Video clips of the 27 competitors in the California Poetry Out Loud state finals are available to view on YouTube (see article for links). The contest was viewed by a capacity crowd in the state Senate chambers and by thousands statewide through a Cal Channel broadcast. (View archived webcast from Cal Channel of entire competition: PART 1 and PART 2.)

Governor Schwarzenegger's office announced on March 4, 2010, that Wylie Aitken of Anaheim has been appointed to the California Arts Council. Aitken has been a founding partner of Aitken, Aitken, Cohn Law Corporation since 1971. He is a trustee and board president of the South Coast Repertory Theater and Orange County Performing Arts. Aitken is chair for the Board of Visitors of Chapman University Law School and a trustee of Chapman University. SEE PRESS RELEASE.

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

• Future Leaders Need Art-Infused Education
  San Diego Business Journal
• L.A. City Council members scrape for money to keep arts centers open
  Los Angeles Times
• Classical music finds a new audience in elementary schools
  The Grass Valley Union
• Dance company retrospective visits L.A. museum
  Ventura County Star
• All Aboard the Magic Poetry Bus
  USC News
• Bank failures strike a blow to Los Angeles' art
  Los Angeles Times
• NEA Chairman Preaches Art Education in SF
  KCBS-SF
• Q & A with Wylie Aitken, new CA arts council member
  Orange County Register
• Monterey County High school student finds poetry in performance
  Monterey County Herald
• Bringing Art Back to PBS
  Wall Street Journal
• Long Beach City Council unanimously approves measures to boost the arts
  Long Beach Press Telegram
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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

• Dec 2009: new chair for Santa Barbara Arts Commission
• California students selected top student artists in country
• Arts Education Info from Performing Arts Workshop
• Obama's Arts and Humanities Appointments
• San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas Win Three Grammy Awards
• Arts Profile: Redlands Symphony's new top executive works on fiscal side
• Gerbode and Hewlett Foundations Select Six Playwright Collaborations for $75,000 Commissions
• Preview of the 17th Annual Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival
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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

• Google Ad Grant for Nonprofits
  Google
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• Private grantmaking foundation supports GLBT rights
  Arcus Foundation
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• Do Something! Seed Grants for under-25 year olds
  DoSomething.org
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• LEGO Children's Fund Grants (August Deadline)
  LEGO
  Deadline: 2010-08-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Create and Use the Perfect Development Plan (from the Association of CA Symphony Orchestras)
  CONFERENCE CALL
  Date: 2010-04-14
• American Alliance for Theater and Education
  San Francisco
  Date: 2010-08-05
• Long Beach Arts Education Summit
  Long Beach
  Date: 2010-03-27
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Program Officer for the Arts
  Marin Community Foundation
  Novato
• Administrative Assistant - Director's Office
  Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
  San Diego
• Development Manager
  Lux Art Institute
  Encinitas
• Executive Director
  San Diego Writers, Ink
  San Diego
• Teaching Artist
  Opera Cultura
  San Jose
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival
  San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
  San Luis Obispo
• Open Call: Borders @ Root Division
  Root Division
  San Francisco
• Apocalypse Food Exhibition
  Apocalypse Food
  Pensacola, FL
• ArtSpace @ Wylder Hall - Our Community - LGBT Pride
  ArtSpace@Wylder Hall - Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
  Long Beach
• Call for Performing Artists for "Tango in the Street" Event
  SMITH/ Santa Monica Tango Festival
  Santa Monica
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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

• Research Brief: How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition
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