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SAN DIEGO, CA \u2014 [June 15th, 2026] \u2014 Art plus story equals culture. Today, three local groups deeply invested in advancing San Diego arts and culture<\/a>\u2014 San Diego FC Playmakers<\/a>, Art & Design District<\/a>, and San Diego Magazine\u2014have joined forces to tell its stories.<\/p>\n The initial project will be a landmark September edition of San Diego Magazine\u2014fully dedicated to the people, ideas, and identities of the city\u2019s creative community. After its release, those stories and more will extend across six months of integrated digital, social, and multi-platform coverage. Art & Design District and SDFC Playmakers will serve as co-publishers of the expanded editorial vision. <\/p>\n The Art & Design District is evolving into San Diego\u2019s first home for the performing arts at iconic downtown venues like the Civic Theatre<\/a> and Jacobs Music Center alongside research and development programs focused on artist live\/work spaces, galleries, studios, and New School of Architecture & Design. <\/p>\n \u201c[The Art & Design District initiative] is a long-term\u00a0investment in San Diego\u2019s creative life and the creative workforce that powers our cultural experiences and creative industries here at home and across the world,\u201d says\u00a0Jonathan Glus, Prebys Senior Fellow for Art & Design in Residence at Downtown San Diego Partnership. \u201cBut infrastructure alone is not enough. The public needs to see, understand, and participate in what\u2019s being built and why. Joining as co-publisher of this issue means helping ensure that the story of San Diego\u2019s creative community\u2014its artists, its institutions, its future\u2014gets told at the level of ambition the moment requires.\u201d<\/p>\n San Diego has entered a defining chapter in how the region invests in its creative community, with civic and philanthropic leaders working alongside artists, brands, institutions, and people to chart a new model of public-private support for arts and culture.<\/p>\n As digital co-publishers of San Diego Magazine\u2018s arts and culture coverage, SDFC\u2019s Playmakers\u00a0partnership will include a six-month integrated collaboration designed to sustain the visibility of San Diego\u2019s creative community well beyond a single issue.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Playmakers program was built on the belief that the creative community is essential to what makes San Diego, San Diego,\u201d says Sebastian, San Diego FC\u2019s SVP of Brand and Innovation. \u201cInvesting in local media that tells those stories\u2014and reaches the audiences who need to hear them\u2014is one of the most direct ways we can support the artists, organizations, and cultural leaders<\/a> shaping this city\u2019s future. We\u2019re proud to step in as digital co-publishers of San Diego Magazine\u2018s arts and culture coverage and the founding partner of this new editorial program.\u201d<\/p>\n Under the partnerships:<\/p>\n The Art & Design District joins as Co-Publisher of the September 2026 Arts & Culture Issue, undwriting San Diego Magazine\u2018s most ambitious editorial event of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n SDFC Playmakers joins as Digital Co-Publisher of San Diego Magazine\u2018s arts and culture coverage, founding a six-month integrated partnership that includes co-publisher presence in the September issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n The partnership represents a new model for regional media: civic and cultural institutions providing the resources required for sustained, ambitious, local editorial media focused on the neighborhoods it serves.\u00a0<\/p>\n