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Recognition of April 2026 as Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00833
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion recommending City Council approve a proclamation acknowledging April 2026 as Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month.
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Contact
Contact: Jason Jong, Cultural and Creative Economy Manager, Office of Arts and Culture, (916) 808-5105, jjong@cityofsacramento.org, Convention and Cultural Services Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Jason Jong, Cultural and Creative Economy Manager, Office of Arts and Culture, (916) 808-5105, jjong@cityofsacramento.org, Convention and Cultural Services Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2026 ACCM - City Resolution - ACCEC Draft Review
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: In 2019, Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month (ACCM) was declared by the California Senate in a concurrent resolution to be held every April to recognize and celebrate the arts in California.
California for the Arts (CA for the Arts) promotes the annual recognition of ACCM in April as a month of free events, resources, and advocacy opportunities across the state with the goal of engaging arts advocates and raising awareness of the impact of the arts within communities.
As a part of ACCM activities, City of Sacramento, Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) is providing support to California for the Arts to present this year’s Arts & Culture Summit at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center on April 19-20, 2026.
With the theme of “Boundless Culture & Creativity: The Essence of Freedom,” and sub-theme “Building Joy, Action + Power,” this year’s programming will explore how boundless imagination and cultural practice translate into tangible results: Joy (healing and thriving), Action (advocacy and organizing), and Power (collective voice and influence). ACCM 2026 will showcase arts in action as a force for civic engagement, movement building, and community transformation.
With OAC coordination support, California for the Arts will also present Arts Advocacy Day at the California State Park grounds on April 21, 2026.
The purpose of this item is to review and discuss draft city proclamation language and pass a motion recommending that City Council approve a proclamation acknowledging April 2026 as Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month, to be presented at the April 21st Arts Advocacy Day event.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations:
Discussions around activities that provide local artists, creatives, and cultural workers to engage in larger conversations around matters influencing the statewide arts and cultural ecosystem are in alignment with Creative Edge: Sacramento’s Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Plan (Creative Edge), which was adopted by Sacramento City Council on July 3, 2018, and which serves as the guiding policy framework for the Office of Arts and Culture.
Spearheaded by CA for the Arts in the state legislature, efforts to recognize April as Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month broadly align with Creative Edge: Sacramento’s Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Plan (Creative Edge), which was adopted by Sacramento City Council on July 3, 2018, and which serves as the guiding policy framework for the Office of Arts and Culture.
The Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Commission (ACCEC) serves, in part, to support and advance the six goals identified within Creative Edge, intended to fulfill the Sacramento community’s vision for its arts, cultural and creative future.
This item addresses all six (6) Creative Edge goals:
Goal 1: Provide arts education to all Sacramento’s children and youth; Goal 2: Advance cultural equity for all Sacramento’s diverse populations; Goal 3: Build upon and expand Sacramento’s unique creative economy; Goal 4: Enable Sacramento artists and creatives to thrive in their work and to provide creative leadership in the community; Goal 5: Celebrate and infuse all Sacramento neighborhoods and districts with arts and culture; and Goal 6: Expand and solidify Sacramento’s investment in arts and culture.
This item also addresses the following two (2) ACCEC Workplan goals:
Goal 2: Enhance community awareness and understanding of ACCEC as a supportive, accessible resource dedicated to arts and culture; and Goal 3: Advocate for City of Sacramento policies and initiatives that value, support, and build the arts and cultural community and ecosystem.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: None, as the recommendations in this report do not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as they involve government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §15000 et seq.), and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation:
The purpose of the ACCEC is to provide advice and recommendations for promoting, encouraging, and fostering the arts, innovation, and tourism, in the city. One of its many charges is to act as a liaison between the city, local artists, cultural groups, and the community at large. This includes discussing matters that may address and influence the continued implementation of the Creative Edge Plan.
ACCM activities offer an opportunity for Sacramento artists, culture bearers, and cultural workers to engage in meaningful discussions with their peers from around the state on matters pertaining to the arts, culture, and the creative economy, as well as an opportunity to highlight Sacramento venues, artists, and cultural amenities.
Briefings, discussions, and presentations around programs and partnerships that are generated through or involve the Office of Arts and Culture, address goals of the Creative Edge Plan, or involve matters relating to the advancement of arts, culture, and the creative economy provide important opportunities for ACCEC to be an informed and engaged body.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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