Grantee Database

BLUE LINE ARTS

Grant Year

2025-26

Grant Program

Arts and Youth

Award Amount

$22,750.00

Project Description

Blue Line Arts seeks funding to expand Tour Talk Create, a free, standards-aligned arts education program for underserved K–12 students in Placer County. CAC funds will support teaching artist stipends, art supplies, and consultations with an Art Curriculum Specialist to ensure alignment with CA VAPA and National Core Arts Standards. Each session includes a guided gallery tour and culturally responsive hands-on art activities. Teachers receive lesson plans and follow-up materials to extend learning in the classroom. Designed with Creative Youth Development principles, the program nurtures confidence, creativity, and community connection. Over the grant period, Tour Talk Create will serve 500+ students through free field trips and public events, fostering long-term relationships between schools, families, and Blue Line Arts while increasing access to high-quality arts experiences.

Organization Summary

Blue Line Arts is a gallery and arts center that offers a range of educational and community programs within the visual arts.

Exhibitions:
The gallery serves as a fine arts hub for the community, bringing contemporary art exhibitions admission-free to the public. We provide a platform for artists of all skill levels within the community, hosting artist lectures, and providing accessible live arts events.

Adult education and workforce development:
-Annually, the gallery hosts the SCG Artist Residency and Teaching program twice a year, and offers a variety of professional development workshops for working artists.
-The Art at Work program expands available exhibition opportunities to local artists through partnerships with local businesses.
-The Internship program provides college students and recent graduates with hands-on experience to prepare them for a successful transition into an arts or nonprofit career field.

Youth Education:
-Tour Talk & Create serves over 1,900 students annually, with free school group tours and hands-on arts learning for under-resourced schools.
-Year-round youth arts classes are offered at the lowest cost possible or free of charge, and include after school enrichment courses, seasonal camps, sessions for educational pods and homeschool groups, and special camps serving at-risk youth.

Public Art:
Through the Roseville Mural project and associated events, as well as smaller projects, the organization facilitates public art projects in the local area. By hosting events and walking tours, Blue Line Arts helps to connect residents and visitors to revitalized spaces in our downtown district, and to the greater conversation of public art.

Organization

Blue Line Arts

Address

405 Vernon St, Suite 100

405 Vernon St, Suite 100

Roseville

95678

County

Placer

Region

Upstate

Phone

(916) 783-4117

Congressional District

California District 3

State Assembly District

District 5

State Senate District

District 4

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