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A Brief History of the Sacramento Poet Laureate Program
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In honor of National Poetry Month, we are celebrating by sharing poetry and poetry events featuring Sacramento’s current Poet Laureate, Indigo Moor, on our website and social media pages. The Sacramento Poet Laureate program was established in 2000 to bring the power and beauty of poetry to the Sacramento community while increasing awareness of the literary arts through community engagement and outreach. Viola Weinberg and Dennis Schmitz shared the honor of being the first Sacramento Poets Laureate and laid the groundwork for future Laureates. One of their projects included publishing “The Sacramento Anthology: One Hundred Poems,” which features 100 poems about Sacramento. Subsequent Poets Laureate include Jose Montoya, Julia Connor, Bob Stanley and Jeff Knorr.
Do you know the name of the park that honors all of Sacramento’s Poet Laureates? The first ten people to respond will receive a set of the Poets on Deck playing cards. Email smac@cityofsacramento.org with your answer!
Information on the Sacramento Poet Laureate program and past Poets Laureate.
Photo: Poets on Deck, a project of former Poet Laureate Julia Connor.
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April is National Poetry Month
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National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the
Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.
In honor of this celebration of all things poetry, our Sacramento Poet Laureate, Indigo Moor, has shared his poem,
Growing Wings.
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Race & Cultural Equity Task Force - May Meeting
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Members of the public are invited to attend the next meeting of the Race & Cultural Equity Task Force on Thursday, May 4. The meeting will be at CLARA (map) in Studio 114, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
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Coming Soon: Any Given Child Program Applications
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The Arts Commission will soon be releasing applications for its Any Given Child program.
Arts organizations, groups, or individuals interested in providing 45-60 minute arts education assemblies in Sacramento County schools serving K-8 students are invited to apply for the Arts Exposure Experiences component of the program.
Artists interested in teaching their art form using arts integration methods to K-8 students through 5- or 10-week residencies are invited to apply for the Arts Residency component of the program.
Sign up for the Arts Education email list to receive information about the application cycle, as well as future notices about our arts education programs.
Photo: Sacramento Ballet dancers perform at James Marshall Elementary.
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"Escape" Installed at Memorial Auditorium Garage
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A small “herd” of sculptures now exit the Memorial Auditorium Garage on the corner of H and 15th streets. The recently installed public artwork, “Escape,” by Sacramento artist Gale Hart is a gathering of five painted-steel, animal-like sculptures mounted on a small patio. With bodies resembling sawhorses and round disk faces stamped with numbers, the sculptures look as if they escaped from the garage or the nearby steel overhang. Hart also painted the posts of the overhang. Says Hart, “No longer secured, the livestock are free to escape and avoid an unfavorable fate. The numbers on the round faces are a correlation to the ear tags worn by factory-raised cows. I imagine that each one in this small herd had a lucky number.”
An animal rights activist, Hart frequently addresses the unethical treatment of animals in her artwork. Hart also recently completed “Missing the Mark,” an installation of disassembled dart board pieces, at the Golden 1 Center.
Photo: "Escape" public artwork by Gale Hart.
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We're Hiring: Cultural Services + Creative Economy Manager
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Under general direction, the Cultural Services + Creative Economy Manager (CSCEM) is responsible for the overall administration of the Cultural Services division, which includes the City/County funded Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission; directs the development and implementation of programs, policies, procedures, and objectives in support of the Department of Convention and Cultural Services mission, vision, and goals; is responsible for budgets, facilities, capital improvements, and revenues; researches the needs of the local arts community and general public and applies the results to long-term planning; locates and sources funds; prepares and submits grant proposals; negotiates and manages contracts for art projects; and, supervises staff assigned to the Cultural Services division.
Learn more about the position and how to apply.
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Make it an Arts Night with Sacramento365!
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The uniqueness and vibrancy of Sacramento’s arts scene is beaming! Join Sacramento365 and make it an arts night all April long! The bevy of artsy events happening this month is a not-so-subtle reminder of why it’s such an exciting time to be living (and playing) in our region.
While you’re out this month enjoying our local arts scene, get social and share your “Make it a Night” fun by using the hashtag #Sacramento365!
Go to www.sacramento365.com to find events.
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Job Opportunity – California Arts Council – deadline April 21
The Executive Director of the California Arts Council is responsible for providing statewide leadership in order to meet the CAC's strategic priorities. The candidate hired will bring creativity, collaboration, vision, and the ability to grow astute political skills to navigate the complexity of the arts community in California. Click here for information on how to apply.
Artist Studio Space - Verge Center for the Arts
Applications are now being accepted for Verge's Studio Program. If interested, submit 10 images in JPEG format (72 dpi), resume, and artist bio to studios@vergeart.com.
Script Submissions - Access Sacramento - deadline April 11
Access Sacramento seeks 10-minute family-friendly short film script entries about Sacramento for its 18th annual "A Place Called Sacramento" Film Festival. In preparation for the script competition and resulting film production process, Access Sacramento is providing four specialty workshops in conjunction with this opportunity. https://accesssacramentoorg.presencehost.net/pcs/pcs_rules_part-1.html For more information: 916-456-8600 ext. 100 or garymartin@AccessSacramento.org
Call for Artists – Effie Yeaw Nature Center– deadline April 15
Artists aged 16+ are invited to submit artwork for a themed, open, juried exhibition -- Art Where Wild Things Are -- featuring broad and creative interpretations of life in our local, natural world. Show will run May 16 - June 4, 2017. Click here for more information and to apply.
Art Contest - Arden Fair - deadline April 30
Elevate is a digital art contest where artists can submit original digital and video art for a chance to win up to $2,500. All submitted work will also be considered for potential placement following the contest. Learn more.
Call for Entries - VSA - deadline May 3
Targeted to ages 16 to 25, this national Call for Entries is part of VSA's Emerging Young Artists program. Utilizing this year's theme -- Electrify! -- young artists can submit artwork that is charged with ideas, that acts as a conduit for creative reflection on the past, explores the "now," and invokes a future full of possibility and inclusivity. Selected artwork will be exhibited in a year-long nationally touring exhibition, and winners will have the opportunity to attend an all-expenses-paid professional development workshop in Washington, DC. Apply here!
Call for Collaborative Artists - Capital Dance Project - deadline May 5
The artistic team of Capital Dance Project is searching for local Sacramento visual artists, musicians, designers, and performing artists of all genres outside of dance who are interested in a unique and exciting collaborative experience with one of our nine resident choreographers. Each choreographer will select one collaborative artist/group to work together in creating a world premiere for Capital Dance Project’s 3rd annual performance of Behind the Barre at the historic Crest Theatre in August 2017. Learn more.
Writers' Conference - Cosumnes River College - April 22
Cosumes River Collage (CRC) and the City of Sacramento's Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center will host the 10th annual Our Life Stories Cross-Generational Writers' Conference on April 22 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at CRC. This year's event spotlights Humor and features Jack Ohman, James Cagney, and Allison page as presenters. Learn more and register.
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Current Gallery Exhibitions
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Refocusing the Lens: An Exhibit of Pranlal Patel’s Photographs of Women at Work in Ahmedabad
through April, 2017
Sacramento City Hall, 915 I Street, Sacramento
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
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So Watt! An illuminating look at the artwork of SMUD employees and their families
through May 11, 2017
6301 S Street, Sacramento
Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm
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Celebrating California: an exhibition of paintings, collage, fiber, mosaic and photography by the Sacramento Fine Arts Center
through July 6, 2017
Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 700 H Street, Sacramento
Open when the County Board of Supervisors are in session.
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The next Arts Commission meeting is scheduled for:
April 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
300 Richards Blvd., Room 221 (map)
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