04/24/2026
It’s time to fight for San Diego dance and the arts!
Last week, Mayor Todd Gloria proposed to ELIMINATE the arts and culture funding for FY 2027. This is unacceptable and suggests that the arts are a luxury, compared to the truth that the arts are actually a means to foster more connection and empathy, drive the creative economy, help people stay cognitively vital and mobile for life, and allow people to express themselves fully.
We must take a stand and tell our stories of what dance and the arts mean to us. Over 189 organizations, like San Diego Dance Theater, rely on city support and funding to carry out our mission of providing access to professional training, performances, and programming and making dance a way of life.
The immediate action steps outlined are provided by the two organizations leading the charge: Arts+Culture: San Diego and San Diego Art Matters.
IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS:
💠 Email/call your city council member and Mayor: Visit artsandculturesd.org for easy email form.
💠 Fill out the City of San Diego budget survey and voice your support for arts and culture: https://datasd.typeform.com/2027budget
💠 Send general “arts” photos that can be used in social media posts to: [email protected]
💠 Submit letters (150 - 200 words) to the San Diego Union-Tribune: [email protected] specifically regarding the arts funding cuts.
💠 Mark your calendars for additional City budget hearings:
- Monday, May 6, 9am Budget Review Committee (BRC) budget presentation hearings for Arts and Culture.
- Wednesday, May 13, 6pm District 3 Budget Town Hall RSVP: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/N1UHP24Z64
- Monday, May 18, 6pm City Council meeting for public input on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget and May Revision.
💬 Comment below what the arts + dance mean to you
🔗 Visit the link in bio to see the detailed list of action steps
Let’s save San Diego Arts together!
