STATE ADDS $8.8 MILLION IN ARTS FUNDING FOR 2019
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| Six years of increased General Fund allocations for the arts in California followed 12 straight years of only $1 million being allocated to the state arts agency. |
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Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2019 fiscal year state budget, which includes
a one-time $8.8 million increase in funding for the California Arts Council, raising the General Fund portion of its budget to $24 million, and overall budget to $27.5 million (including its National Endowment for the Arts bloc grant and funds from the Arts License Plate and Arts Education tax donation check box). "This will significantly help advance the arts in our state and in our own community," according to Rick Stein, ArtsOC's President & CEO, immediate past president of
California Arts Advocates which led the effort to secure additional funding. "We are grateful to the Governor and our legislators on both sides of the aisle who recognize the great value of arts and creativity to the quality of life and livelihood of our state's citizens." The augmented funding does not yet place California in the top tier of state arts funding around the nation on a per capita basis and it remains short of the $32 million the California Arts Council received at its peak in 2001. In 2017-18, eleven grants to nine organizations were granted in Orange County by California Arts Council. "Arts Orange County is determined to persuade more organizations to apply during the coming year's funding cycle, and to assist them in applying through sponsorship of a grants workshop in the fall," added Stein. Information about the current grant programs, eligibility requirements, and more may be found
here.
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SANTA ANA COMMITS TO EQUITY IN ARTS EDUCATION
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Santa Ana City Council approved a resolution committed to equity in arts education this month, following the adoption of a similar resolution by the Santa Ana Unified School District, declaring Santa Ana an "Arts Equity District." The resolution is being adopted in communities across the state in order to ensure that all students have access to quality arts education to provide them with the skills they need to succeed in college, career and life. The resolution was proposed to the City Council by Council Member Juan Villegas (above right), and he was joined in the photo by (left to right):
Jeanette McMahon, Vocal Music Director, VAPA department Chair of Godinez Fundamental High, School recently named Educator of America by the Carlston Family Foundation; Jessica Cha, City of Santa Ana Arts Commissioner; Tram Le, City of Santa Ana Arts and Culture Specialist; (slightly behind) Daniel Allen, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Santa Ana Unified School District; John Palacio, Board Member, Santa Ana Unified School District; Robyn MacNair, Visual and Performing Arts Specialist, Santa Ana Unified School District, President California Art Education Association; Alfonso Jimenez, Deputy Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District; Valerie Amezcua, Board President, Santa Ana Unified School District. More here in the Voice of OC article. More about arts education equity here at CREATE CA.
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OC WOMENS CHORUS ON TOUR IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Orange County Womens Chorus is touring the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, from June 30 - July 7, 2018, singing in Portland, Seattle, and Victoria. All performances are free admission.
More here.
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RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS & ARTS ORGANIZATIONS - ArtsOC.org ARTS & CULTURAL EVENTS + CALLS FOR ARTISTS + AUDITIONS + JOBS + CLASSES + VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - SparkOC.com
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WATCH PACIFIC SYMPHONY ON "GREAT PERFORMANCES"
TOMORROW NIGHT! |
PBS "Great Performances" features Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, paying tribute to America's history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer's "Ellis Island: The Dream of America," a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant experience. The airing debuts tomorrow night, June 29, on PBS SoCal.
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| EMERGING ARTS LEADERS GATHERING AGAIN ON 7/18 |
Emerging Arts Leaders - OC will gather at Huntington Beach Art Center on Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 pm. Founded in 2012, EAL | OC cultivates and empowers the next generation of leaders in Orange County's arts, culture, and creative industries. Free admission. RSVP here.
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ARTSOC MEMBER MIXER
SLATED FOR AUGUST 22 |
Arts Orange County invites members and "not yet members" to join us for our next mixer on Wednesday, August 22, 5-7 pm in the Monkey Business Cafe in the Pacific Symphony/OC Music & Dance building in Irvine, 17620 Fitch, second floor. Admission is free. RSVP here.
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CAL HUMANITIES & NEH GRANTS WORKSHOP IN CORONA - JULY 16
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California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold a free information session about current funding opportunities from NEH program staff and California Humanities in Corona on Monday, July 16th from 1:30pm - 3:30pm hosted by Home Gardens Library, at 3785 Neece Street. More info here.
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The official nomination and application process for the next California Poet Laureate is now open.
Complete details are available here. The submission deadline is July 25, 2018. Poets may self-nominate, or be nominated by experts in the field of literature. The role of the California Poet Laureate is to spread the art of poetry from classrooms to boardrooms across the state, to inspire an emerging generation of literary artists and to educate all Californians about the many poets and authors who have influenced our great state through creative literary expression.
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