San Miguel Library Receives Grant
During a grand re-opening “Touch-a-Truck” community event on April 5, the SLO County Garbagemens’ Association presented a $2,500 check to the San Miguel Library. Speaking over air horns and laughter…
Smart Needs Art
Be a champion for arts education when filing your state tax return by making a contribution to the Keep Arts in Schools Fund. According to the California Arts Council, students…
Grants Available for Arts Partnerships
The Central Coast Creative Corps, a program funded by the California Arts Council in partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council and five other county arts councils, will…
Public Art: Art Outside the Box
Most people don’t even notice utility boxes on the side of roads. However, some communities in the area have transformed these necessary storage units into works of art. The first…
CAC Posts Disaster Relief Resources for Artists
The California Arts Council maintains a webpage dedicated to resources for Californian artists who have been affected by natural disasters such as the recent devastating winter storms. Page content is updated…
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…
$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…
Celebrate the Arts and Humanities This Month
On September 30, President Biden signed an Executive Order reinstating the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, which had been disbanded when all committee members resigned during the Trump…
SLO City Grants $119,000 to 24 Arts and Cultural Programs
Two dozen nonprofit organizations were granted $119,000 in funding in July from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Promotional Coordinating Committee to bring arts and cultural programs to the community.…