"I was astounded at the emotional maturity of all these students," says California Arts Council Vice Chair Malissa Feruzzi Shriver, a 2008 California Poetry Out Loud judge.

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).

Over the past five years, a cultural phenomenon has occurred within California city and county government -- cities and other local entities have begun to officially appoint local Poets Laureate. There are now approximately 25 community-based Poets Laureate in the state, most of whom will present in Sacramento for National Poetry Month in April 2008.

Arts in the Media page keeps up with news, features and editorials on arts-related issues from major news sources

• Dudamel mania descends upon S.F. Symphony
  San Jose Mercury News
• Fire guts youths' arts hub in Sacramento
  Sacramento Bee
• Smart Arts: study examines the affect of arts on the brain
  Science Daily
• Popular S.D. Art Festival Canceled
  San Diego Union Tribune
• Roseville teen earns spot in national poetry reading competition
  Sacramento Bee
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Arts Insider News keeps the arts community up-to-date with arts-related information that might not be included in major news outlets

• Four Inland Schools to Attend "Gluck Day of the Arts" at UC Riverside
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The California Arts Council is often notified of other financial opportunities like grants and initiatives, and we pass the information along to California ArtBeat readers

• Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2008-07-01
• NEA Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
  The National Endowment for the Arts
  Deadline: 2008-06-09
• NEA Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants
  The National Endowment for the Arts
  Deadline: 2008-06-02
• NEA DANCE: Access to Artistic Excellence
  The National Endowment for the Arts
  Deadline: 2008-08-11
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Take a look at the vast number of arts-related competitions available for Californians

• Community Poet Laureate Convening for National Poetry Month
  Sacramento
• The 12th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Finals
  San Francisco Opera House
• Poetry Out Loud 2008 National Finals
  Washington, DC
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Take a look at the vast number of arts-related competitions available for Californians

• Executive Director
  Virginia Avenue Project
  Santa Monica
• Development Director
  Children's Museum San Diego
  San Diego
• Executive Director
  Films By Youth Inside
  Los Angeles
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Take a look at the vast number of arts-related competitions available for Californians

• Derivative Composition
  
  
• Juried Art Exhibit
  
  
• Seventh Annual Juried Art Exhibition
  Art Source Gallery
  Boise, ID
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Reports and studies on the arts as they relate to education, the economy, communities, quality of life, and other aspects of our lives

• Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists
• The Imagine Nation: Moving America's Children Beyond Average
• Learning, Arts, and the Brain
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