With support from the California Arts Council, the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) will strengthen current, programming, including the annual arts/culture grants cycle, Arts in County Jails, public art projects, showcase of artists in the County Galleries, production of equity workshops, Poetry Out Loud and arts education programs, and our annual Countywide Celebration of the Arts in September 2024. New programming implemented in 2023 will include a Youth Cultural Ambassador Program, County Poet Laureate, and work with the Youth Probation Department.
The San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) is a leader in regional arts advocacy efforts, working to further accessibility to, and support of, all art forms such as music, dance, visual arts, literature, theater, film and video, traditional crafts and folk arts, and new media. The OAC also administers an annual grants program to provide funding to community arts organizations and artists.

