The California Arts Council will conduct a peer-review panel of applications to the agency's Creating Public Value program (2010-11) on April 18, 19, 20, and 21, at the California Arts Council offices at 1300 I Street, Suite 930, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

The national finals for Poetry Out Loud are coming up at the end of the month (April 28 and 29), and the California state champion -- Robert Marchand of Monterey County -- will be preparing for the intense two day contest against 52 other state and territory champions in Washington, DC. The program in Monterey County has been very successful in California, producing two state first-place winners and one runner-up in the past three years.

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

• BLOG: Kevin Spacey, in Role as Lobbyist for the Arts
  New York Times
• Six million dollar investment in San Diego's arts and culture programs returns $173 million
  KUSI News
• Rock festivals thrive amid downturn
  USA Today
• NEA proposes a new American Artists of the Year award
  Washington Post
• Design Gets More Diverse
  New York Times
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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

• Visalia's Art in the Alley looking for artists
• New Santa Barbara Arts Fund Directors
• Arts Council Napa Valley Exec. Dir. Kristina Young named 2011 Outstanding Nonprofit Employee of the Year
• ARTS Obispo executive director resigns
• Placer County to Host Artist Residency & Teaching Program
• BLOG: Arts Advocacy Day Recap
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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

• Comcast funds diversity, literacy programs
  Comcast Foundation
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• Getty Images professional photojournalist grants and student grants (May deadline)
  Getty Images
  Deadline: 2011-05-01
• Producers Lab and the Sloan Producers Grant for Filmmakers
  Film Independent and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-07-11
• Meet the Composer - METLIFE FOUNDATION (June deadline)
  METLIFE FOUNDATION
  Deadline: 2011-06-01
• ARC (Artists' Resource for Completion) for LA Artists -- CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION (May deadline)
  Center for Cultural Innovation
  Deadline: 2011-05-03
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Protecting Cultural Collections, Santa Barbara
  Santa Barbara
  Date: 2011-05-12
• Protecting Cultural Collections, Paso Robles
  Paso Robles
  Date: 2011-05-13
• California Preservation Conference
  Santa Monica
  Date: 2011-05-15
• Financial Planning for Creative People During Volatile Times
  San Francisco
  Date: 2011-05-18
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• History Curator
  The Museums of Los Gatos
  Los Gatos
• Exhibition Manager
  The Museums of Los Gatos
  Los Gatos
• Business Director
  Lucid Art Foundation
  Inverness
• Art Instructor
  Southern Exposure
  San Francisco
• Executive Director
  Alonzo King LINES Ballet
  San Francisco
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• Scholarships for international MFA program in Berlin & NYC
  Transart Institute
  NYC & Berlin, Germany
• National Juried Renewable Energy Art Show
  Cascadia Carbon Institute
  Ellensburg, Washington
• "Grey Matter" Exhibition
  The Painting Center
  New York, NY
• Dreams, Main Gallery Show Aug 2011
  The Center for Fine Art Photography
  Fort Collins, CO
• 3rd Ward Spring Open Call
  3rd Ward
  Brooklyn, NY
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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

• ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Leadership in Tough Times
• ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Contracts and Copyrights
• The Cultural Museum 2.0: Engaging Diverse Audiences in America
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