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CAC Announces Planned Departure of Director Craig Watson The California Arts Council announced last week that Director Craig Watson will step down from his role with the agency effective April 2017. As Director of the California Arts Council since August 2011, Watson has been responsible for the leadership and oversight leading to the substantial growth and renewal of California's state arts agency. Click here to view the complete announcement. CORRECTION: Cultural Districts Deadline is 3/29/17 We're now accepting applications for the new California Cultural Districts program. PLEASE NOTE: The correct deadline is Wednesday, March 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Website and application materials have been updated reflecting this correction. Thank you!  8 Grant Programs Now Open In January, we began accepting applications for five additional grant programs: Arts & Public Media, JUMP StArts, Research in the Arts, and Veterans Initiative in the Arts; plus our Accessibility Grant, made available through our partnership with the National Arts & Disability Center. Click here to view all our open grant programs.   MORE >> Register Now! Webinar on Feb 15th We're presenting an informational webinar on the new California Cultural Districts program on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:00 a.m.  >> what's new jobs Frequently Asked Questions about California's New Dance Credential Law Americans for the Arts Woods delivers winning performance in county's Poetry Out Loud contest The Siskiyou Daily News Debra Lucero’s Passion for Art  Enjoy Magazine First Person: Syrian Sisters Dedicated To Music KPBS 5 things educators want in the state's new arts standards 89.3 KPCC more Executive Director Grand Foundation Tracy, CA Program Associate The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Studio City, CA Executive Director Space 4 Art San Diego Visitor Experience Associate Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, CA Visual Arts Instructor Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center Santa Ana, CA more grants artist calls California Civil Liberties Public Education Program California State Library Deadline: 2017-03-15 more Call for Artist Show Proposals Juanita Salazar Lowe Art Gallery, at Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA Oak Knoll Rifle Range Creek Bridge SunCal Oakland, CA Oak Knoll Retail Village Plaza SunCal Oakland, CA A Labor of Love Middletown Art Center Middletown, CA CALL FOR ENTRY: East Meets West Juried Art Exhibition  Galaudet Gallery LLC Eau Claire, WI more conferences/workshops research Powerful Boards, Purposeful Fundraising Association of California Symphony Orchestras San Francisco, CA Date: 2017-02-16 more Strengthening Networks, Sparking Change: Museums and Libraries as Community Catalysts Institute of Museum and Library Services more forward this unsubscribe contact us Do you know someone who might be interested in receiving this weekly newsletter? You're receiving this newsletter because you subscribed. California Arts Council 1300 I Street Suite 930 Sacramento, CA 95814 916.322.6555 www.arts.ca.gov editor@arts.ca.gov forward