The State-Local Partnership Program application for 2010-11 funding is now available on the California Arts Council website. The program fosters cultural development on the local level through a partnership between the California Arts Council and the designated local arts agency of each county. Only current partners are eligible to apply. Please check the Eligibility List on the program's web page. Deadline is April 30, 2010.

Morgan Brown from Monterey County (a junior at Pacific Grove High School -- age 16) took first place and will represent California in the national Poetry Out Loud finals in Washington, D.C. in April. Taking second was Christian Sanchez-Bartz from Los Angeles County (a junior at Millikan High School in Long Beach), and Cheryl Evans from Contra Costa County (a senior at Deer Valley High School) placed third.

Governor Schwarzenegger -- in an official proclamation released on March 3, 2010 -- declared March as "Arts Education Month." "Art, in its countless forms, has a unique and profound impact on our lives," noted the statement. "It is important for people of all ages to be exposed to the arts, and that is why I am proud to proclaim March 2010 as Arts Education Month." SEE PROCLAMATION

The California Arts Council provides funding for hundreds of quality arts, arts education, and cultural organizations throughout the state. Interested in finding out more about this network of arts organizations? Take a look at our Grantee Map feature and search by county. The resource provides web links to the organizations, and includes a mapping feature so viewers can see where the organizations are located. Information available for the previous three fiscal years. SEE MAP

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

• SF arts school named after famous artist
  San Francisco Examiner
• California students compete for National Poetry Recitation Contest
  Sacramento Press
• Governor appoints O.C. resident to arts council
  Orange County Register
• NEA chairman gets an earful on city tour
  San Diego Union Tribune
• Doodling for a Cause
  Santa Barbara Independent
• NEA chairman Landesman encounters the arts on Skid Row
  Los Angeles Times
• Airport-inspired art, dance
  San Diego Union Tribune
• Cuyamaca music teacher awarded top state prize
  San Diego Union Tribune
• Northwest Pasadena to get public art funding
  Pasadena Star-News
• Going From STEM to STEAM -- The Arts Have a Role in America's Future, Too
  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

• Assembly Member Solorio discusses importance of arts education at advocacy breakfast
• Retirement of Idyllwild Arts President William M. Lowman
• Recipients of This Year's California Writers Exchange Award
• What We Missed: Tom Hanks Helps Community College in Northern California
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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

• All Roads Seed Grant Program and Film Project (June deadline)
  National Geographic
  Deadline: 2010-06-15
• Getty Images professional photojournalist grants and student grants (May deadline)
  Getty Images
  Deadline: 2010-05-15
• Education Assocation Student Achievement Grants (June Deadline)
  National Education Association Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-06-01
• LEGO Children's Fund Grants (May Deadline)
  LEGO
  Deadline: 2010-05-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• California Preservation Foundation Conference -- "The Sierra Nevada"
  Nevada City / Grass Valley
  Date: 2010-05-12
• States of Change: New Leadership in Arts and Education (Arts Education Partnership Conference)
  Washington
  Date: 2010-04-09
• Long Beach Arts Education Summit
  Long Beach
  Date: 2010-03-27
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Executive Director
  Friends of Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park Los Angeles
  Los Angeles
• Development Director
  New Village Arts
  Carlsbad
• Individual Giving Manager
  Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
  San Diego
• Contemporary Art Program Associate
  Asian Art Museum
  San Francisco
• Managing Director
  Stagebridge
  Oakland
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• International Show of Art
  Liz Long Gallery
  Chicago, Illinois
• Open Call: Auto-Manic @ Root Division
  Root Division
  San Francisco
• Out of the Box
  The LoDi Project
  Raleigh, NC
• Landscape Art Contest
  MyArtContest.Com
  
• SOMNAMBULIST - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
  4Art Inc Gallery
  Chicago, IL
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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

• Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills
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The information in this section is provided as a service only, and the California Arts Council does not endorse or support the organizations listed. Questions and/or concerns about listings may be directed to the web editor.

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