Advisory Committee

The purpose of the San Diego Black Arts + Culture District Advisory Committee is to connect with the community and make recommendations to SDAAMFA regarding the arts and cultural activities within the district. The Advisory Committee will develop criteria, to be used in making recommendations related to cultural programing, public art, call for artists, marketing of the district, and host various informational workshops.

The committee is comprised of residents, artists, musicians, educators, non-profits, and business and property owners. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:00 PM at the Second Chance Building located at 6145 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA and are open to the public.

The next Advisory Committee Meeting will be held at 6:00pm on Tuesday January 21, 2025 at Second Chance (6145 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114)

SD Black Arts + Culture District Committee Members:

  • Derrick Banks, Encanto Resident, Volunteer, Business Owner

  • Dajahn Blevins, Executive Director, Urban Warriors, Representative SD Arts Commission

  • Phillip Colman, At-Large

  • Kelsey Daniels, Resident, Artist Organizer, Curator of Black Dream Experiment

  • Kendrick Dial, Founding Member of Lyrical Grove, Teaching Artist at Old Globe

  • Kamau Kenyatta, Grammy award winning jazz musician, producer, song writer, Professor at UCSD

  • Kimberly King, Resident, Photographer, Actor

  • Francine Maxwell, Resident, Chairperson, Black Men & Women United

  • Dr. Denise Rogers, Professor of Art History, SD Mesa College

  • Rose Sanchez, Filmmaker

  • Miki Vale, Hip Hop Artist, Playwright, Founder, Soulkiss Theater

  • Denise Webb, Property/Business Owner

  • La Raza Webb, Business Owner

Currently, we have two youth positions for visual or performing artists

  • Selection pending receipt of qualified applicants