The California Arts Council recently adopted a new three-year Strategic Plan, and we need help from Californians to fulfill one of its goals: identifying top priority arts needs in the state. Please help us gather information for the Council by completing our online survey by October 22. Your voice is critical in shaping the future direction of California Arts Council programs and services. SEE SURVEY

The California Arts Day and Arts and Humanities Month topics continue through October! Last week Governor Schwarzenegger issued an official proclamation recognizing October as National Arts and Humanities Month and October 1, 2010 as California Arts Day. "California is host to an assortment of creative industries, from visual and performing arts associations and museums to bustling film, design, and multi-media businesses," he stated. "This California Arts Day, we commit ourselves to raising awareness for resources that will help to support artists and innovators, as well as art programs for our children." SEE FULL PROCLAMATION

The California Arts Council will join First Lady Maria Shriver and an estimated 22,000 Californians at the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women on Monday and Tuesday, October 25 and 26 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The California Arts Council booth will feature The Minerva Arts Project, artwork centered on the Minerva theme created by teenagers in five juvenile justice centers throughout California.

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

• Downtown San Luis Obispo beautification: Art in unexpected places
  San Luis Obispo Tribune
• BLOG: Funding the Arts Supports the Creative Spirit of Our Nation
  Huffington Post
• Domingo will not renew contract as general director of Washington National Opera, Continues with Los Angeles Opera
  Washington Post
• Tax Credits Illustrated: From Detroit to N.Y. to L.A.
  Back Stage
• Fate of downtown L.A. art walk looks uncertain
  Los Angeles Times
• BLOG: Social Media for Social Good in the Arts
  Huffington Post
• Irvine Foundation Grants give big boost to 5 Sacramento arts nonprofits
  Sacramento Bee
• Arts make a comeback in schools in Big Bear
  Big Bear Grizzly
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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

• National Endowment for the Arts Turns 45
• New Director of Accessibility Programs at the NEA
• Americans for the Arts encourages participation in the American Express Members Project Campaign
• America's Got Talent Auditions in Los Angeles on Oct 23 and 24
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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

• The American Association of University Women - COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
  The American Association of University Women
  Deadline: 2011-01-15
• The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation - THE ARTISTIC OUTREACH GRANTS
  The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-03-30
• Comcast funds diversity, literacy programs
  Comcast Foundation
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• Arts, Education and other Grants for Quality Nonprofits from the Green Foundation
  Green Foundation
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Arts Reach National Arts Marketing and Development Conference -- Discounts for ArtBeat subscribers still available
  Los Angeles
  Date: 2010-10-21
• Workshops for the Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Organizational Grant Program
  Cerritos
  Date: 2010-10-18
• Orange County presentation of LA STAGE Arts Census
  Costa Mesa (Orange County)
  Date: 2010-10-26
• Conference on Intellectural Property
  Santa Clara University
  Date: 2010-11-05
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• The B-Word Project Coordinator
  CSULB Foundation
  Long Beach
• Philanthropic Planner
  Marin Community Foundation
  Novato
• Program Officer
  Marin Community Foundation
  Novato
• Casting and Rights Associate
  L.A. Theatre Works
  Venice, CA
• Arts Management Visiting Position
  Claremont Graduate University
  Claremont
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 12 X 12: A National Juried Show of Small Scale Works of Art
  Department of Art, Middle Tennessee State University
  Murfreesboro TN
• Call to Southern California Artists
  Gallery Neuartig
  San Pedro
• Open Call for Works: Instructions for Initial Conditions
  Drift Station
  Lincoln, NE
• Consilience of Art & Science exhibit
  Pence Gallery/UC Davis
  Davis
• Call for Artists and Artisans: The 'H' Sale @ Root Division
  Root Division
  San Francisco
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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

• The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It
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