The CAC will receive a one-time increase of $8.8 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year.

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June 29, 2018

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CA Poet Laureate nominations accepted now through July 25

It’s official: The search for California’s next poet laureate is underway. Poets may self-nominate, or be nominated by experts in the field of literature. The deadline for submission is July 25, 2018. Details on the nomination process, criteria and more can be found in our latest press release.

June is PTSD Awareness Month

The month of June is designated as PTSD Awareness Month, with June 27 officially known as PTSD Awareness Day. In observance, we share some recent resources for the field of military and the arts:

Click here for our story on this month's Joint Committee on the Arts hearing at the California State Capitol for veterans and the arts.

Click here for details on the NEA Creative Forces initiative's new research that suggests art made by military patients can help inform their medical diagnoses.

Create CA webinar focuses on school district collaboration

CAC partner Create CA is hosting an online webinar on July 18 at 3 p.m. to help artists and arts organizations better utilize the Arts Education Data Project tool for collaboration and partnership with school districts. Presenters include California Arts Council Arts Education Program Specialist Josy Miller, California Alliance for Arts Education Senior Director of Advocacy and Communications Sibyl O'Malley, and Create CA Program Director Pat Wayne. California Arts Council grantees the Luna Dance Institute, Arts for the Schools and AmadorArts will share their partnership experiences. Click here to register.

Our collective future: State budget boosts arts as part of California's investment in its people

Wednesday morning’s budget announcement brought a big boost to the arts in California. As a one-time increase, the California Arts Council will receive an additional $8.8 million general fund allocation for the 2018–19 fiscal year.  >>

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grants	artist calls
Humanities for All: Project Grants California Humanities Deadline: 2018-08-01 Washington Award S&R Foundation Deadline: 2018-08-03 Project Support Grant Open Meadows Foundation Deadline: 2018-08-15 more	Pop Art The Artists Loft Oakland, CA 6th Annual International Juried 2018 EXHIBIT The FL3TCH3R Exhibit Johnson City, TN San Pedro Festival of the Arts - Artist Call Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers Los Angeles Going Green Art on 30th/Ashton Gallery San Diego, CA The Cup, The Mug 2018 Main Street Arts Clifton Springs, NY more

conferences/workshops	research
Summer Forum Lincoln Center Education New York, NY Date: 2018-07-09 more	Facing Change: Insights from the American Alliance of Museums' Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Working Group American Alliance of Museums more
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