CAC Awards $72 Million+ in 2022
The California Arts Council (CAC) awarded more than $72 million in grant funding during 2022—the biggest annual investment in the state’s arts and cultural fields in its 46-year history. The…
“I Have Angels On My Side” ~ Gayle Rappaport-Weiland
Photos by Michael J Costa Gayle Rappaport-Weiland began her career in the arts as a camp counselor at the age of 11, and to this day she holds close to…
Community Foundation Awards $500,000 to Local Nonprofits
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County has announced almost $500,000 in funding to more than 40 local nonprofit organizations from its General Grants Program. More than $130,000 will address…
Gruss Leads PAC Team on Interim Basis
Ryan Gruss joined the staff of the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo nine years ago as the box office manager, later becoming director of patron services and campus ticketing.…
Festival Mozaic Issues $25,000 Challenge
Update November 29, 2022: Festival Mozaic Board President Edie Lycke announced the organization successfully achieved the $25,000 match from its anonymous donor, and that the Board has extended the challenge with an…
Van Steenwyk Leaves Legacy to PR Library Foundation
The Paso Robles Library Foundation has received a $100,000 donation from the estate of Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, who was an advocate of reading and education. An award-winning author, she wrote…
Baker Family Directs Memorial Gifts to FPAC
Warren J. Baker, Cal Poly’s president emeritus, died October 7. He was 84. Under his guidance, Cal Poly became a truly comprehensive polytechnic university, renowned for its scientific, engineering, technical,…
$4.75M in CCC Funding On Its Way
Six county-designated arts agencies collectively have been awarded a $4.75 million grant to oversee the California Arts Council’s economic and workforce recovery pilot program, the California Creative Corps, on the…
An Unconventional Cellist
SLO student Corban Lewis, 12, performs J. S. Bach’s “Gigue from Suite No. 1 for solo cello, BWV 1007" with Festival Mozaic Artist-in-Residence Jonah Kim as part of a recent cello master…
CA Imagination Library Coming June 2023
Children across California will soon be able to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and bipartisan bill SB 1183. Governor Gavin…