Programs
The California Arts Council offers direct programming in a variety of areas through special federal, state, and local community partnerships.
You can learn more about our programs at the websites linked below.
Administrators of Color Fellowship (CAC-ACF)
The California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship is a partnership between the California Arts Council and the administering organization the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. CAC-ACF pairs 10 arts administrators of color with an equal number of arts and culture organizations dedicated to equity and community engagement for a nine- to 12- month paid fellowship. The pilot fellowship program is made possible by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation and a one-time increase in state arts funding.
Arts in Corrections (AIC)
Arts in Corrections is a partnership between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Arts Council designed to have a positive impact on the social and emotional well-being of people experiencing incarceration, promoting healing and interpersonal transformation both inside and outside of the boundaries of their institutions.
California Cultural Districts
The California Cultural Districts program promotes 14 state-designated districts, highlighting some of the thriving cultural diversity and unique artistic identities within local communities across the state. From larger, urban areas to uncharted rural locations, each district helps grow and sustain authentic arts and culture opportunities, increase the visibility of local artists, and promote socio-economic and ethnic diversity through culture and creative expression.
Poetry Out Loud (POL)
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and state arts agencies that celebrates the study of great poetry and dynamic recitation. With the support of California Arts Council State-Local Partners, California students compete at the county level before sending their top participants to Sacramento to determine the state champion who will represent California in the national competition in Washington, D.C. each spring.
Poet Laureate
The California Poet Laureate is a Governor’s appointee whose mission is to advocate for the art of poetry in classrooms and boardrooms across the state, to inspire an emerging generation of literary artists, and to educate all Californians about the many poets and authors who have influenced our great state through creative literary expression over the course of a two-year term.
