With support from the California Arts Council, Creative Sonoma will hire a public art specialist to enhance staff’s knowledge and understanding of the opportunities and issues in developing and managing a public art program. This will include creation of a Public Art Best Practices, tailored to the specifics of Sonoma County, and a set of core recommendations for Creative Sonoma to use in developing a strategy to pursue a county-wide public art ordinance.
Creative Sonoma provides services in the following key areas:
1. Grants – to artists and culture workers as well as nonprofit organizations and creative enterprises
2. Professional Development (workshops, networking, online resources)
3. Communications and Marketing (online creative profiles, marketplace, promotional activities)
4. Arts Education
5. Public Art
6. Special Initiatives (cross-sector partnerships, business/arts facilitation, etc.)