Arts Council Presents at State Budget HearingOn April 8th, California Arts Council Director Craig Watson spoke before the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number Four. The committee invited Watson to provide an informational overview of the California Arts Council agency operations and budget. Learn more about the testimony and the many organizations who spoke in support of a budget restoration for the Arts Council. MORE >>
Building Momentum for CREATE CACalifornia's statewide arts education coalition, CREATE CA, is in the news! An article published this week by EdSource outlines the latest work of the coalition and the challenges and opportunities facing arts education progress in California. Featuring interviews with State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson and Arts Council Director Craig Watson. MORE >>
Arts Funding Update: Senate Bill 1432SB 1432 (Lieu), a bill proposing a partial restoration of the California Arts Council budget, passed out of the Governmental Organization Committee 6-3 on Tuesday, April 8. Next stop: the Appropriations Committee. This bill would continuously appropriate the sum of $25M annually from the General Fund to the Arts Council to be used for grants. View the complete bill text at this link. MORE >>
Keep Arts in Schools Fund and TurboTaxVarious California Arts Council employees have been doing their own taxes this month, and learned how to join the Keep Arts in Schools Fund campaign when using the popular TurboTax software from the California company Intuit. We pass along our best advice and tips. MORE >>
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