SAVE THE DATE! 7th ANNUAL CREATIVE EDGE LECTURE - MARCH 14, 2016

"YOUR BRAIN ON IMPROV"

FEATURING CHARLES LIMB, NEUROSCIENTIST & JAZZ MUSICIAN

OC School of the Arts Expands to San Diego County

From the Orange County Register article: "The Orange County School of the Arts -- the county's premier school for the performing arts -- plans to open a satellite campus in Oceanside next year, school officials announced Monday. The California School of the Arts-San Diego County will open next August for 800 students in grades 7th-10th, and add an additional 200 every year until the campus reaches 1,200, said Ralph Opacic, executive director of the Santa Ana charter school that attracts students from throughout Orange County. The new campus will offer more students, especially those in South Orange County, an opportunity to enroll in the specialized programs, which include performing arts, creative writing, culinary arts and digital media. The expansion will make both campuses eligible for major education grants and raise the visibility of the Santa Ana school." Read more.

Grand Central Art Center Project Wins ASCAP Award

A Grand Central Art Center artist-in-residence project with Lisa Bielawa, the broadcast serial opera Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser in collaboration with KCET Artbound, has been named winner of the prestigious 47th annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil ThomsonMultimedia Award in the field of music. Read more.

State Arts Council to Award Nearly $9 Million in Grants in 2016

The California Arts Council (CAC) adopted its program budget for fiscal year 2015-16, and has announced it will invest $8.6 million in a total of ten competitive grant programs that will serve a wide variety of California's communities through engagement with the arts, creative expression, and cultural experiences. The announcement includes details on two new grant programs: Artists Activating Communities, supporting sustained artistic residencies in community settings and Cultural Pathways, supporting emerging arts programs rooted in communities of color, recent immigrant and refugee communities, or tribal groups. This marks a third year of increased state arts funding, although the CAC's budget remains below its historic high of more than $30 million over a decade ago. Read CAC's announcement here. Information on CAC grant programs, including eligibility, deadlines and applications may be found here.

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MARCAS Gallery Appoints Curator

ERIKA HIRUGAMI

Marcas Gallery has appointed Erika Hirugami to the position of Curatorial Director of Latin American Art. Hirugami will oversee the curatorial efforts and direction of the gallery's Latin American art programs, exhibitions, and community relations. Hirugami, a Getty Foundation Scholar and a Kress Foundation Fellow, is an independent curator who has held various positions at both museums and galleries in the U.S. and Mexico, and has formed various curatorial teams across the country. Holding multiple degrees from UCLA in Art History and related fields; a Masters Degree in Art Business with the Sotheby's Institute of Art in conjunction with the Center for Management in the Creative Industries and the Drucker School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University. Hirugami has developed an annual open submission forum for the gallery and a conceptual approach to the beloved 'Noche De Altares' Santa Ana annual cultural event. Marcas Contemporary Art is located at 305 East 4th Street, Suite 103, in Santa Ana.

California Arts Council is offering a free online convening on self-promotion for artists on Tuesday, November 3, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Here's your chance to learn about the best techniques for getting your work out into the world. Presenters will explore creative strategies for marketing and self-promotion, with an expanded focus on community partnerships. Target audience: artists.
Presenters include:
* Tom Sebastian, Co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Swirl Marketing
* Quetzal Flores, Grammy Award-Winning musician and Program Manager, Alliance for California Traditional Arts
* Jaime Galli, Digital Marketing Manager, SFMOMA

Arts Orange County is the leader in building appreciation of, participation in and support for the arts and arts education throughout Orange County.

It is a powerhouse in advancing Orange County's arts ecology, a trailblazer in advocating workforce development through arts education, a leader in building future audiences and a trendsetter in the world of nonprofit arts councils.

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