With support from the California Arts Council, the San Mateo County Arts Commission (SMCAC) will build upon its successful growth of the past 6 years by using the CAC grant to fund the SMCAC’s first full-time staff person, an Executive Director, and to launch and oversee new programming as determined by the new 10 year strategic arts and culture plan currently in development and expected to be adopted in November 2019.
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.