Written by Viridiana Romero, SVCREATES Board Member This month, we’re delighted to present a personal recap from Viridiana Romero, SVCREATES Board Member and Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Northern California Grantmakers. Thanks, Viry, for joining us at our annual SVCREATES Town Hall & Conference! . . . On April 1, over 70 artists and arts leaders attended our SVCREATES Town Hall & Conference at the School … Read More
Content Emerging Artist Award
Deadline: March 21
Applications for the 2025 Content Emerging Artist Award open on Friday, February 7. Early career artists working in all genres, with practices centered in Santa Clara County, are eligible to apply. In 2025, SVCREATES will award up to three Content Emerging Artist Awards of $5,000 each. New this year! Content Emerging Artist Award – South County Thanks to the support of … Read More
The South Bay Artist Summit
March 14
SVCREATES and Content Magazine, in partnership with the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, bring you an inspiring afternoon featuring conversations with artists about building sustainable careers, informative workshops on business skills for creatives, an artist resource fair, dinner, and networking. The afternoon will culminate in the Content Pick-Up Party for Issue 17.2 “Connect.” Register >> Date: Friday, March 14Time: 1:00pm … Read More
Arts Advocacy for 2025
March 4
Join leaders from your statewide arts advocacy organization California for the Arts, San José Arts Advocates, and SVCREATES for a discussion on arts policy, funding issues on the advocacy agenda for 2025, and how to sharpen your advocacy skills. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. With thanks to our sponsors, this program is FREE to all registrants! Register >> Date: Tuesday, … 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
Gilroy Arts Roundtable
August 28
The Gilroy Arts Roundtable (GAR) aims to create a network of artists, local residents, and community leaders to build the capacity of the Gilroy arts community, establish trust between sectors and communities in Gilroy, and develop ways for the arts to be a part of a strong and healthy Gilroy. As a peer support network, artists, civic leaders, business owners, … Read More
SVMindshare
SVCREATES invites Santa Clara County-based arts leaders to apply to join the next class of SVMindshare. SVMindshare is a year-long roundtable program that enlightens, inspires, and offers outside expertise, practical tools, and strategies for the issues most relevant to your work. Over the course of the series, arts leaders develop invaluable new networks, a better understanding of challenges across artistic … Read More
Arts, Culture & Creativity Month | April 2024
In 2019, CA for the Arts successfully campaigned for the state to recognize and celebrate the arts by declaring April as Arts, Culture & Creativity Month (ACCM) through a concurrent resolution passed in the California Senate. In 2021, an additional resolution was declared to recognize artists as second responders. CA for the Arts directs this annual month-long spotlight on the … Read More
2024-25 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate
The Board of Supervisors for the County of Santa Clara appointed San José resident Yosimar Reyes to the honorary post of Santa Clara County Poet Laureate for a two-year term ending December 31, 2025. In this role, Reyes will help promote the art of poetry at local community events, including during National Poetry Month, represent the County of Santa Clara … Read More