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Creative Edge Lecture Featuring
NEA Chair a Big Success
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NEA Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson and ArtsOC President/CEO Richard Stein engage in a Q&A session during the Creative Edge Lecture. | |
Arts Orange County's 13th Creative Edge Lecture saw National Endowment for the Arts Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson speak to an audience that included arts leaders and educators from throughout the region and state.
The popular annual event was held at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on February 7, and was followed by a VIP sponsor luncheon.
For photos and an upcoming video, visit https://artsoc.org/events-and-programs/creative-edge-lecture/.
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Placentia's Golden Elementary School Band, under the direction of Ray Llewellyn, performers at the OCMAA Awards | |
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The OC Music and Arts Administrators Awards are held each year to recognize outstanding arts educators, administrators and advocates in Orange County. The 2023 ceremony was held on February 8 at the Samueli Theater in the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
For a full list of honorees, click here.
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Heroes Hall announced that Stephanie Wade is the new supervisor of Heroes Hall Museum. Wade is a former Marine infantry officer, educator and veterans advocate with a BA in American History and MA in Military History. She is chair of the Orange County Veterans Advisory Council.
Read more about Heroes Hall here.
| Impact of Proposed Arts Education Cuts | |
In response to a projected $22.5 billion budget shortfall, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting $1.2 billion of one-time discretionary funding for arts and instructional materials in his pared-back 2023-24 state budget. State arts advocates are suggesting, however, that the block grant money loss can be largely offset with the nearly $1 billion earmarked for arts education through Proposition 28.
Read more here.
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The Picerne Family Foundation’s Artist Outreach Project is accepting applications through March 15. Selected artists, age 55 and older, will receive grants of $15,000 for providing educational, mentoring and/or therapeutic art experiences to under-served groups.
Read more here.
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California Humanities is accepting applications for the 2023 round of California Documentary Project NextGen grants. California-based nonprofit organizations and public agencies, including public schools and libraries, may apply for funding up to $15,000 to provide training and support to emerging storytellers ages 18 and under.
For details, visit: https://calhum.org/grant-deadlines-overview/california-documentary-project/
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The application deadline for Round Two of the CA Venues Grant has been extended to March 2nd at 5:00 pm. Applicants now only need to demonstrate a percentage gross earned revenue decline of at least 30 percent (previously 70 percent). Round One applicants should not reapply.
Read more here.
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State Nonprofit Filing Deadline | |
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Being in good standing with the California Attorney General’s office is a vital part of running a nonprofit organization. All too often, organizations are surprised to learn that they are ineligible for funding because they had no idea they were delinquent.
Find out how to avoid falling out of compliance by signing up for a free webinar that CalNonprofits is offering on March 8 at 11:00 a.m.
Register here: https://calnp.memberclicks.net/compliance-webinar-23#!/
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Hate Crime Charges Against Man
in Mural Defacement
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Artist Alicia Rojas painting over racist tags on her Costa Mesa mural
(photo by Don Leach, Daily Pilot).
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A 27 year-old Dana Point man has been charged with a hate crime in the vandalism of a mural dedicated to Latina women. Witnesses had reported seeing a man spray painting white supremacist references on the Costa Mesa mural last October.
Read more here.
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VSA Orange County is now Orange County Arts and Disability. | |
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In recognition that attitudes and language around disability have evolved, Orange County Arts and Disability has proudly claimed the word “disability” in an effort to clearly identify who they serve. A program of the Orange County Department of Education, the group remains committed to its mission to provide arts, education, and cultural opportunities by, with, and for people with disabilities, making the arts accessible to people of all abilities
Read more here.
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Nominations for 2023 OC Arts Awards
Being Accepted
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Arts Orange County is now accepting nominations for the 23rd OC Arts Awards. The benefit evening that recognizes and celebrates Orange County arts organizations, artists, and arts patrons will be held on October 17 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theater.
For nomination guidelines and to submit a nominee, click here.
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Final Opportunity to Apply as Workshop & Performing Artists for Día del Niño Festival | |
Proposals are now being accepted for both performers and artists offering hands-on youth art workshops for Arts Orange County's and Media Arts Santa Ana's annual Día del Niño. The event is a partnership with Imaginology and the OC Fair & Event Center, and is part of Imagination Celebration. To submit your application, visit www.ocdiadelnino.org | |
We acknowledge with respect our presence on the ancestral lands of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians - Acjachemen Nation and the Tongva People. | | | | |
