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What does California creativity mean to you? Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. AUGUST 13, 2020                 GET THE ARTS PLATE>> KEEP ARTS IN SCHOOLS WITH YOUR TAX RETURN >> Administrators of Color Fellowship applications due tomorrow The last day to apply for the Administrators of Color Fellowship is this Friday, August 14. The statewide pilot program, administered by the School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza (SOAC) in partnership with the California Arts Council, will match 10 arts administrators of color, Fellows, with an arts and culture organization, Host Organizations, dedicated to equity and community engagement for a nine- to 12-month fellowship. Apply today! Learn more in our press release. Questions related to the fellowship can be directed to SOAC's Jonathan Borca at jonathan@schoolofartsandculture.org. California Relief Fund for Artists & Cultural Practitioners There’s still time to apply for the California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners before it closes next week! The grant program, administered in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation, offers a quick application process for unrestricted $1,000 rapid-relief grants for artists statewide who have been economically impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals from rural communities and the Central Valley region are strongly encouraged to apply. Apply by August 18 at 3 p.m. - get the details here. Grants for arts participation by people with disabilities Applications are open now for cycle three of the California Arts Council's Arts and Accessibility grant program, offering support to artists with disabilities and organizations enhancing arts and culture opportunities for people with disabilities. Direct funding for artists is available through this grant. The program is administered in partnership with the National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA. Click here to learn more. ACTA 2021 apprenticeship cycle now open For more than 20 years, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has bolstered California's cultural traditions through the support of outstanding traditional artists and practitioners. The Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuity of the state's thriving traditional arts and cultures by contracting mentor artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to qualified apprentices. Each $3,000 contract will support a period of concentrated learning, from six months to a year, for apprentices who demonstrate a committed engagement with, and a talent for, a specific traditional art form or cultural practice. View the program guidelines and apply online here. Creating a space for all people to live In the first feature of our new Creative Uplift series, Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Antoine Hunter PurpleFireCrow shares the roots of the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, its evolution to a virtual event, and his belief in the need for a supporting space without judgment or bias.  >> what's new jobs USPS releases 2020 Ruth Asawa stamp RuthAsawa.com Making a connection between movement and social movements The New York Times A Wiki Edit-a-Thon dedicated to women artists of color Hyperallergic Take part in the art: SoCal museums find creative ways to connect with audiences KCET more Education Assistant Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum Long Beach, CA Community and Project Coordinator UCLA Arts Conditional Studio Los Angeles, CA Studio School Administrator Palos Verdes Art Center Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Grants Administrator and Accounts Payable Liaison Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles, CA Gift Processing Specialist ODC San Francisco, CA more grants artist calls Belonging Artist-in-Residence 2021 Othering & Belonging Institute Deadline: 2020-08-20 Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions National Institutes of Health Deadline: 2020-10-02 Studio Residency Grant Women's Studio Workshop Deadline: 2020-09-01 more Get the Message: Words and Images Arts Benicia Benicia, CA Supporting Underrepresented Artists Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 35th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition New York Art Competitions New York, NY 5th Anniversary Art Competition Fusion Art Palm Springs, CA The 2nd Half - 50 and Over Show Las Laguna Gallery Laguna Beach, CA more conferences/workshops research AEP Virtual Gathering Arts Education Partnership Online webinar Date: 2020-09-09 What’s the Forecast for Arts Education Grantmakers in the Arts Online webinar Date: 2020-08-18 Arts Midwest + Western Arts Alliance 2020 Conference Arts Midwest + Western Arts Alliance Online webinar Date: 2020-10-06 more Handbook for Artists Working in Community Springboard for the Arts IllumiNative Toolkits IllumiNative more