Arts organizations and art lovers statewide are planning events throughout California to celebrate California Arts Day and celebrate "The Art in Me," this year's theme. California Arts Day takes place on Friday, October 2, and corresponds to National Arts and Humanities Month. Check out the suggestions for individuals, parents, teachers, organizations and others for Arts Day ... see our "Art in Me" greeting card templates ... and much, much more!

Arts in the Media page keeps up with news, features and editorials on arts-related issues from major news sources

• Raley Studios: A dream space for arts
  Sacramento Bee
• 2 new L.A. arts high schools are a study in contrasts
  Los Angeles Times
• Classical music finding intimacy and freedom in nightclub venues
  Philadelphia Enquirer
• Retired music teacher, 88, packs Vallejo's Sardine Can
  Solano Times-Herald
• Public art project gets 'em talking
  Fresno Bee
• Column: What purpose does Monterey Symphony's music director's current contract serve?
  Monterey County Herald
• OPINION: Keeping at-risk kids out of jail -- it's an art
  Los Angeles Times
• Art museums struggling in Mexico
  Los Angeles Times
• Arts an easy target as many states cut budgets
  Associated Press
• Arts Council Silicon Valley gets $100,000 grant
  San Jose Business Journal
• Los Angeles County gives out arts grants totaling $4.42 million
  Los Angeles Times
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Arts Insider News keeps the arts community up-to-date with arts-related information that might not be included in major news outlets

• "Historical Witness, Social Messaging" -- Most Recent Lesson Plan from the Getty
• John McGuirk moves from Irvine Foundation to Hewlett Foundation
• First 25 Productions to Qualify for California Film & Television Production Incentive Announced in July
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The California Arts Council is often notified of other financial opportunities like grants and initiatives, and we pass the information along to California ArtBeat readers

• USArtists International (January deadline)
  Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-01-08
• Small grants for creative projects for classroom teachers
  Kids in Need Foundation
  Deadline: 2009-09-30
• Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park (Alaska)
  Alaska Geographic
  Deadline: 2009-10-31
• Community Arts Fund
  Arts Council Silicon Valley
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Arts Education Partnership National Conference
  Cambridge, MA
• The Arts Reach National Arts Marketing and Development Conference -- EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED
  Los Angeles
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Exhibition Project Assistant
  Asian Art Museum
  San Francisco
• PR & Marketing Assistant - Shanghai Celebration
  Asian Art Museum
  San Francisco
• Program Director for Arts
  The James Irvine Foundation
  San Francisco
• Associate Vice President of Education
  Museum of Latin American Art
  Long Beach
• Senior Curator, Curatorial Department Head
  Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
  San Diego
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• RAW: natural born artists
  Heidi Luerra Productions
  Los Angeles
• Artadia Awards 2009 San Francisco
  Artadia
  San Francisco
• 5th National Winter Juried Exhibition: "Exploring Contemporary Printmaking
  Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
  Novato
• Lucid Directions
  Western Michigan University
  Kalamazoo
• 2nd Annual Portrait Art Contest
  MyArtContest.Com
  Online
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Reports and studies on the arts as they relate to education, the economy, communities, quality of life, and other aspects of our lives

• Arts Participation 2008: Highlights from a National Survey
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