Grantee Database

Calaveras Arts Council

Grant Year

2026-27

Grant Program

Arts and Youth

Award Amount

$18,750.00

Project Description

With support from a $25,000 California Arts Council Arts and Youth grant, the Calaveras County Arts Council will expand arts access for youth ages 0 to 25 across Calaveras County, a rural community where virtually all ZIP codes fall in the lower quartiles of the California Healthy Places Index. CCAC will hire teaching artists to deliver workshops at the gallery and directly in communities, serving preschool through high school age youth including foster youth, LGBTQ+ youth, and homeschool students. CCAC will expand its annual Art Spirit student art show to include middle school preparation and homeschool participation. In partnership with First 5 Calaveras, CCAC will offer parent and child arts workshops for the county’s youngest residents. A part-time program coordinator, overseen by the Executive Director, will manage all activities. Programming is free to all participants.

Organization Summary

We are proud of our five core programs. 1) Ovations, a performing arts series in winter that brings a diverse range of professional performances to the performing arts center in Angels Camp, including classical and world music, theater and dance, and jazz. 2) Music in the Parks, an eclectic, admission-free, 10-week summer concert series that brings music to our remote communities throughout the county. 3) Artists Studio Tour, our fall event. We work with local artists to create and publicize a county-wide self-guided tour of their galleries and studios. 4) Arts in Education. We offer matching grants to local public schools to augment classroom art education programs. In spring we present in our gallery “Art Spirit,” an art exhibition presenting the work of local high school and middle school students. The art is professionally juried, we host a closing reception and modest prizes and ribbons are presented. We offer scholarships to local high school students who are pursuing a degree in the arts. 5) Gallery programming produces 5 to 6 shows a year to highlight artists of a diverse levels of experience, as well as bring attention to topics of community interest.

Organization

Calaveras Arts Council

Address

PO Box 250

SAN ANDREAS

95249-0250

County

Calaveras

Region

Central Valley

Website

Email

Congressional District

California's 4th congressional district

State Assembly District

District

State Senate District

District 4

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