Members of the California Arts Council unanimously approved two official statements recently that support instruction of the visual and performing arts education in the classrooms of California's K-12 schools. A proclamation addressing the visual and performing arts throughout California was approved last October, and a resolution addressing concerns about proposed reductions of arts education in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was approved on January 26, 2010.

Do you work for an arts nonprofit that's interested in exploring a partnership with a school or after-school program? Not sure where to start? The Planning Grant from the Artist in Schools program at the California Arts Council may be what you're looking for. Application is now available; deadline is March 18, 2010. SEE MORE or go to the APPLICATION PAGE.

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

• Myriad ideas to fill void of empty lots
  San Francisco Chronicle
• Art in Glendale may find new canvas
  Glendale News Press
• CARLSBAD: City offers public art advice
  North County Times
• Future Eli Broad museum may be in downtown LA, not Santa Monica or Beverly Hills
  LA Weekly
• Monterey Park resolves to support arts education in schools
  Pasadena Star-News
• In California, the arts, DMV and UC Davis have things in common
  California Aggie
• Dos Pueblos Freshman Wins Poetry Out Loud Competition
  Santa Barbara Noozhawk
• Obama's 2011 Budget Prunes Arts Funding
  ArtsInfo
• Dos Pueblos Student Wins Poetry Contest
  Santa Barbara Edhat
• Classical Musician Spearheads Mexican Folk Revival in US, Mexico
  Voice of America
• Creating the art of the museum: Mesa College's Alessandra Moctezuma
  San Diego Union Tribune
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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

• California Museum Celebrates Remarkable Women on March 4
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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

• Purpose Prize for Civic Leader over 60
  Civic Ventures
  Deadline: 2010-03-05
• Cal Grants Available for College--including Fine Arts majors
  California Student Aid Commission
  Deadline: 2010-03-02
• UC Institute for Research in the Arts Research Grants
  University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA)
  Deadline: 2010-02-15
• Do Something Awards for under-25 year olds
  DoSomething.org
  Deadline: 2010-03-01
• Funding available for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls (February Deadline)
  Open Meadows Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-02-15
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Association of California Symphony Orchestras Annual Conference
  San Francisco
• Tax Workshops for Small and Mid-Sized Nonprofits
  Sacramento
• Commercial Theater Institute West Coast Weekend Intensive
  Los Angeles
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Program Intern
  Performing Arts Workshop
  San Francisco
• Development Intern
  Performing Arts Workshop
  San Francisco
• Admissions Director
  Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
  Van Nuys
• Painting assistant
  Robert Bissell
  Oakland
• Development Director
  Music@Menlo
  Atherton
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• Open Call for Revisiting Beauty
  Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
  Santa Ana
• Ojai Valley Lavender Festival - Art Contest
  Ojai Valley Lavender Festival
  Ojai
• Renewable Energy Can Be Beautiful
  The Land Art Generator Initiative
  Dubai, UAE
• Earth Day Repurposed Art Exhibit
  Kings River Arts Council
  Reedley
• Open Call For Artists
  Adam Lister Gallery
  Fairfax, VA
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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

• BOOK: Art Work: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career, by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber
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