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	Art for the Arts Live Art Auction Saturday October 16th, 5:00pm at the Church of One Tree in Juilliard Park Benefiting the City of Santa Rosa Arts Program Click here for more information!

	Cyclisk Installed Along Santa Rosa Avenue The City of Santa Rosa’s Art in Public Places Committee is excited to announce that artists Mark D. Grieve and Ilana Spector have sucessfully installed Cyclisk, a 60-foot tall obelisk constructed out of recycled bicycles. Click here for details!

	Street Pole Sweater Project This is a community project making temporary public art in Santa Rosa! We need you to help us knit over 500 pieces that will be installed on Downtown Street Poles at the end of August. Click here for details.

	As of 5/17, the gallery is temporarily closed. Please check back for updated information. Click here for more about the exhibit.

	The Art in Public Places Committee has recently adopted new guidelines for murals in Santa Rosa. The Santa Rosa Mural Proposal Process contains instructions for community members interested in proposing a mural.

	On June 2, 2009, the City Council adopted the City of Santa Rosa Arts District Business Plan. Approved by the Art in Public Places Committee in May 2008, the Business Plan identifies and assesses Santa Rosa’s current art and cultural assets and maps out steps which can be taken to develop a rich and vibrant Arts District downtown. It addresses how the Arts District can support itself in the coming years and provides concrete action steps for meeting these goals. Executive Summary Complete Business Plan (4Mb)

	The City of Santa Rosa won the prestigious All America City Award from the National Civic League in April, 2007 and we are proud to announce that the Arts District was one of three projects contributing to what makes our city a winner!

Since the 1990s, the City of Santa Rosa has strived to build a thriving public art program. In recent years, these efforts have paid off with tremendous successes, including the creation of the Santa Rosa Arts District.

Downtown Santa Rosa is now a designated Arts District. The Community is encouraged to bring art and cultural events to the district, benefiting the area and the entire region.

The goal of the Arts District is to create a beautiful and inspiring destination that maximizes the public’s opportunities to experience art.

Arts in Santa Rosa Report 11/06

Arts District Progress Report 12/07

Arts District Phase I Accomplishments & Phase II Focus

The Arts District lies in the area bordered by College Avenue and Bennett Valley Road, and Brookwood Avenue and west of Railroad Square. Click here for a map PDF .

With venues like Courthouse and Railroad Squares, Juilliard Park, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, A Street Gallery and The Sonoma County Museum, a wide range of arts and cultural experiences will celebrate the full spectrum of arts media and expressions. The goal of the Arts District is to create a beautiful and inspiring destination that maximizes the public’s opportunities to experience art.

You will find perodic listings of our “Happenings” in the City’s Adventure Guide, The North Bay Bohemian and The Press Democrat. This list is updated on a regular basis. To contribute, please email your downtown event info to tmatheny_schuster@srcity.org.

The Arts District is overseen by the Recreation, Parks & Community Services Department and the Art in Public Places Committee. Click here to find other Art in Public Places programs, like the Civic Artwalk, public sculpture installations and more!

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