New ArtsOC Board Members Elected Today

At its meeting today, the Board of Directors of Arts Orange County elected seven new members.

We are delighted to welcome (pictured left to right above):

• Logan Crow, Executive Director, The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana
• Jennifer Frias, Director, Begovich Gallery at California State University, Fullerton
• Kim Le, Owner, Pacific Conservatory & Executive Director, Pacific Foundation for the Arts, Orange
• Marlene Peña Marin, Artistic Director, Relámpago del Cielo Grupo Folklórico & Director of International Dance Conservatory, Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana
• Harish Murthy, Executive Director, Ektaa Center, Irvine
• Jacque Tahuka Nunez, Native American Storyteller & Owner, Journeys to the Past, San Juan Capistrano
• Cheer Pan, Executive Director, Pan American Chinese Dance Alliance and Director of Cultural Engagement, South Coast Chinese Cultural Center, Irvine

Breaking Through:

Local Models of Racial & Cultural Equity Programming

ArtsOC Offers Free Webinar on May 24th

Arts Orange County invites you to attend the first in a series of free online gatherings to learn about innovative approaches to racial & cultural equity programming taking place in our arts community. Join us on Monday, May 24th at 2 pm, for brief presentations by three Orange County arts organizations about recent programs they have offered: Arts & Learning Conservatory will share about their ACTivism Initiative, Cypress College Art Gallery will present about their exhibition "Hairtage," and Philharmonic Society of Orange County will tell us about their "Triumph Over Adversity Festival," followed by a Q&A session. Admission is free. Reservations are required and attendance is limited. Register here. 

One Year Later: OC Arts Community's Losses Mount

ArtsOC Urges Officials to Allocate Relief Funding

Earlier today, ArtsOC issued a report documenting financial losses and job reductions suffered by the Orange County arts community due to COVID-19. You may access it here.

For information about ArtsOC's COVID-19 Response efforts, view our December 2020 report here.

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