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Applications are now open for the 7th cohort of SVCREATES’ signature arts leadership program, SVMindshare. Arts leaders need dedicated time to reflect and recharge with their peers in the field. SVMindshare meets regularly in small group discussion sessions to dive deep into the most pressing questions facing today's cultural sector. Over the course of the series, arts leaders develop invaluable new networks, a better understanding of challenges across artistic disciplines, and increased confidence in their leadership capacity. ➡️ svcreates.org/svmindshare/ Management-level nonprofit arts leaders (staff or board) seeking to strengthen their peer networks and to play a role in the greater Santa Clara County arts community are encouraged to apply.

Do you run an arts, cultural, or creative-based commercial business in the City of San José? The Creative Economy Fund provides grants of up to $8,000 to local, small businesses involved in producing or distributing the arts, contributing to the city’s cultural vibrancy. Competitive applicants will reflect the city’s diverse cultural communities and creative-based commercial landscape. Applications close Monday, June 17. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/3WdR2TE.

Join California for the Arts CEO Julie Baker for Wonky Wednesday to dig deeper into understanding cultural policy, state budget, and legislative processes on the second Wednesday of every month at noon. Got a question on how to advocate effectively locally 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. Register: https://bit.ly/45fbc23

We're hiring! For over 35 years, SVCREATES has invested in and empowered the Santa Clara County arts ecosystem and worked to build community through arts and creativity. Our new Community Engagement Manager will manage and execute programs and projects that advance SVCREATES' mission, specifically focusing on partnerships, collaborations, advocacy, and research. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3XcH9WF

Explore the power of inclusion in the arts with CEN - Center for Excellence in Nonprofits' Telling a New Story: Inclusion in the Arts workshop on Wednesday, June 12 from 9:00am - 12:00pm, facilitated by Sinjin Jones, Executive Artistic Director of The Pear Theatre. Dive into how the arts can better embody IDEAL principles—Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Liberation. Use the discount code TELLYOURSTORY for 20% off. Register: https://bit.ly/3x1Rk5N

The Alliance for California Traditional Arts Living Cultures Grant application opens on Wednesday, June 5. These grants seek to sustain and strengthen traditional arts in the state of California with $7,500 grants to individual artists/culture bearers and $10,000 grants to California-based nonprofits and Tribal Nations, as well as other organizations and community groups. Through this grant program, ACTA supports nurturing cultural continuity, sustaining cultural practices, and engaging our own communities and others through public programs. Projects involving any genre of traditional arts—including but not limited to dance, music, food, material arts, and oral traditions—are welcome. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3KpBFAl 📅 Friday, June 14 at 12:00pm | Living Cultures Grant Info Session

SVCREATES is excited to introduce our new Conversations Series, where SVCREATES Board members sit down with local arts leaders and culture bearers to learn what’s top of mind. This month, Board member Tim Leehane talked with Los Lupeños de San Jose's Samuel Cortez. 📣 Check it out: https://bit.ly/45cJxyQ

The California Arts Council (CAC) will meet on Friday, May 24 from 12:00pm - 3:00pm to discuss several proposals in response to potential state budget cuts, which may include significant cuts to the CAC. For an analysis of the proposed cuts see this CA for the Arts post: https://bit.ly/44QS4qP The meeting will take place in Los Angeles, with public access available on location, online, or by phone. Find agenda details, access numbers and links, and information on their public comment policy and process are available here: https://bit.ly/3WRgWNr

SVCREATES is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $90,000! This grant will support SVCREATES Arts Access Grant program in the Fall, providing direct funding to local arts organizations for projects serving our local community. In total, the NEA will award 1,135 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $37 million as part of its second round of fiscal year 2024 grants. Read the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4boPkDw