Become a Content Member This holiday season, support SVCREATES’ mission to give visibility and voice to our region’s creatives by becoming a Content Member. Content Magazine is the longest-running arts focused media platform in the South Bay. Since 2012, the magazine has featured over 1,000 local artists through a quarterly high-quality print publication, video production, and monthly podcast. Your membership provides … Read More
Content Podcast
Issue 17.1 Preview
Conversations with the South Bay’s Creatives In April 2020, Content Magazine launched the Content Magazine Podcast! Host and Cultivator of Content Magazine Daniel Garcia has conversations with Silicon Valley creatives about their life, their work, and the things that matter most. Listen and follow us on Spotify. In this conversation, Daniel and David Valdespino Jr., the Developer of Content Magazine, discuss the curation … Read More
An Interview with Roy Hirabayashi
This month, SVCREATES continues our new Conversations Series, where SVCREATES Board members sit down with local arts leaders and culture bearers to learn what’s top of mind. This month, Board Vice Chair Vicky Phan talked with Roy Hirabayashi about our state arts council. . . . Vicky: Thanks for your time today, Roy. Can you give us a quick intro … Read More
Urbanowski: Working Together for Arts Education
SVCREATES’ CEO Alexandra Urbanowski writes that collaboration between arts leaders, school administrators, and educators can leverage #proposition28 to enhance arts education in Silicon Valley. San José Spotlight has more: https://bit.ly/3BnUVwL
Content Pick-Up Party | November 22
The winter issue of Content Magazine will be released on November 22, and we want you to experience it. Order your copy by November 5 to receive free shipping. For orders placed before November 5, you will not pay the shipping fee. After November 5, the shipping fee applies. (The issue will be received after November 22) Save the date! Content Pick-Up Party … Read More
The Arts are Alive in Gilroy
Guest Blog: The Arts are Alive in Gilroy This month, we are pleased to feature a guest blog from Zach Hilton, Gilroy City Council Member, about the power of the arts. This letter was first printed in the Gilroy Dispatch. . . . Nestled in the heart of Downtown Gilroy, the La Ofrenda Festival—Gilroy’s second annual Día de Muertos Festival & Wellness … Read More
Arts Access Grants
Deadline: October 25
Arts Access Grants provide project support for programming specifically designed to reach historically underserved audiences. In alignment with the values of the County of Santa Clara, and guidelines adopted by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, this grant program is driven by the need to increase access to arts experiences by high need communities throughout Santa Clara County. This … Read More
It’s Time For a Cultural New Deal in Silicon Valley
This month, we’re honored to feature a guest blog from Demone Carter, an award-winning Hip-Hop artist, podcaster, creative catalyst, and non-profit leader who fosters inclusion within San José’s arts and cultural ecosystem.The recently released Silicon Valley Pain Index, a project of San José State’s Institute of Human Rights, puts a statistically fine point on the bleak situation we see and … Read More
2025 Arts Access Grants Info Session
October 1
Arts Access Grants provide project support for programming specifically designed to reach historically underserved audiences. This grant program is made possible with support from the County of Santa Clara and the National Endowment for the Arts. Join SVCREATES for an online information session on Tuesday, October 1 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Be sure to review updated program guidelines and eligibility requirements on our website, and come prepared with your … Read More
Folk and Traditional Arts Roundtable
October 22
SVCREATES and Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) welcome traditional artists, culture bearers, and community arts leaders for a meet-up and roundtable discussion on cultural transmission, sustainability, and legacy in the folk and traditional arts field. Join us on Tuesday, October 22 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza. Learn more and register to attend>> Date: Tuesday, October … Read More