CA For The Arts

❣️Save the date for Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT for the second FREE webinar from our Arts & Health series. “Strategies for Innovative Funding & Partnerships in Arts & Health Initiatives” will feature panelists who will share their expanding arts-based health initiatives that harness the power of the arts to improve health outcomes. Learn about the diverse strategies they use to secure creative funding and form impactful partnerships that are driving meaningful change. We are so excited to be joined by Alyson Maier Lokuta, MA, Senior Director, Arts & Well-being, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council; and Elizabeth Markle, PhD, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Open Source Wellness for this conversation. There will also be a creative moment at the beginning of the webinar led by Jazlynn Pastor, Performing Artist & Cultural Worker, pinaypages. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gfairBgQ #CreativeWellbeing #ArtWorkisHealthWork #InvestCAArts #CAisCreative #SupportTheArts #ArtistsR2ndResponders

Thank you Zoe Watson, Art Consultant for WeidnerCA, for joining us at our 2nd Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit and sharing different ways we can support local artists. “Talking about them, supporting them, reaching out when there are events or projects, bids for projects, proposal requests, all those kinds of things.” We are planning for our 3rd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit for 2025 and want YOU to be a part of the process. Submit a general suggestion or a proposal for a panel, workshop, or breakout session by September 3, 2024 at 5 pm. Learn more about how to submit ideas here: https://lnkd.in/gJ2s9DF2 At CA for the Arts @caforthearts, we advocate for California’s Creative Future all year. Consider supporting our programs and actions. 🌼 Join us: caforthearts.org/grow 🧱Join us: caartsadvocates.org/build #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2025 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy

🍎MEMBERS! You are invited to our first Member Virtual Picnic on August 22nd 12-1pm! 💐 Bring your lunch while we welcome new members, connect with fellow arts leaders across the state, and talk about how our member program can serve members best. How do you want to grow as an advocate? How could our member program help? Let’s talk about it! If you are a member and would like to register, please contact our Field Engagement Coordinator, Jennica Bisbee, at [email protected] Want to join? Become a member today! https://lnkd.in/gBZAwrUh #GrowWithUs #BuildTheMovement #ArtWorkIsRealWork #CAfortheArts #CAArtsAdvocates #SupportArtsAdvocacy

In the second episode of Where Art Meets Impact, tune into a panel discussion on the powerful intersection of Arts & Health, facilitated by Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts at Stanford University, and featuring panelists Dr. Tasha Golden, Chris Appleton, and Dr. Indre Viskontas. In this clip, Dr. Viskontas shares what’s missing in the research of the impact of arts and health: participation from artists. Where Art Meets Impact is a media collaboration with Voices of the Community and the Bay Area Video Coalition, bringing long-form episodes from our 2nd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit: Art Work is Real Work. To listen to the podcast or watch the video, visit: https://lnkd.in/grZvKEe3 🗣️We are also broadcasting it on public television and radio. 📻: Radio The show will repeat at the same broadcast days and times throughout July into the first two weeks of August on both KPCA 103.3FM and KSFP 102.5FM. KSFP 102.5FM - Saturdays at 6:00 pm & Sundays at 7:00 am. KPCA 103.3FM - Mondays 10:00 am. 📺:Television Watch on demand. Tune in to our sixty-minute television show on BAVC Media's SF Commons, available on Comcast cable channels 29 and 76, and Petaluma Community Access through Comcast on Petaluma's local channels 26, 27, and 28, as well as AT&T U-Verse channel 099. #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2024 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #ArtistsR2ndResponders

Join us on August 14, 2024 from 12 - 1PM for our Wonky Wednesday Webinar, where we will dive into the implementation of Proposition 28 in school districts across California. This engaging discussion will feature insights from Abe Flores, Deputy Director of Policy & Programs at Create CA, Lindsey Kunisaki, Laura Zucker Fellow for Policy & Research at Arts for LA, Samantha Theisen from San Gabriel Unified School District, and Tracy Hudak, Director of Field Engagement at CA for the Arts. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the latest developments in arts education policy and how Prop 28 is shaping the future of arts in our schools. Wonky Wednesday is a program designed specifically for folks who want to dig deeper to understand cultural policy, state budget, and legislative processes. Join us for a lunchtime, casual meeting with our CEO, Julie Baker, and special guests. Got a question on how to advocate effectively locally or a problem you think legislation should solve, or just want to ask what’s up with funding for the arts in California, this is your chance to ask and engage monthly in arts advocacy. Recordings will also be made available. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gftraGwm #WonkyWednesday #ArtsLegislation #CulturalPolicy #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #ArtsWorkIsRealWork ⁠

📣BAY AREA ART ADVOCATES ‼️ CA for the Arts invites you to join us for an exciting Bay Area Social! This event will take place on August 6th at 5:30 pm at the Lark Bar in San Francisco. All are welcome to join us for an evening of networking and connecting with fellow creative workers in the Bay Area. This event is a fantastic opportunity to convene, share ideas, and learn more about CA for the Arts' new initiatives, including our upcoming Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program (GAAP), which will be launching in the Bay Area soon! GAAP will help support and grow arts advocates in the Oakland and San Francisco area, and is an initiative to support in building a more creative California focused on the well-being of creative workers. Whether you are an artist, cultural worker, representative of an arts organization, culture bearer, educator, or art enthusiast living, working, or serving in the Bay Area, we encourage you to attend. Lend your voice to the conversation and discover ways to become more actively involved in our vibrant arts community. This program is supported by a grant from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. #artsworkers #artsadvocacy #bayareaartists #bayareasocial #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #artists #culturebearers #culturalworkers #creativeworkers

Arturo Mendez-Reyes, Founder and Executive Director of Arts.Co.Lab, joined us for our 2nd Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit, and emphasized the importance of advocating for the creative economy and “...developing the infrastructure so that every artist can actually make a dignified living out of their work.” At CA for the Arts @caforthearts, we devote all year to advocating for California’s Creative Future. Consider supporting our programs and actions. 🌼 Join us: caforthearts.org/grow 🧱Join us: caartsadvocates.org/build The 3rd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit planning is already underway for 2025! To ensure our next summit continues to be equitable, meaningful, and impactful, the CA for the Arts team wants to bring YOU into our planning process. Learn more about how to submit ideas here: https://lnkd.in/gJ2s9DF2. #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2025 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy

We are so excited to introduce Ivory Rose, OTD who will be leading a creative moment for our Arts & Health webinar next Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT! Ivory is an occupational therapist and poet. Some of her favorite occupations (meaningful activities) include writing, spoken word poetry, walking in nature, and horseback riding. She has always been drawn to the healing and care of others.Ivory holds a master’s in occupational therapy from NYU and a post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy from Boston University. Her passion for “prescribed volunteerism” led her to the field of social prescribing. She has volunteered in various capacities for Social Prescribing USA and also enjoys raising awareness amongst occupational therapists about the “hot topic” of social prescribing. Be sure to join us for “Health Benefits of Arts Engagement and the Importance of Involving Community Organizations in Research” next week to listen in on a conversation discussing how engaging in the arts can significantly enhance physical and mental well-being with Alan Siegel, MD; Jill Sonke, PhD; and Christina D. Eskridge, MPH. Learn more about our speakers at https://lnkd.in/dJG8ae4y #CreativeWellbeing #ArtWorkisHealthWork #InvestCAArts #CAisCreative #SupportTheArts #ArtistsR2ndResponders

❣️Join us for our FREE webinar “Health Benefits of Arts Engagement and the Importance of Involving Community Organizations in Research” on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT! We are excited for Alan Siegel, M.D., MD, Co-Founder/Medical Director, Social Prescribing USA; Jill Sonke, PhD, Director of Research Initiatives, University of Florida - Center for Arts in Medicine and Director of National Research and Impact, One Nation/One Project initiative; and Christina D. E., MPH, Founder and Executive Director of Elevate Theatre Company LLC and National Mapmakers Coordinator, One Nation/One Project, join us for this conversation to discuss how engaging in the arts can significantly enhance physical and mental well-being. We will also be joined by Ivory Rose, OTD, who will be facilitating a creative moment at the beginning of our session. Learn more about our speakers at https://lnkd.in/gXRhtwjT #CreativeWellbeing #ArtWorkisHealthWork #InvestCAArts #CAisCreative #SupportTheArts #ArtistsR2ndResponders

In the second episode of Where Art Meets Impact, tune into a panel discussion on the powerful intersection of Arts & Health, facilitated by Deborah Cullinan, Vice President for the Arts at Stanford University, and featuring panelists Tasha Golden, PhD, Chris Appleton, and Dr. Indre Viskontas. In this clip, Dr. Golden emphasizes the necessity of building programs based on evidence. Where Art Meets Impact is a media collaboration with George Koster and the Bay Area Video Coalition, bringing long-form episodes from our 2nd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit: Art Work is Real Work. To listen to the podcast or watch the video, visit: https://lnkd.in/grZvKEe3 🗣️We are also broadcasting it on public television and radio. 📻: Radio The show will repeat at the same broadcast days and times throughout July into the first two weeks of August on both KPCA 103.3FM (Mondays at 10:00 am) and KSFP 102.5FM (Saturdays at 6:00 pm & Sundays at 7:00 am). 📺:Television Watch on demand. Tune in to our sixty-minute television show on BAVC Media's SF Commons, available on Comcast cable channels 29 and 76, and Petaluma Community Access through Comcast on Petaluma's local channels 26, 27, and 28, as well as AT&T U-Verse channel 099. #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2024 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #ArtistsR2ndResponders