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October 24, 2006

Survey Response: Viliam Dugovic: Candidate, D6

1. Have you ever served on the board of an arts agency or organization?
I was for the sort period student president at Sn Francisco Art Institute,where i studied fine arts/painting and where i became artist.

2. Describe your current arts activities as a patron, an audience member or worker, etc. What arts events have you participated in recently?
I am artist my self i making videos and i paint you can check my stuff at www.artmasterdesign.com

3. Please list three arts organizations or working artists in your district. Do you know them personally?
I am very familiar witch art community, and i check occupation Artist and artist will be under my name on ballot.San Francisco in history have on ballot artist, because artist working on very personal issue,they Shane away from politic.i am artist to i have to say by art,but i have to say social situation for the artist and art. send my message to voters is very difficult ,because nature of politic is miss-information, but i have message anothers candidate have nothing to say you have to see one debate and you will be believe me.

4. If elected, will you commit to displaying art created by local artists in your office at City Hall and attend arts events in your district?
I have full program how to make San Francisco best City for the arts and artist

5. The City's General Plan spells out a vision for the arts in San Francisco: "San Francisco is nationally and internationally acclaimed as a cultural center where the arts are central to the essence and character of the City. It hosts a flourishing cultural environment in which a profusion of art is created, performed and exhibited in adventuresome, creative and often ground breaking ways. The breadth of artistic achievement in San Francisco encompasses many disciplines, cultures, individuals and organizations of all sizes."
What does that vision specifically mean to you, and your district?

I will be very frankly it is noble idea but it will be stay only on paper after election.San Francisco going in future much more deep to the packet ,and in need to financial another programs ,art will be on sort hands.But there is way witch can artist community and art still prosper even difficult times,but in office have to be person who has talent and understanding situation.

6. What is your evaluation of and commitment to current city funding for the arts, existing agencies and priorities (such as Grants for the Arts and the Arts Commission's Cultural Equity and Individual Artist Commission Programs, etc.)?
Every profession have to have base, biggest base more talent you can find, i thing it is necessary to have full funded agencies, and this new age art and artist jumping from one project to another to seem to have nothing common with arts, but because of arts Brant it is art.my politic campaign because of art experience is art to.And there i answer why we need this agencies fully funded.

7. What are your priorities for future or increased arts funding?
San Francisco have many talented people ,they know what to do,just let the speak and hear.you have to elected person who know how it works i know how to put talented people work for arts and artist, and mean that because i am it interest to.

8. Are you familiar with the recent report by the Arts Task Force?
Yes

9. Do you support the Arts Task Force's recommendations to fully restore the statutory Hotel Tax Fund contributions to arts and tourism?
That is only one revenue,tourist come to the city because of arts and have good time, bat there is many another way and combine them together can bring to the artist and arts and city difference.

10. If so, what would you do in next year's budget cycle to fulfill that promise?
I am not in office jet, but my understanding is that ,that many alone can not improve situation,because of habit to spend from the city officials just one way.arts have to be involve many aspect of resolving situation for better,but first they have to understanding that arts are vital part of economy of the city and have to have same rights,to educate, to promote to preserve. and for that is not system jet build.If you elected me i will be try to implemented that system.

11. In past decades, a Neighborhood Arts Program was one of the largest recipients of funds from the City's Grants for the Arts; however, that program has been decimated in recent years, and many neighborhoods have limited access to arts and culture close to home. Do you support the Arts Task Force's recommendations to create a new and substantial Neighborhood Arts Program across the entire City?
yes

12. If so, what would you do, as supervisor, to fulfill that promise?
I will be challenged another supervisor to see arts not just something very light,and used it just in slogans.

13. Do you support the rest of the Arts Task Force recommendations?
yes

14. Do you find any of the other Arts Task Force recommendations to be
particularly valuable to you and your district?
arts education for the children

15. As a supervisor, how will you work with artists and arts organizations in your district to communicate the value of the work they do to other community-based constituencies, and to encourage and facilitate partnerships and alliances (e.g., merchants groups, neighborhood associations, trade unions, social service and healthcare non-profits)?
yes

16. The City's General Plan lists artists and artisans as a population in special need of affordable housing policies and programs: "Artists have special housing needs for affordable accommodations that provide large wall space, high ceilings, lofts, lighting, and the ability to work at all hours of the day or night. There is high demand for such flexible space in the city, as many of San Francisco’s artists live in apartment units not suitable for such activities. It was estimated that about 60% of San Francisco artists are lower income households, earning less than $25,500 a year in 1990." History has proven that the housing marketplace will not address these special needs on its own. How will you work to develop and maintain long-term affordable housing and studio space for individual artists and arts organizations?
It is City not good policy from bisuiness side to negligent arts com unity

17. The SFUSD recently created its first Arts Education Master Plan. As supervisor, how will you help the SFUSD find the resources to guarantee implementation of the plan?
art is part of vital plan in my recovery program for the district 6 and i s based deeper than say yes or no like board supervisor doing now, you are art-is and so far it not working for you in the city hall, used words like implantation policy and you will be last in system for ever, documents have to write for actions.

18. How do you see the Board of Supervisors working in concert with the Board of Education, the Mayor's Office and the social service sector to provide expanded, coordinated arts education opportunities for children
and youth across the entire city, during school hours and after school?
they do good job

19. Please give an example of an urgent issue in your district and how you would work with artists/arts organizations to address that issue.
San Francisco have long history of artistic movements and social trends , i will be give new grands for art movements in San Francisco

Posted by at October 24, 2006 11:06 PM

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