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In this issue:

*  13th Annual Orange County Arts Awards Next Tuesday

*  12 OC Arts Initiative Grants RFP - Deadline November 2

*  Speakers Announced for TEDxOrangeCoast - October 10

*  California Arts Council Meets in Orange County

*  Annual Fiscal Pulse Survey Time!

Last Chance for Tickets to the Orange County Arts Awards

 

A limited number of tickets are available to attend this year's ceremonies on Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 pm in the Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts.  Tickets are $40.  Help us honor this year's honorees and enjoy performances by premier OC choral groups!

More details here.

TEDxOrangeCoast Speakers Announced

 

Organizers of this year's TEDxOrangeCoast gathering have announced their speakers, including former LA Dodger great Shawn Green;  Rick Warren, global strategist & founder of the Saddleback Church; MIND Institute game designer Nigel Nisbet; Pascal Finette, Director of Mozilla's Open Innovation Group--and more.  This year's TEDxOrange Coast Theme is "Redefining Relevance" and the event will take place on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California.  More details here.

California Arts Council Meets Again in Orange County
 
Santa Ana City Council Member Vincent Sarmiento (left), ArtsOC Executive Director Rick Stein, and OC Film Fiesta Director & VP, United Artists of Santa Ana Sandra Pocha Pena at the reception co-hosted by ArtsOC and the Bowers Museum following the September 12 meeting there by the board of the California Arts Council. 

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TRY SOMETHING NEW!

ArtsOC's FREE program to introduce you to new arts experiences at Orange County's outstanding arts organizations & arts venues.

More details here.

OC ARTS ORGANIZATIONS!

 

The 2012 OC Arts Initiative Grants Application is now available!

The Orange County Community Foundation and Arts Orange County have been collaborating since 2004 to strengthen the region's arts infrastructure.   This year, grant funds are being made available to support projects which seek to engage the public in a way that involves creative expression on the part of the audience member. More details and application here.  (If a login pops-up, click CANCEL to download application materials.)

OC NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS!

 

 PLEASE TAKE OUR ANNUAL FISCAL PULSE SURVEY:

ONLY 5-10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME!

Arts Orange County in partnership with Theatre Communications Group and the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations, is conducting a very short snapshot survey to get an up-to-the-minute sense of how your arts organization is faring. The information gathered in this survey will contribute to a regional and national picture of the fiscal health of the arts, so we urge you to complete it!  Deadline: Sept. 28.  Take the survey here.
       

 

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