71 California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Grants Awarded in Central California 2023 California Arts Council (CAC) Individual Artist Fellowships totaling $660,000 have been awarded to 71 artists in the seventeen county central California region, ranging from Fresno through Santa Clara to Santa Barbara and nearly everywhere in between. The program is designed to recognize, uplift, and celebrate the excellence of … Read More
Now Accepting Applications: 2024-25 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate
Deadline: September 22
Now Accepting Applications 2024-25 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Every two years, SVCREATES partners with the County of Santa Clara, the Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD), and Poetry Center San José to select a new Santa Clara County Poet Laureate. Since 2009, we have been moved by each of the poets selected: County Poet Laureates Nils Peterson, Sally Ashton, David Perez, Arlene Biala, Mighty Mike McGee, Janice Lobo Sapigao, and … Read More
Gilroy Arts Roundtable
October 25
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
Gilroy Elevate the Arts Grant Program
Deadline: June 9
Artists and arts organizations based in the greater Gilroy area are invited to apply for SVCREATES’ inaugural Gilroy Elevate the Arts Grant Program. These grants aim to elevate artists and the arts community in Gilroy by demonstrating the role arts can play in equitable community empowerment, activation and revitalization. Grants will fund publicly accessible arts projects in downtown Gilroy that … Read More
Celebrate the 2023 Content Emerging Artists
May 19
Through a competitive selection process using an independent panel, SVCREATES has selected the following artists as the region’s outstanding emerging artists based on the quality of their work, their commitment to developing their craft, and their service to enriching the local community through teaching, volunteering, and service on boards, committees, commissions, and panels. Content Emerging Artist: Dan Fenstermacher Dan Fenstermacher … Read More
CAC Individual Artists Fellowship Program Central California Region
Deadline: May 5
SVCREATES has been selected as the Administering Organization for the 2023 California Arts Council (CAC) Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) Program for Region 3 – Central California, which includes 17 counties across Central California: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Ventura. IAF Program … Read More
SVMindshare 2023-24 Cohort
Deadline: May 5
SVCREATES invites Santa Clara County-based arts leaders to apply to join the sixth 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, better understanding of challenges across artistic disciplines, and increased … Read More
CAC Individual Artists Fellowship Central California Region Info Session
March 22
Join us for this informational session to learn about grant program guidelines and application requirements for artists living in the Central California region, including the following 17 counties: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Ventura. This program will support artists at key career stages. … Read More
Arts Access Grants
Apply by December 16
Arts Access Grants provide project support for programming specifically designed to reach traditionally underserved audiences. Applications are due by Friday, December 16 at 5:00pm PT. Learn more >>
Content Emerging Artist Award
Apply by December 9
The Content Emerging Artist Award recognizes early career artists in all genres for artistic achievement and commitment to becoming a professional artist. This year, SVCREATES will award up to three Content Emerging Artists $5,000 each and a feature in the May 2023 issue of Content Magazine. An application and one letter of recommendation is required. The application is open now … Read More