Grantee Database
Greater Bay Area Arts and Cultural Advocacy Coalition
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Statewide and Regional Networks
Award Amount
$16,203.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, California for the Arts will serve as the fiscal sponsor of the Greater Bay Area Arts and Cultural Advocacy Coalition. The Coalition delivers advocacy programming in the form of in-person convenings, monthly calls, and financial support of professional development for advocates. The Coalition builds the capacity of artists, arts organizations, and arts supporters in the region to engage in the public policy making process at city, county, and state levels. The education activities equip members to take action in two issue areas: 1) equitable investment and capacity building for artists and small and BIPOC-led organizations and 2) community economic and cultural resilience. The Coalition aims to strengthen Greater Bay Area communities by shaping arts, cultural, and community development agendas and developing recommendations that inform policy implementation.
Organization Summary
Strategically, the coalition engages in opportunities like advocacy actions, fellowships, and sub-regional projects. We are expanding our network with new members and deepening policy engagement to drive change. Future directions include developing core narratives with artists as strategists, expanding membership diversity, and strategizing around state-regional policy efforts. These efforts aim to ensure a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable future for the arts and cultural communities across the Greater Bay Area.
The coalition commits to the following values in action in our collective work:
-Live with Integrity
-Cultivate and Nurture Belonging
-Invest in Joy
-Advance Justice
These values will inform how the coalition pursues advocacy and policy goals in support of communities across the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Organization
Greater Bay Area Arts and Cultural Advocacy Coalition
Address
California for the Arts, 1731 Howe Avenue
Sacramento
95805
County
Sacramento
Region
Capital
Phone
(916) 800-5881
