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Funding for a public facility to help. We don’t have a symphony because the university <br />has it. <br /> \[Discussing a cultural celebration event\] It costs a lot of money. The City should support us <br />so we don’t have to pay for rentals. <br />“We \[City\] can’t afford to build everything we want.” <br /> Budget constraints to improve accessibility, e.g., ASL interpreters, wheelchair access. <br />Development and resources.Others commented that lack of resources (e.g., venues) and inclusiveness <br />were barriers to participation. <br /> Plans never get fully implemented but then a “new plan” begins. The plan sits on a shelf and <br />is not prioritized to be executed. <br /> “No real artistic strength … nothing that stands out … no famous resident artist. <br /> “The challenge is, ‘What are we doing?’ There is no plan, no one vision, no one group … <br />there are silos made up of the same kind of people.” <br /> Lack of collaboration to make San Marcos unique. <br /> Biased effort when we talk about arts in \[San Marcos\] (e.g., good ol’ boy system). <br /> Arts commission and staffing is buried in parks and rec department. <br /> Not enough performing arts space. Artists are out of space to display their work. We don’t <br />have a theater at all in the city. “There is zero space for a theater.” “Huge gap in performing <br />arts space.” <br /> I \[interviewee\] feel like there’s a shortage of venues and all of the premium space goes to <br />bars and restaurants for the college kids. <br /> \[There is a\] challenge for organizations to have equal time and opportunities to be involved. <br /> Not a lot of time/resources to improve. <br /> \[There are\] a lot of big egos that keep things from happening. <br /> Trying to find the right location to accommodate scale and scope. <br /> The lack of great facilities. The City doesn’t have great venues owned by the city. <br /> Not much diversity (a lot of able-bodied middle aged white people). <br /> It’s still a good ol’ boy town with 85 percent Latino population …. The Latino culture is not <br />into theatre. It’s not on their priority list. Battling the culture both ways — it’s a Latino city <br />run by a white population. <br /> Systemic/cultural barriers and segregation in neighborhoods. <br />Communication, outreach and marketing.Many interviewees reported on specific challenges related to <br />awareness, communication of events and availability of information. <br /> Getting the word out about the opportunities to receive funding or participate in different <br />things. Need for more outreach to the community to reach some organizations. <br /> Lack of awareness. There is not a strong way to find out how events are happening. <br /> Sometimes groups doing events are not good at marketing and promotion. <br /> I have a problem with is our city website. They recently redid it and it didn’t help. CVB \[San <br />Marcos Convention and Visitor Bureau\] tries to help promote events on their page, but it’s <br />hard to get to. <br />KEEN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH — SAN MARCOS ARTS MASTER PLAN 2022 APPENDIX E,PAGE 12 <br /> <br />