Carol Muske-Dukes appointed California's Poet Laureate
Governor Schwarzenegger calls USC professor "an accomplished and decorated poet and author" Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Carol Muske-Dukes, an accomplished writer and professor at the University of Southern California, Poet Laureate for the state of California. The Arts Council provides over $1 million to 130 State Arts Organizations for "Artists in Schools"
Program designed to integrate community arts organizations into K-12 schools and after-school programs The California Arts Council is pleased to announce approved funding for 130 arts organizations for the agency's "Artists in Schools" program, a grant program designed to support artists in residency activities that take place in the classroom and in after-school settings. Arts Council seeks to build listing of California arts festivals, monthly community arts events
Send us info about festivals like film, music and visual arts, as well as monthly civic days like "Second Saturday" art walks The California Arts Council staff is starting their New Year's resolutions early, including a vow to list California arts festivals -- music, film, visual arts, etc. -- and monthly community arts events like "Arts Walk," or "Second Saturday" on our website. Send us info about your community's events! Free Cultural Data Project Training in Northern California in November, early December
Take advantage of training before applying for grants next year The administrative staff from the California Cultural Data Project will be holding a series of workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area to assist nonprofit arts administrators to fill out a Data Project profile before applying for 2008-09 grants. Many major funders, including the California Arts Council, will require a CA Cultural Data Project profile in applications this year. California teachers and teaching poets participate in Robinson Jeffers events, learn new practices for poetry instruction
The unique pilot project of The Big Read initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts helps teachers and poets from California's Poetry Out Loud program The California Arts Council participated in a unique event on the Central Coast in October, bringing California Poetry Out Loud instructors to a National Endowment for the Arts "Big Read" event celebrating California poet Robinson Jeffers at Tor House, the National Steinbeck Center and UC Santa Cruz. Arts Council well-received at Women's Conference
Minerva quilts from Alameda County Juvenile Justice detainees, photos from Venice Arts gain praise from Conference attendees, organizers The California Arts Council participated in the Women's Conference in Long Beach at the end of October, and did something a little differently this year. Rather than simply talking about the good work the agency's grantees are doing in California, the Arts Council showed off work from Alameda County's Juvenile Justice arts program and Venice Arts' youth photography, and last year's California Poetry Out Loud winner opened the program. Winners of the 2008 California Story Slam announced
High School Juniors asked to write personal accounts; program funding from sales of My California The California Arts Council announces the winners of the agency's second "California Story Slam" writing competition, a project that encourages students to use the knowledge of their lives and emotional journeys to create literature. The California Story Slam contest is for high school juniors and focuses on an important life experience as a beginning point for story writing. Art Works! A New Feature on the California Arts Council website and the California ArtBeat
Special section features stories from the Council's grantees, partners and programs A new feature on the California Arts Council website, Art Works! highlights California Arts Council grantees' stories, accomplishments, and the programs that keep the arts and creativity alive. The California Arts Council has a long tradition of supporting artists and arts organizations and Art Works! is the place to go to learn about their stories and successes. Don't Lose Nonprofit Status
New Tax Requirements for Small Nonprofits Starting in 2008 for annual year 2007, all nonprofits have to file some kind of documentation with the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Nonprofit organizations that do not file Form 990 (or the simplified versions of this form) for three consecutive years may lose their 501(c) status. This includes the small organizations that have less than $25,000 in their coffers. Cal Channel wins a Telly for Poetry Out Loud
California capital media outlet snags prestigious award for its televised coverage of the state's poetry competition This year's California Poetry Out Loud program garnered more winners than the high school students who represented their counties in the state finals. The California Channel, a CSPAN-like media outlet that covers the state Capitol, won a Telly Award for its California "Poetry Out Loud" state finals coverage. Sleek, Classic Design: the New Arts Plate Brochure
Help promote the license plate that provides over 85% of the California Arts Council's programs budget The main brochure for the California Arts License Plate was recently redesigned into a sleek new rack card, and the California Arts Council has packets ready to go for organizations and individuals ready to promote the arts in California. Over 85% of the funding for California Arts Council programs comes from sales and renewals of the Arts License Plate. |
