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Monthly Updat 
November 2014
 
In this issue...
SMAC is Moving
New Commissioner
Savor the Arts Successful
Lawrence Argent Lecture
Poet Park Artwork Installation
Broadway Augmented Ends
Apply for an Arts Ed Grant
Music at the Airport
RCAF Members Pass
BIG Day of Giving 2015
NRC workshops
Announcements
Opportunities
Decades: an exhibition about the generations
SMUD Gallery
6301 S Street, Sacramento
M-F, 8:00AM-6:00PM
A Vision for Broadway
Robert T. Matsui Gallery
915 I Street, Sacramento
M-F, 8:00AM-5:00PM
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Arts & Economic Prosperity Study IV
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SMAC is Moving in November

Please update your records.  As of December 1, 2014, SMAC's new address will be:

1030 15th Street, Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95814

Staff members' phone numbers and email addresses will stay the same.
Sacramento City Council Appoint Arts Commissioner
Mayor Johnson and the Sacramento City Council appointed Louis Vismara, M.D. to serve for three years on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.

Louis Vismara - Arts CommissionerLouis A. Vismara, MD 
Louis A. Vismara was appointed to the Arts Commission in October.  Dr. Vismara started his career as an interventional cardiologist. In 2000, Dr. Vismara changed careers to work as a full time senior policy consultant for the California Senate.  Subsequently, he is one of the most senior staff members of the Legislature and has served as a senior policy consultant for the last three consecutive Presidents of the California Senate.  Currently, Dr. Vismara serves as the chief consultant to the Senate Select Committee on Autism & Related Disorders. In 2013 Dr. Vismara resumed classical violin studies and is currently a member of the violin section of the Camellia Symphony Orchestra. Read more>
Councilmember Fong With Elected Officials Raise $$$ for Arts Education


Ten elected officials contributed to the success of Savor the Arts, an arts education fundraiser held on October 12th at Ella Dining Room and Bar. City Councilmembers Steve Cohn, Darrell Fong, Steve Hansen, Kevin McCarty and Rick Jennings, and County Supervisors Roberta MacGlashan, Don Nottoli, Susan Peters and Patrick Kennedy served dinner prepared by Chef Rob Lind to over 100 guests.

 

The event raised $23,000 for arts education programming in Sacramento's schools administered by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Arts education helps prepare students for the 21st Century workforce, strengthening their creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.  We extend our thanks to Ella and to Councilmember Darrell Fong for hosting this event. Click here to see more photos.

from left to right: Rick Jennings, Susan Peters, Darrell Fong, Steve Cohn, Roberta MacGlashan, Patrick Kennedy, Steve Hansen.
Lawrence Argent at the Crocker Art Museum
November 5th, 7:00 pm

Lawrence Argent, famed artist best known for Leap, the much photographed "red rabbit" prominently featured atop the escalators in Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport, will speak at the Crocker Art Museum, November 5, 7:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Argent's presentation will take place in conjunction with an exhibition at the Temp Gallery, 1616 Del Paso Blvd, featuring public artists Lawrence Argent, Stephen Kaltenbach and Gerald Walburg from November 6 - 23, 2014.


Temp Talk and Lunch

Join Lawrence Argent, Stephen Kaltenbach and Gerald Walburg for lunch at the Temp Gallery.  This event is $50 per person and benefits arts education. Thursday, November 6, from noon - 2:00 pm at The Temp Art Gallery, 1616 Del Paso Blvd.  Click on the link to RSVP.

Poet Laureate Park Artwork To Be Installed
At the South Natomas Community Center & Library

Artist Troy Corliss will be installing artwork at the South Natomas Community Center and Library this month.  There are six sculptures, each with a poem by one of the past and present Sacramento Poets Laureate: Jeff Knorr, Jose Montoya, Julia Connor, Bob Stanley, Viola Weinberg and Dennis Schmitz.  A project first conceived by Julia Connor, Poet Laureate, 2005- 09, the Poet Park is intended to leave a "laureate legacy".  Pictured is part of the artwork featuring the poem, "Continental Drift" by Jeff Knorr.  Look for more information and photos on the SMAC website as it becomes available.
Thank You for Participating
Broadway Augmented comes to a close.

A warm thank you to the sponsors of Broadway Augmented: Greater Broadway Partnership, California State University, Sacramento, the National Endowment for the Arts, and generous in-kind support from the Urban Land Institute, Center for Sacramento History, Sacramento Republic FC and Verge Center for the Arts.

Go to  www.BroadwayAugmented.net to post your comments and photos of your experiences with Broadway Augmented.
"My dog in the virtual art!" - Broadway Augmented participant.
Applications Available Soon for Arts Education Projects
Artists in the Community Grant

 

Sacramento County schools and community organizations will soon have the opportunity to apply for up to $5,000 for projects that bring arts education to students of any age. Funded in part by the California Arts Council, the Artists in the Community grant seeks to connect skilled teaching artists with schools and organizations wanting to explore the impact that can be made when arts education is used to address student needs. Applications will soon be available on the Arts Commission website, www.sacmetroarts.org

Music at the Airport

Local musicians will be performing for holiday travelers again this year, with performances to be scheduled around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. A list of performances will be available soon on the Arts Commission website, www.sacmetroarts.org.


 

Photo: Gary Mendoza and band perform at the Airport in 2013.

Mourning the Passing of Two Royal Chicano Air Force Members
Sam Quinones

We are greatly saddened by the passing of two Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) members last month.

 

On October 3rd, Samuel Qui�ones died of a heart attack. Sam (pictured on the right) was a member of the RCAF.  Originally from Stockton, Sam's contribution to the arts was through his decades of photographing and video taping arts and cultural activities of the RCAF and other artists. He was known to all as a generous, warm and kind man. He was an electrician and owned his own business, often donating his services to the artistic and cultural community of Sacramento.

 

On October 7th, Juan Cervantes died from complications arising from a quadruple bypass. Juan (pictured on the left) was one of the founding members of the RCAF.  His life was about making art and teaching. He was a printmaker, a painter and a muralist.  Juan was raised in Roseville and took an interest in art at a young age. From his earliest years at Sierra College and CSU Sacramento, Juan lent his artistic work to promote images of Chicano history and culture and a hope for a better future. He worked in the California prison system for many years (as did many RCAF artists), before he taught high school and middle school students in Elk Grove. His early silkscreen posters are part of the Favela Collection at CSU Sacramento and CSU San Jose archives. His contribution to the RCAF mural in Southside Park, Sacramento, remains for all to enjoy.

 

The Royal Chicano Air Force is a SacramentoCalifornia based art collective, founded in 1970. It was one of the "most important collective artist groups" in the Chicano art movement in California during the 1970's and the 1980's and continues to be influential today.  The founding members include Jos� Montoya, Esteban Villa, Ricardo Favela, Armando R. Cid, Juanishi V. Orosco, Rodolfo "Rudy" Cuellar, Luis "Louie the Foot" Gonzalez, Juan M. Carrillo, Joe Serna, Jr., Eva Garcia, Lorraine Garc�a-Nakata, Juan Cervantes and Max Garcia.
Big Day of Giving Orientation for Nonprofit Organizations
November Orientation dates available

2015 Day of giving logo
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation (SRCF) invites nonprofit organizations to an orientation for the 2015 Big Day of Giving. All nonprofits that wish to participate in the Big Day of Giving must attend an orientation. The orientation will include information on requirements, what's new, training opportunities, and more. The Big Day of Giving will take place on May 5, 2015. 

Please read these basic eligibility requirements before registering: 
  • Must be a 501c3 nonprofit organization (or be fiscally sponsored)
  • Must have a minimum of three years of financial history
  • Must not be a church or school (previous participants will be grandfathered in, but SRCF will no longer accept these types of organizations going forward)
  • Must have a Facebook account, or be willing to create one
November Orientation Dates:
November 7, 2:00 pm (El Dorado Hills)
November 13, 9:00 am at KVIE (2030 W. El Camino Way, Sacramento)
November 13, 2:30 pm at KVIE (2030 W. El Camino Way, Sacramento)
November 17, 10:00 am (Auburn)
November 20, 12:00 pm (Webinar)
Click here to register.  Scroll down the page to see the registration links.
SMAC Scholarships for Nonprofit Resource Center Workshops

 

Scholarships are available to both staff and board members of nonprofit arts organizations for workshops and trainings that are offered through the Nonprofit Resource Center. Workshops typically address a variety of  management issues including grant proposal development, board/staff roles and relationships; board management; recruitment; development/fundraising; and financial management.

Scholarships must be approved by the Center. Send an email to [email protected] with:

Your name
Your email
Your organization name
The name of the workshop you are requesting

 

Center staff will notify you within one week if you are approved.   Apply early, as there are limited scholarship spaces available!

Announcements
ArtSmart: A Blog Featuring Sacramento's Public Art in November

Ozzie Gorrell, a former SMAC Art in Public Places docent has an art blog that will feature Sacramento's public art in the month of November. Visit her daily blog.

Ozzie is an art history graduate of Sac State. Her daily blog showcases a different piece of artwork, embracing all mediums and disciplines. She is passionate about art being for everyone, and her goal is to reach as many people as possible to give them a positive experience with art. The motto for ArtSmart is:"ArtSmart, a daily digital dose of Art History that makes learning about Art fun, mind expanding, unforgettable, and...smart."  Click here to check it out.
Opportunities

The Big Read
The Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to develop community-wide reading programs. Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read receive a grant, educational and promotional materials, and access to online training resources and opportunities. Approximately 75 organizations from across the country will be selected. To review the Guidelines and Application Instructions, visit  The Big Read website. Application deadline: January 28, 2015 by 4:00pm CST. Follow @NEABigRead on Twitter for the latest info & news.

Call for Artists - City of Sunnyvale 

The City of Sunnyvale seeks to commission an artist, or team of artists, to design and execute an original mural(s) or other two-dimensional work of art for the exterior of the building.  Project budget is $12,000.  Entry deadline is Nov. 15, 2014. More info.

 

Call for Submissions for Most Inspiring Story

You and your constituents know about the impactful work you do, now get your message out to the Capitol Region. Kamere, a media start-up company, and Comstock's, the Capital Region's award-winning business magazine, are collaborating to identify and recognize the Capital Region's 10 most inspiring stories. The winning stories will be included in the 2015 edition of Capital Region Cares (Kamere). 

Any nonprofit in Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties may apply. The submission process is now open! The deadline is December 1st. Submit a written or video story at www.kamere.com/nonprofit/

Join CalNonprofits for Health Insurance
The California Association of Nonprofits, or CalNonprofits, supports the nonprofit sector and provides resources.  They do two main things: provide health insurance to more than 14,000 nonprofit employees; and lobby for nonprofits in Sacramento, fighting the imposition of legislation and regulations that make nonprofits' work harder. By becoming a member, these services and resources become available to you.  Go to calnonprofits.org to find out more and to join.

Snap & Win Awesome Prizes Every Month

Time to Get 'Snappy Happy' in the Del Paso Design District. Post your favorite photos today about your experience in the Del Paso Design District. Share your photos by using #delpasodesigndistrict for the photo contest and you can win gift cards from businesses throughout the Del Paso Design District. Simply snap a photo, post to Instagram or Twitter and use #delpasodesigndistrict. Winners will be announced each month.  More info and official rules>


Grant Opportunity - James Irvine Foundation
The Exploring Engagement Fund provides risk capital for arts nonprofits with innovative ideas about how to engage new and diverse participants. It supports experiments with engagement approaches that may be untried and unfamiliar, and profiles new projects that engage Californians in the arts. Eligible organizations must have budgets of $100,000 or more. More info>

Green Studio for Nonprofits

Get help producing your own video and learn how your organization can create professional content.  Schedule the studio today. This television-based studio is equipped with professional camcorders, LED lights, and a live editing system.  It is located at the Nonprofit Innovation Center building, home of the Nonprofit Resource Center. This is a great way to get your organization's message out to the community, to donors and to the public.


A Digital Classroom Just for You
In need of practical solutions and a bit of inspiration to advance your programming, organization and career? Can't make it out to a conference? Need a cohort of experts and peers? If you answered yes to any of those questions then a Digital Classroom is right for you. Americans for the Arts (AFTA) offers a digital classroom series to increase your success in the arts. Build your arts administration skills, network and knowledge with one of the three fall classroom options - Arts Leadership, Arts Marketing or Public Art Digital Classrooms.  More information.