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Administrators of Color Fellowship applications due tomorrow

The last day to apply for the Administrators of Color Fellowship is this Friday, August 14. The statewide pilot program, administered by the School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza (SOAC) in partnership with the California Arts Council, will match 10 arts administrators of color, Fellows, with an arts and culture organization, Host Organizations, dedicated to equity and community engagement for a nine- to 12-month fellowship. Apply today! Learn more in our press release. Questions related to the fellowship can be directed to SOAC's Jonathan Borca at jonathan@schoolofartsandculture.org.

California Relief Fund for Artists & Cultural Practitioners

There’s still time to apply for the California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners before it closes next week! The grant program, administered in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation, offers a quick application process for unrestricted $1,000 rapid-relief grants for artists statewide who have been economically impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals from rural communities and the Central Valley region are strongly encouraged to apply. Apply by August 18 at 3 p.m. - get the details here.

Grants for arts participation by people with disabilities

Applications are open now for cycle three of the California Arts Council's Arts and Accessibility grant program, offering support to artists with disabilities and organizations enhancing arts and culture opportunities for people with disabilities. Direct funding for artists is available through this grant. The program is administered in partnership with the National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA. Click here to learn more.

ACTA 2021 apprenticeship cycle now open

For more than 20 years, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has bolstered California's cultural traditions through the support of outstanding traditional artists and practitioners. The Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuity of the state's thriving traditional arts and cultures by contracting mentor artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to qualified apprentices. Each $3,000 contract will support a period of concentrated learning, from six months to a year, for apprentices who demonstrate a committed engagement with, and a talent for, a specific traditional art form or cultural practice. View the program guidelines and apply online here.

what's new

jobs

USPS releases 2020 Ruth Asawa stamp
RuthAsawa.com

Making a connection between movement and social movements
The New York Times

A Wiki Edit-a-Thon dedicated to women artists of color
Hyperallergic

Take part in the art: SoCal museums find creative ways to connect with audiences
KCET

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Education Assistant
Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
Long Beach, CA

Community and Project Coordinator
UCLA Arts Conditional Studio
Los Angeles, CA

Studio School Administrator
Palos Verdes Art Center
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Grants Administrator and Accounts Payable Liaison
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, CA

Gift Processing Specialist
ODC
San Francisco, CA

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grants

artist calls

Belonging Artist-in-Residence 2021
Othering & Belonging Institute
Deadline: 2020-08-20

Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: 2020-10-02

Studio Residency Grant
Women's Studio Workshop
Deadline: 2020-09-01

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Get the Message: Words and Images
Arts Benicia
Benicia, CA

Supporting Underrepresented Artists
Artspace Warehouse
Los Angeles, CA

35th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
New York Art Competitions
New York, NY

5th Anniversary Art Competition
Fusion Art
Palm Springs, CA

The 2nd Half - 50 and Over Show
Las Laguna Gallery
Laguna Beach, CA

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conferences/workshops

research

AEP Virtual Gathering
Arts Education Partnership
Online webinar
Date: 2020-09-09

What's the Forecast for Arts Education
Grantmakers in the Arts
Online webinar
Date: 2020-08-18

Arts Midwest + Western Arts Alliance 2020 Conference
Arts Midwest + Western Arts Alliance
Online webinar
Date: 2020-10-06

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Handbook for Artists Working in Community
Springboard for the Arts

IllumiNative Toolkits
IllumiNative

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