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Council meeting to be held virtually tomorrow, July 24

The California Arts Council will hold its next business meeting tomorrow, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will take place online with public access available by web link or phone. Written comments may be submitted in advance of virtual meeting of the Council and up through the close of the meeting. The public is also invited to provide live comments by voice during the meeting's designated public comment period. A detailed agenda, meeting access and public comment links are at this link. 

California Relief Fund for Artists & Cultural Practitioners

We're excited to announce our newest grant opportunity to aid California's individual artists & cultural practitioners impacted by COVID-19. More than 900 artists to be supported! Apply now to receive $1,000 in unrestricted rapid-relief funding through an easy application process, administered in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation. Get the details here.

Community listening sessions report & recordings available

We held four live listening sessions on Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9 to help inform upcoming Council discussions and decisions regarding grant policies and programs for 2020-21, addressing the economic impact of COVID-19 on California's creative communities. Read the summary report and listen to the audio from each session here.

CAC Administrators of Color Fellowship applications open

The School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza (SOAC), an Administering Organization of the California Arts Council, is currently accepting applicants for the California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship program. The statewide pilot program will match 10 arts administrators of color, Fellows, with an arts and culture organization, Host Organizations, dedicated to equity and community engagement for a nine- to 12-month fellowship. Apply by July 31 - learn more in our press release.

Nominations open for WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund

The U.S. Regional Arts Resilience Fund was created as an urgent response to the impact of COVID-19 on the nation's arts organizations. Through the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, WESTAF will administer the re-granting of over $1.7 million across its 13-state region in the fall of 2020. The fund will prioritize those organizations that are most at risk during this crisis, including historically under-resourced organizations, as well as those serving under-resourced populations, communities, and/or art forms. Anyone can submit a nomination on behalf of an organization. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 31, 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT. Learn more here.

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Data Integrity Coordinator
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Senior Major Gifts Officer
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Executive Artistic Director
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Student Art Director
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Manager, Membership and Visitor Services
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grants

artist calls

Black Creative Endeavors Grant
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Deadline: 2020-07-31

Literary Arts Emergency Fund
The Mellon Foundation
Deadline: 2020-08-07

Investing in Artists
Center for Cultural Innovation
Deadline: 2020-08-28

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Respiration(s) Now!
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Grass Valley-Nevada City Cultural District Art in Storefronts 2020
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Create! Magazine Call for Art
Create! Magazine
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4th Annual Patterns, Textures & Forms Online Art Competition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
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International Call for Submissions - Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology
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Canada

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conferences/workshops

research

Self-Advocacy and Self-Care for Artists and Arts Administrators of Color
Americans for the Arts
Online webinar
Date: 2020-07-24

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Music Therapy with Military Populations: A Scoping Review
Journal of Music Therapy

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