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What's New Archives California Arts Council to Meet in PasadenaPublished: 01-14-2008 The California Arts Council (CAC) will meet publicly on Thursday, January 24, 2008, in the Community Room at the Armory Center for the Arts at 145 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend and address the Council during the public comment period in the morning. Based on the number of people wishing to speak, public testimony may be time-limited. Information on the Armory Center for the Arts may be found at www.armoryarts.org, or by calling (626) 792-5101. Open Grants, Initiatives, & the Arts ConferencePublished: 12-17-2007 It's a busy time at the California Arts Council, with three grant programs open, a statewide high-school initiative, and the launch of our new website. But before reading further, mark these dates in your calendar: the Arts Conference date is March 4, 2008, in Sacramento at the Memorial Auditorium, with California Arts Advocates' "Arts Advocacy Day" the following day on March 5 in Sacramento. Artists in Schools Program -- Deadline January 30Published: 01-18-2008 Final application and supplementary materials for the Artists in Schools program are due on January 30, 2008. Artists in Schools is designed to support artists in residency activities that take place in schools, both in the classroom and in after-school settings. This is the third round of funding available for the Artists in Schools program, and the intent is to integrate community arts resources, artists and professional art organizations, into a comprehensive, standards-based program that underscores the critical role that the arts play in shaping a student's overall well-being and academic achievement. Creating Public Value -- Deadline January 23 Published: 01-18-2008 The January 23 deadline for the California Arts Council's "Creating Public Value" grant program is fast approaching. Through this program, the California Arts Council seeks to partner with California arts organizations to implement projects that make a positive contribution to communities utilizing tools identified as "The Three R's:" Relationships, Relevance, and Return on Investment. Click MORE below for application link. Statewide Arts Conference Tuesday, March 4th & Wednesday, March 5th Published: 01-31-2008 March 4, 2008 marks the day of the California Arts Council's statewide arts conference, in partnership with the California Arts Advocates' March 5 arts advocacy events. The March 4 conference will examine the future of the arts in California, and the California Arts Advocates events on March 5 consist of training and coordinated legislative outreach efforts on behalf of the arts.February 26 registration deadline. Click MORE below for details. Welcome to California ArtBeat and Conference Information Published: 02-27-2008 Dear California ArtBeat Friends, We here at the California Arts Council office in Sacramento are very pleased to have a new and user-friendly website for you to peruse. And we are delighted to have arrived at an actual name for what we called the "Update"--now the California ArtBeat. It was time for a new look and an easier way to get information to you without our e-newsletter being 20 pages long. We like suggestions, so send us your best ideas on how to better serve your needs. The entire staff is now putting the finishing touches on the March 4th Arts Conference at the beautiful, historic Memorial Auditorium on J Street between 15th and 16th Streets in downtown Sacramento. The programs are printed, conference bags are being stuffed, lighting and sound systems are being finalized, and last-minute details tended to. This conference is sponsored by TARGET, and we thank this generous company and Bernard Boudreaux, Senior Manager, Community Relations, for supporting the Conference and the Arts. Our speakers for the day are indeed futuristic .... -- Derek Woodgate, well-known "futurist," is excited to be with us for his special interest is in the Arts. -- Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto will bring stories of California's immigration growth. His background is varied, his experience in transnational cultures rich, and his knowledge of our changing nation deep. -- Joe Hayes from the Public Policy Institute of California will bring us up-to-the-minute facts on California's demographics. -- Dick Deasy has much to relate from his recent research about Art in Education and the kind of language we might use to draw more people to the arts--we need imagination! -- Jonathan Katz is known to many of you through the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. He is the consummate facilitator, communicator and leader of groups such as ours. He will get us all thinking in a new way. We are looking forward to hearing each one of these speakers, and then sharing all your thoughts on meeting the future's art challenges. Can't wait to see you all on March 4th at "The Future--What's Next?" and on March 5th at California Arts Advocates' Advocacy Day. Muriel Johnson California Story Slam Expands to High Schools in 22 Counties Published: 03-12-2008 High school juniors from 22 select counties around the state are invited to participate in the "My California Story Slam," a pilot-project writing competition that encourages students to use the knowledge of their lives and emotional journeys to create literature. Deadline: Monday, June 2, 2008. Click "more" to see competition details and list of eligible counties. Creating Public Value panel on April 7-9, 2008 Published: 03-17-2008 A panel of arts professionals in early April will review 2007-08 Creating Public Value program applications, supporting small California arts organizations in rural or under-served areas in implementing projects designed to make a positive contribution to communities utilizing tools identified as The Three R's: Relationships (building partnerships), Relevance (to audiences and community), and Return on Investment (making the case to the authorizing environment). Send Us Your Arts Objects! Published: 04-04-2008 Approximately once a year the California Arts Council uses in-house talent and sweat to create a public-value driven public-service announcement (PSA) on the arts. This year we're proposing a collaborative project with artist Jillian Kogan, and we need your help. Panel Review of Artists in Schools program April 14-16 Published: 04-11-2008 The California Arts Council's Artists in Schools program -- the largest program from the agency -- provides support for professional artists as community arts resources, complementing ongoing arts education in California schools. This is the first of two Artists in Schools 2008-09 panels, adjudicating applicants and their applications in the following disciplines: music, literature, and multi-disciplinary fields. Click "more" to see information. NEW DEADLINE for state poet nominations! Published: 04-18-2008 The California Arts Council has extended the deadline for nominations for California Poet Laureate to Monday, May 19, so get your nominations in ASAP for the officially recognized poet for the state. Self-nominations are accepted. Click more for details. California Arts Council to Meet in Los Angeles on June 6 Published: 05-21-2008 The California Arts Council (CAC) will meet publicly on Friday, June 6, 2008, at The Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024, (310) 443-7030. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00 p.m. |
