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COUNTY ARTS RELIEF FUNDING

Grants Programs for Districts 3, 4 & 5 Still Open


Following ArtsOC's successful advocacy with the Orange County Board of Supervisors that resulted in $5 million in arts relief funds being designated from its American Rescue Plan Act allocation, four of the five County Districts have announced their funding programs--each of the five districts received $1M and be custom designed by that Supervisor's office.


If your nonprofit arts organization or arts related business is located in

District 3 - details here.

District 4 - details here.

District 5 - details here.


When District 1 announces its program, we will share that information with you.

The District 2 program is now closed to applications.

GRANT OPPORTUNTIES


For artists & craftspeople:

CERF+ the Artists Safety Net — The COVID-19 Relief Grant provides $1,000 to artists working in craft disciplines who are facing dire circumstances due to food, housing, and/or medical insecurities as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Details here.


For nonprofit arts organizations:

California Relief Grant Program - Round 8

For nonprofit arts and cultural institutions only who have not already received a grant through this program in one of the earlier rounds. Applications open August 27 with a deadline of September 8. Details here.


CalHumanities

2021 California Documentary Project grant program for film, audio, and interactive media projects. Deadline is November 1. Details here.


OC arts community news...

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Zines have found a home at Anaheim Central Library. Slim, stapled, self-published volumes ranging from fiction to illustrations to a variety of subjects, they have been featured in an annual OC Zine Fest at this location since 2017. Read more about it in the Daily Pilot here.

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Kevin Kwan Loucks has been appointed CEO of Chamber Music America, the national network of ensemble music professionals, located in New York City. Loucks is an accomplished musician, co-founder of Trio Celeste (2017 Emerging Artists Award, Orange County Arts Awards) and of Chamber Music OC. Read more about his appointment here.

ArtsOC news...

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This annual gathering of Orange County's arts community leaders--artists, arts leaders and arts patrons--is especially anticipated this year! Join us! Details here.



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