Creative City – Draft Plan
presented by Christine Jones, Chief of Civic Art Strategies for the City of San Diego
The City of San Diego is launching a cultural planning process to capture the power of our many traditions, ecologies, and creative capital to propel our city and transborder region forward as a more equitable place of inspiration and prosperity. It supports artists and creative inventions across sectors, fostering greater possibility and sustainability for us all. And it will align arts and culture with the priorities of the City government.
Ultimately, the goal for Creative City is to provide a policy framework that centers arts, culture, and creativity at the heart of the City’s core work. Creative City policy and programmatic recommendations can leverage creative talent in achieving the City’s goals and guide City investments in the overall arts and cultural ecosystem.
Interesting items already a part of the draft plan include a City-Owned Cultural Facility Inventory, expanding the City’s Arts and Culture Programs which aim to integrate art into public places (e.g. eligible capital improvement projects and certain private developments). Come hear more about proposed strategies in the plan, and provide input before public comment closes on October 12, 2024
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Christine E. Jones, Chief of Civic Art Strategies
Christine Jones is a cultural strategist, curator, and producer with significant experience working in government organizations, museums, galleries, and consultancies. As the Chief of Civic Art Strategies for the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, she oversees programmatic direction, cultural development, and strategic initiatives. Christine cultivates and engages directly on projects that cross programs and sectors, establishes frameworks for arts and culture delivery and advises about the arts industry, creative economy, and public realm. Formerly, Christine served as the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture’s Senior Public Art Manager administering two “percent-for-art” programs and managing the Civic Art Collection. Prior to that, she was a consultant for the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, developing and delivering major public art commissions and exhibitions in the public realm from concept to completion. As a consultant for the San Diego Unified Port District, Christine guided development of its first public art curatorial strategy to realize public art exhibitions on the tidelands of five coastal jurisdictions in San Diego County. Previous to her public art consultancy, she served as a Public Art Project Manager for the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, managing commissions in public places throughout the city. Christine is an Accredited Senior Appraiser recognized by the American Society of Appraisers, specializing in ancient and contemporary Asian art. She has traveled extensively in Asia and Europe, appraised over $50 million in private property, negotiated contracts with internationally recognized artists, and previously held positions at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She holds dual Bachelor degrees in Art History and Anthropology from the University of Kansas and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University.
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