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
2024 Content Emerging Artist Award
Application Deadline: March 15
Apply Today: 2024 Content Emerging Artist Award SVCREATES recognizes the region’s finest artists who have demonstrated a commitment to developing their art forms and to enriching the greater Santa Clara County region with exhibitions, performances, presentations, and service. The Content Emerging Artist Award recognizes early career artists in all genres for artistic achievement and commitment to a path toward becoming a professional artist … Read More
Applicant Workshop: 2024 Content Emerging Artist Award
February 15
Join SVCreates and Local Color for a hybrid group writing session focused on crafting impactful applications for the 2024 Content Emerging Artist Award. See the full guidelines and important dates here. Demystify the grant application process: Learn about the 2024 SVCreates Content Emerging Artist Award (no fiscal sponsorship required!) and how this application can be used as a foundation for future applications. Sharpen your … Read More
Announcing 2024 Arts Access Grant Recipients
13 Local Projects Funded SVCREATES’ 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 … Read More
Gilroy Arts Roundtable
January 31
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
Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Report
Now Available
From coast to coast—and in Santa Clara County—America’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations are providing inspiration and joy to residents, beautifying public spaces, and strengthening community pride and identity. Arts and culture organizations are also businesses. They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from nearby businesses, and produce the authentic cultural experiences that are magnets for visitors, tourists, and … Read More
Announced: 2023 California Arts Council Artist Fellows
Central California
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 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