The Commission is looking into future grants, and intends to apply to the California Arts Council for state support for the 2018 Art Walk in the flowing year. If the CAC awards a grant, the Art Walk could display a greater variety of artworks, have expanded opening and closing events, and refine its publicity.
The California Arts Council strongly encourages "creative placemaking", in which “partners from public, private, non-profit, and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of a neighborhood.