Recreation and Arts

The Recreation and Arts Department focuses on efforts and initiatives that serve communities through its social, cultural and recreational programming. Initiatives of the new bipartite department will include the future management and programming at the Miles Memorial Playhouse and Camera Obscura cultural facilities, reframing City Hall murals, promoting economic recovery through art activations and events, leveraging the Beach House as a tourist destination and a key element of Santa Monica’s beachfront brand, addressing the conflicts between demand for recreational amenities and capacity, managing recreational spaces and programs, and permitting community events and art installations.