Grantee Database
Create CA
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
Arts and Youth
Award Amount
$18,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Create CA will produce two Arts + Activism Days for current California high school students. These events, taking place at the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), provide access to meaningful, culturally responsive workshops that activate young changemakers.
Guided by Create CA’s youth program participants, Arts + Activism Days will connect 550 students to half-day workshops with community artists. Workshops provide engagement in the arts and social justice, providing students with leadership skills to communicate the importance of the arts. 50% of participants are located in the lower two quartiles of the Healthy Places Index and represent the economic, cultural and ethnic diversity of all 58 California counties. Students will collaborate on art with a purpose, gaining creative skills for life.
Organization Summary
Create CA works to fulfill its mission through three programs:
The Arts Now program trains advocates to work with local school boards, design strategic arts education plans, and improve resources for arts education. Participants receive strategic coaching, training, communications support, and micro-grants.
The Student Voices program provides leadership training and advocacy opportunities for current public school students. Our annual Student Arts Advocacy Day is the largest arts advocacy training event for high schoolers in California.
Lastly, Create CA’s public will program influences decision-makers, raises awareness about the benefits of arts education, and increases access to and participation in the arts.
Organization
Create CA
Address
85 S. Grand Ave.,
Pasadena
91105
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(626) 578-9315
Congressional District
California's 28th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 41
State Senate District
District 25
