cultural Plan - Oakland's Arts and Cultural Economy(PDF, 2MB)
2. Cultural Asset Map Methodology(PDF, 226KB)
3. Community Engagement Report(PDF, 279KB)
4. Cultural Planning Process: Literature Review and References(PDF, 338KB)
   • 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 on the Publicly Sourced Cultural Assets online spreadsheet. 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(PDF, 178KB)
  • Final White Paper(PDF, 3MB)
• West Oakland Specific Plan(PDF, 122MB) Chapter 8.3 entitled "Fostering the Creative Economy & Cultural Arts Community" begins on page 357
• Downtown Specific Plan(PDF, 221MB) Chapter 4.8 (page 88) of the Plan Alternatives Report is on Arts & Cultural Heritage