With support from the California Arts Council, SISKIYOU COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, in partnership with the county’s Veterans Leadership Council, museum and office of education, will offer veterans and their families opportunities to recount and process their military experiences in a supportive environment, and present their stories through recorded oral histories, traveling performances, and a school program, all of which will help increase understanding and strengthen bonds within our communities.
Organizational priorities are to increase equity, particularly racial equity, in and through the arts; ensure the long-term vitality of the arts ecosystem by supporting self-organization strategies; and to foster individual creativity throughout life acknowledging art as a fundamental human need. SCAC ensures constituents have equitable access to arts programming and opportunities by providing county-wide arts programming focusing on habitually underserved communities, pursuing strategic local arts initiatives that connect and highlight the arts ecosystem, coordinating emergency preparedness initiatives and mutual aid funds, and offering fiscal sponsorship for nascent arts organizations and projects.