California Arts Council https://arts.ca.gov/ A State Agency Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:48:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://arts.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-cac-favicon-32x32.png California Arts Council https://arts.ca.gov/ 32 32 California Arts Council Seeks Arts Providers at State Correctional Institutions https://arts.ca.gov/2024/09/25/california-arts-council-seeks-arts-providers-at-state-correctional-institutions/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:21:38 +0000 https://arts.ca.gov/?p=39233 Request for proposals will promote healing and well-being through creativity September 25, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Arts Council […]

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Request for proposals will promote healing and well-being through creativity

September 25, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Arts Council (CAC) is accepting proposals from qualified nonprofit arts organizations interested in providing arts services promoting healing and well-being as part of California’s Arts in Corrections (AIC) program. Organizations of all sizes are encouraged to submit programming proposals for up to $86,000 per proposed institution by October 14th.

“It is our mission to advance cultivate a better California for all through access to arts, culture, and creativity,” stated Danielle Brazell, Executive Director of the California Arts Council, “Through the arts, members of our communities in correctional facilities  develop new tools for self-expression and perspectives that support wellness.”

The Request for Proposals (RFP) announced today seeks to contract with new, current, and returning Coordinating Organizations to provide AIC programming that broadens the art and cultural disciplines of institution workshops.

A list of art discipline priorities for each state correctional facility is available within the RFP guidelines to assist organizations in designing their proposals.

About the RFP Process

As part of the CAC’s effort to simplify the submission process and increase access, equity, and inclusion among interested organizations, the RFP includes plain-language templated forms and instructions for submission guidance.  An optional feedback survey is also included to help the CAC continue to gain insight on how to further streamline the process for future RFPs.

Read the Request for Proposals and download available attachments here. These documents are also available for download through the Cal eProcure marketplace.

Webinar and Q&A Resources

The CAC will conduct a webinar on this RFP on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. PDT. Interested parties must register online to participate in the webinar. For those unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and published online.

Questions regarding this RFP may be submitted through a public inquiry process. Email AIC Analyst Jonathan Estrada before 5 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. All questions and responses from the webinar and the RFP process will be made available to the public no later than Friday, October 4, 2024 at 5 p.m. PDT.

The final deadline for submitting proposals is Monday, October 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

About Arts in Corrections

Arts in Corrections is a partnership between the CAC and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) 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.
The program upholds the following values:

  • People experiencing incarceration are deserving of dignity and respect.
  • Policies should dismantle the root causes of incarceration.
  • Community-based interventions reduce harm and make communities safer by replacing state-sanctioned systems of retribution and punishment.
  • Individual and collective accountability for harm, and the healing of trauma, can create a more safe and just society for all.

California’s Arts in Corrections program is made possible by funding from the Division of Rehabilitative Programs at CDCR. Services provided span the full spectrum of art disciplines, with organizations offering instruction in visual; literary; media; performing; and cultural, folk, and traditional arts.

Since the program’s re-launch in the 2013-14 fiscal year, CDCR’s investment has increased from $2.5 million in the first two years to an $8 million annual commitment. As of June 2017, arts programming is provided at all 33 state adult correctional facilities.

For more information about the program, including a list of all current Coordinating Organizations, visit the California Arts in Corrections website.

About the California Arts Council

The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. It supports local arts infrastructure and programming statewide through grants, initiatives, and services. The California Arts Council envisions a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.

Members of the California Arts Council include: Roxanne Messina Captor, Chair; Leah Goodwin , Vice Chair; Gerald Clarke; Caleb Duarte; Vicki Estrada; Roy Hirabayashi; Alex Israel; Phil Mercado; Nicola Miner; and Olivia Raynor. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.

Media Inquiries Only:
Kimberly Brown
Public Affairs Specialist
[email protected]

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The California Arts Council is committed to increasing the accessibility of its online content. For language and accessibility assistance, visit https://arts.ca.gov/about/about-us/language-communications-assistance. To read this announcement in Spanish, please use the website’s Google Translate tool by clicking the “Translate” link in the upper righthand corner of this page.

El Consejo de las Artes de California se compromete a aumentar la accesibilidad de sus contenidos en línea. Para obtener ayuda con el idioma y la accesibilidad, visite https://arts.ca.gov/about/about-us/language-communications-assistance. Para leer este anuncio en español, utilice la herramienta Google Translate del sitio web haciendo clic en el enlace “Traducir” situado en la esquina superior derecha de esta página.

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]]> Notice of Public Meeting: June 22, 2021 https://arts.ca.gov/2021/06/22/notice-of-public-meeting-june-22-2021/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:21:12 +0000 https://arts.ca.gov/?p=20591 PUBLIC MEETING AGENDATuesday, June 22, 2021 10:00 AM – 4:20 PM Public meeting access will be provided online at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/. 10:00 […]

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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
10:00 AM – 4:20 PM

Public meeting access will be provided online at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/.

  1. 10:00 am, Call to Order, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  2. 10:05 am, Acknowledgment of Tribal Land, A. Bown-Crawford
  3. 10:10 am, Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum, K. Margolis
  4. 10:15 am, Chair’s Report, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  5.  10:55 am, Public Comment, A. Bown-Crawford
    Two forms of public comment will be offered:
    – Written comments will be accepted online prior to and during the Council meeting
    – Live comment will be accepted during this agenda item in the meeting via Zoom or phone. Live public comment may be limited to 2 minutes per person.
    – Access and instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/
  6. 11:20 am, Racial Equity Training, K. Canton, CAC Race Equity Manager
    Council will be provided training on definitions of white supremacy culture, some anti-racism practices, and how systems thinking (using the Iceberg Model) can be a tool toward achieving the CAC racial equity action plan.
  7. 12:20 pm, BREAK
  8. 1:20 pm, Committee Updates, L. Gonzales-Chavez
    a. Programs Policy Committee
    b. Allocations Committee
    c. Equity Committee
    d. Legislative Committee
  9. 1:50 pm, Governance Committee Discussion, J. Moscone and A. Israel
    General discussion on how in-person meetings, public comment and the general Council meeting structure can be maximized.
  10. 2:05 pm, Program Data Presentation, M. Moscoso and J. Miller
    Staff presentation demographic and other identifier composition of the boards and staffs of grantee organizations from the last three funding cycles (FY2017-2019).
  11. 2:50 pm, Preparation for 2022 Grant Season Planning, L. Gonzáles-Chávez and K. Gallegos
    The CAC Chair will provide background and framework for a special two grant cycle season in 2022.
  12. 3:50 pm, 2nd Public Comment, A. Bown-Crawford
    Public Comment
    Two forms of public comment will be offered:
    – Written comments will be accepted online prior to and during the Council meeting
    – Live comment will be accepted during this agenda item in the meeting via Zoom or phone.
    Live public comments may be limited to 2 minutes per person. Access and instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/
  13. 4:05 pm, Future Agenda Items, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  14. 4:20 pm, Adjournment, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  1. All times indicated and the orders of business are approximate and subject to change.
  2. Any item listed on the Agenda is subject to possible Council action.
  3. A brief mid-meeting break may be taken at the call of the Chair. 
  4. The CAC retains the right to convene an advisory committee meeting pursuant to Government Code Sec. 11125 (d).
  5. Per Executive Order N-29-20, the Council Meeting will be held via teleconference. There will be no physical meeting location in order to comply with public health guidelines. If you need additional reasonable accommodations, please make you request no later than June 18, 2021 at 5 pm. Please direct your request to the Public Affairs Specialist, Kimberly Brown, at [email protected]. 

Public comment instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/

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]]> Statement of Transformative Arts Name Retraction https://arts.ca.gov/2021/05/20/statement-of-transformative-arts-name-retraction/ Thu, 20 May 2021 18:39:39 +0000 https://arts.ca.gov/?p=20340 The California Arts Council is working to immediately retract the use of the name Transformative Arts on all messaging or […]

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]]> The California Arts Council is working to immediately retract the use of the name Transformative Arts on all messaging or branding of our state’s prison arts programming, returning to Arts in Corrections.

Since 2011, Transformative Arts has been the name of a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles that builds visual literacy through localized art, making initiatives that support communities and artists in order to strengthen cooperation and social engagement.

Our prison arts program specifically upholds the value that “individual and collective accountability for harm, and the healing of trauma, can create a more safe and just society for all.” We accept full accountability for the oversight in its recent adoption of the name Transformative Arts so that we may actively uphold this value, to support healing and transformation and be a small part of fostering the conditions where our collective liberation is possible.

We are grateful to all who contributed their thoughts and perspectives during this valued process to reimagine and retitle Arts in Corrections. Staff will continue its outreach efforts to determine a meaningful, community-led program name change in the future.

We appreciate this organization reaching out to inform us of our mistake, and the impact they have experienced as a result of their name’s appropriation. We apologize sincerely for any harm caused to the Transformative Arts organization, and any confusion brought for the field.

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]]> Notice of Public Meeting: May 24, 2021 https://arts.ca.gov/2021/05/10/notice-of-public-meeting-may-24-2021/ Mon, 10 May 2021 20:10:05 +0000 https://arts.ca.gov/?p=20073 PUBLIC MEETING AGENDAMonday, May 24, 20212:00 PM- 3:30 PM Public meeting access will be provided online at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings. Summary: The Council’s […]

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Monday, May 24, 2021
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM

Public meeting access will be provided online at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings.

Summary: The Council’s Programs Policy Committee, members Lilia Gonzáles-Chávez and Jodie Evans, will meet on Monday, May 24 at 2:00 PM. All members of the Council have been invited to participate in this optional meeting. Members of the public may observe via Zoom (online or phone). Written comments will be accepted online prior to and during the meeting. Comments submitted before Thursday, May 20 at 9:00 AM will be reviewed by the committee prior to discussion. 

Meeting topic: The Programs Policy Committee will meet to discuss preliminary direction and goals for the Council’s 2022 grant season. The Committee will review recommendations from staff in consideration of timeline, grant cycles, and priority programs. Results of the meeting will be utilized at the Council’s next business meeting on Tuesday, June 22. 

  1. Per Executive Order N-29-20, the meeting will be held via teleconference. There will be no physical meeting location in order to comply with public health guidelines. If you need additional reasonable accommodations, please make you request no later than May 20, 2021 at 5 p.m. Please direct your request to the Public Affairs Specialist Kimberly Brown at [email protected]. 
  2. Public comment instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings.

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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 1, 2021
1:00 PM- 2:30 PM

Public meeting access will be provided online at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/.

  1. 1:00 pm, Call to Order, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  2. 1:05 pm, Acknowledgment of Tribal Land, A. Bown-Crawford
  3. 1:10 pm, Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum, K. Margolis
  4. 1:15 pm, Public Comment, A. Bown-Crawford
    Two forms of public comment will be offered:
    – Written comments will be accepted online prior to and during the Council meeting
    – Live comment will be accepted during this agenda item in the meeting via Zoom or phone. Live public comment may be limited to 2 minutes per person.
    – Access and instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/
  5. 1:45 pm, Special Election: Council Leadership, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  6. 2:05 pm, Update on future publicly noticed Programs Policy committee meeting(s), L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  7. 2:20 pm, Announcement of Council Committee Assignments, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  8. 2:25 pm, Adjournment, L. Gonzáles-Chávez
  1. All times indicated and the orders of business are approximate and subject to change.
  2. Any item listed on the Agenda is subject to possible Council action.
  3. A brief mid-meeting break may be taken at the call of the Chair. 
  4. The CAC retains the right to convene an advisory committee meeting pursuant to Government Code Sec. 11125 (d).
  5. Per Executive Order N-29-20, the Council Meeting will be held via teleconference. There will be no physical meeting location in order to comply with public health guidelines. If you need additional reasonable accommodations, please make you request no later than March 30, 2021 at 5 pm. Please direct your request to the Public Affairs Specialist Kimberly Brown at [email protected]. 

Public comment instructions will be provided at https://arts.ca.gov/about/council-meetings/.

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]]> Local Arts Agency Federal CARES Funding Programs https://arts.ca.gov/2020/12/10/local-arts-agency-federal-cares-funding-programs/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:42:14 +0000 https://arts.ca.gov/?p=17706 The California Arts Council voted unanimously to distribute the $710,400 of State Arts Agency CARES Act funding awarded by the National […]

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The California Arts Council voted unanimously to distribute the $710,400 of State Arts Agency CARES Act funding awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to the Arts Council’s State-Local Partner grantees on an opt-in basis.

In alignment with the CAC’s public mission and commitment to racial equity, and in response to public health data and state leadership practices, funds have been designated to support local arts and cultural organizations serving communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 through re-granting by participating State-Local Partners.

To learn more about the county arts agency CARES funding programs, visit the State-Local Partner websites below.

CountyState-Local PartnerWebsite
AlamedaAlameda County Arts Commissionwww.acgov.org/arts/
AmadorAmador County Arts Councilwww.amadorarts.org
ButteUpstate Community Enhancement Foundationwww.friendsof.art
CalaverasCalaveras County Arts Councilwww.calaverasarts.org
Contra CostaContra Costa Countywww.AC5.org
Del NorteDel Norte Countywww.dnaca.net
El DoradoArts and Culture El Doradowww.artsandcultureeldorado.org
FresnoFresno Arts Councilwww.fresnoartscouncil.org
HumboldtHumboldt Arts Councilwww.humboldtarts.org
KernArts Council of Kernwww.kernarts.org
LakeLake County Arts Councilwww.lakearts.org
LassenLassen County Performing Arts Councilwww.lassencountyartscouncil.org
Los AngelesLos Angeles County Department of Arts and Culturewww.lacountyarts.org
MaderaMadera County Arts Councilwww.maderaarts.org
MarinMarin Cultural Associationwww.marincultural.org
MariposaMariposa County Arts Council Incwww.mariposaartscouncil.org
MendocinoArts Council of Mendocino Countywww.artsmendocino.org
MercedMerced County Arts Councilwww.artsmerced.org
MontereyArts Council for Monterey Councilwww.arts4mc.org
NapaArts Council Napa Valleywww.artscouncilnapavalley.org
Nevada/SierraArts Collaborative of Nevada Countywww.nevadacountyarts.org
OrangeArts Orange Countywww.artsoc.org
PlacerThe Arts Council of Placer Countywww.placerarts.org
PlumasPlumas County Arts Commissionwww.plumasarts.org
RiversideRiverside Arts Councilwww.riversideartscouncil.com
SacramentoCity of Sacramentowww.sacmetroarts.org
San BenitoSan Benito County Arts Councilwww.sanbenitoarts.org
San BernardinoArts Connectionwww.artsconnectionnetwork.org
San DiegoThe City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culturewww.sandiego.gov/arts-culture
San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commissionwww.sfartscommission.org
San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo County Arts Councilwww.artsobispo.org
San MateoSan Mateo County Arts Commissionwww.cmo.smcgov.org/arts-commission
Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara County Office of Arts and Culturewww.sbac.ca.gov
Santa ClaraSilicon Valley Createswww.svcreates.org
ShastaShasta County Arts Councilwww.shastaartscouncil.org
SiskiyouSiskiyou County Arts Councilwww.siskiyouarts.org
SolanoSolano County Arts Councilwww.solanoacountyartscouncil.com
StanislausCentral California Art Leaguewww.ccaagallery.org
TehamaTehama County Arts Councilwww.tehamaarts.org
TulareVisalia Arts Consortiumwww.artsconsortium.org
VenturaVentura County Arts Councilwww.vcartscouncil.org
YoloYolo County Arts Councilwww.yoloarts.org
Yuba/SutterYuba County Sutter County Regional Arts Councilwww.yubasutterarts.org

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