There are over 25 literary figures throughout California who have been given official titles by cities and other local entities -- California's own community Poets Laureate, who will meet and present in Sacramento on April 2-3. Take a look at some of the diverse personalities who give a literary voice to their prospective communities in California.

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

• Redlands city official proposes options for public art ordinance
  Redlands Daily Facts
• Controversy over Sacramento County's latest public art budget
  Sacramento Bee
• OPINION: Why Arts Education Matters
  Education Week
• Arts Education Touted as Key to U.S. Innovation Agenda
  Education Week
• Insights Gained Into Arts and Smarts
  Education Week
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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

• California Tourism Excellence Awards
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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

• Humanities Collections and Resources
  NEH National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2008-07-15
• NEH Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2008-05-01
• NEH Digital Humanities Start Up Grant
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2008-04-02
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Take a look at the vast number of arts-related competitions available for Californians

• Lincoln Center Institute National Educator Workshops (California location)
  Costa Mesa, Orange County
• At the Capitol: Glenora High School String Orchestra and Seoul Ballet Theater
  West Steps of Capitol, Sacramento
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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

• Spotlight on Arts: Grantmaking in California
• Crossover: How Artists Build Careers across Commercial, Nonprofit and Community Work
• California Arts Audience Research Project - The Performing Arts in California: Rebuilding, Repositioning, Re-emerging
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