Arts supporters in California were fully utilizing social networking and other internet sites this week, especially in Los Angeles where the City Council had a proposal to direct funds from the arts into the City's general fund. Tweets, posts, blogs and emails abounded and the measure didn't pass -- the Cultural Affairs budget remained intact. The California Arts Council kept folks informed through re-postings from the Los Angeles Times (see stories below) and our Facebook fans topped 1,000. Become a fan

Valentine's Day is only days away -- be an Arts Lover and get your sweetie a California Arts License Plate. The cost is now considered a charitable deduction for tax purposes, and the California Arts Council has a special pre-made Arts Plate Valentine Card ready to print. SEE MORE

Our regular ArtWorks! feature section profiles Watts Village Theater Company this month, a professional multicultural urban theatre company that seeks to inspire positive social change through innovative theatrical work. The Council applauds their continued commitment to keeping their work focused on the cutting edge of cultural depictions of race relations, social-political tensions and historical adaptations. SEE MORE

Arts in the Media page keeps up with news, features and editorials on arts-related issues from major news sources

• Bay Area cities make public art a priority
  San Francisco Examiner
• Pasadena Playhouse's impending closure brings surprise, dismay
  Los Angeles Times
• NEA looking for artist to design 'Art Works' logo
  Los Angeles Times
• Budget shortfall puts L.A. arts agency funding on the chopping block
  Los Angeles Times
• Obama's budget proposals for arts institutions largely hold flat
  Washington Post
• Los Angeles spares city arts funding
  Los Angeles Times
• Q&A: Rocco Landesman, National Endowment for the Arts
  Colby Magazine
• Public art needed for MTA's Orange Line extension
  KPCC
• OPINION: Teaching artists how to teach
  The Ukiah Daily Journal
• Arts education grants awarded in northern California coastal area
  The Willits News
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Arts Insider News keeps the arts community up-to-date with arts-related information that might not be included in major news outlets

• Hewlett Foundation gives $90M in grants -- $5.9 million for performing arts
• BLOG: How do we measure quality in arts education?
• New addition to the California Film Commission staff
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The California Arts Council is often notified of other financial opportunities like grants and initiatives, and we pass the information along to California ArtBeat readers

• Corporate Giving for Education, Arts & Culture (March deadline)
  Goodrich Corporation Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
• Composer Assistance Program (March deadline)
  American Music Center
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
• Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
  ASCAP Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
• Community Arts Fund
  Arts Council Silicon Valley
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
• Regional Arts Fund
  Arts Council Silicon Valley
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• The 12th Annual CA Youth in Theatre Day
  Sacramento
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Program Intern
  Performing Arts Workshop
  San Francisco
• Development Intern
  Performing Arts Workshop
  San Francisco
• Admissions Director
  Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
  Van Nuys
• Painting assistant
  Robert Bissell
  Oakland
• Development Director
  Music@Menlo
  Atherton
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 7th Annual Intergenerational Writers Lab.
  Intersection for the Arts & Kearny Street Workshop
  San Francisco
• Short Film Competition
  FOCUS Film Festival
  Redding
• Open Call For Artists
  Adam Lister Gallery
  Fairfax, VA
• Call for Submissions: The Color Red
  SoftCanvas.com
  
• Shifting Paradigms#1
  VOCA Art GAllery
  Venice, California
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Reports and studies on the arts as they relate to education, the economy, communities, quality of life, and other aspects of our lives

• BOOK: A Concise History of American Music Education
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The information in this section is provided as a service only, and the California Arts Council does not endorse or support the organizations listed. Questions and/or concerns about listings may be directed to the web editor.

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