California Arts Council

Congratulations and welcome to Dorka Keehn as the newest appointed member of the California Arts Council! Dorka also serves on our statewide Creative Economy Workgroup and is an exciting addition to our member body stewarding arts and culture throughout California. https://lnkd.in/ewwUY_wX

CAC Executive Director, Danielle Brazell joined a circle of our public sector arts and economy experts yesterday to meet with California Deputy Treasurer, Khaim Morton. Thanks to Megan Van Voorhis and team for organizing this amazing partnership session. Much more to come on California's Creative Economy. https://lnkd.in/gcC6ER2b

On November 16, join CAC Programs Manager Josy Miller and John Carnwath of WolfBrown in Seattle where they will present research findings from a statewide field scan on the arts that they conducted.

CAC Deputy Director Ayanna Lalia Kiburi was honored last Thursday by the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) for the 2024 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Award for Outstanding Leadership. Ayanna is pictured here with Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts who offered her congratulations and who also received a standing ovation for her poignant remarks for all Assembly attendees. More at the link: https://lnkd.in/g5M_R2mA

This year’s Capitol Creative Alliance Design Week kicks off day 2 of the conference with Megan Morgan MFA, Race and Equity Manager at the California Arts Council! “Can we tell a story where everyone belongs and no one is othered?” Join Megan as she introduces inspired approaches for staying aware, engaged, and radically creative, as the machinations of local, national, and global polarizing forces work to divide and distract our communities. Learn more at designweeksac.com

Happening now: The California Arts Council has gathered the Creative Economy Workgroup at the legendary #ElTeatroCapesino in beatiful #Sanjuanbautista. The CEW is charged with developing a Creative Economy Plan for the state. Standing on the shoulders of giants. Luis Valdez,#JenniferLaine, Institute for the Future, #sanbenitoartscouncil

Notes from the field: I am headed out to San Juan Bautista with the California Arts Council to share insight on how CLTRE sits at the intersection of Arts, Equity, and California’s Creative Economy. I can’t wait to see some of the homies from across California that we’ve been fortunate to build with lately… and also meet new ones too! Check out this blog, and click the link in the comments to participate from wherever you are in the state. #communitydevelopment #creativeeconomy

Tomorrow: California’s Creative Economy Workgroup meets for the second time in San Juan Bautista. This CAC blog post recaps some of the important equity considerations that the group members raised at the first meeting in Southern California. #arts #equity https://lnkd.in/g4BVMqNT

CAC Executive Director, Danielle Brazell, attended the California Forward Economic Summit yesterday and facilitated the close out plenary session with our statewide partners and colleagues exploring: What is the #Creative #Economy and why is it so important to California? Special thanks to our panel of experts: Marina Gorbis of Institute for the Future, Andrea Hansen of KERN DANCE ALLIANCE, Jason Foster of Destination Crenshaw, Nancy Hill of Shasta County Arts Council and John Truitt of Viva Downtown Redding. https://lnkd.in/g4NmZAeX

The Creative Economy Workgroup of California will hold its second public meeting on Tuesday, October 15th at the historic Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista, starting at 9 a.m.  Members of the local arts community are invited to attend in-person and learn firsthand about our efforts! Learn more about the meeting details, how to provide public comment and view the agenda and meeting packet at the link: https://lnkd.in/gGMZXgZS