DEADLINE EXTENDED. The California Arts Council is seeking a new Director. The Director is a key member of the Arts Council's executive management team, reporting directly to the Chair and Members of the Council. This position is an exempt state position appointed by the Council, and applications are due by April 1, 2011. SEE JOB POSTING

This feature was written by Rose Friedland, a University of California-Irvine student and former intern at the California Arts Council (Summer 2009). Her article examines how important the fundamentals of business is for individuals looking to make a career and life in the arts.

Legislators greeted and commended representatives from Sacramento-region arts organization for the good work they do in the community. Fourteen arts organizations were honored in the Senate Chamber on Valentine's Day (Monday, February 14) by State Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Senator Doug LaMalfa, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Richard Pan, Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, Assemblymember Jim Nielsen, and Assemblymember Mariko Yamada. SEE PHOTOS SEE PRESS RELEASE.

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

• Easing the Pain: Help the Arts While Paying Taxes
  Pacifica Riptide
• LA's Gustavo Dudamel electrifies young London musicians
  The Guardian (UK)
• American for the Arts Economic Impact Study to Look at Santa Barbara
  Santa Barbara Independent
• Jazz Festival boosts local economy in Folsom
  Folsom Telegraph
• SF Arts Ed give kids chance to perform, shine
  KGO-TV
• Prince targets arts education with $250,000 gift to American Ballet Theatre
  Los Angeles Times
• LACMA, Getty to share Robert Mapplethorpe artwork
  Los Angeles Times
• Huntington's big inheritance was top arts gift in 2010, but donors continued to flag overall
  Los Angeles Times
• In Memoriam: Frank Longay (1948-2011)
  San Francisco Classical Voice
• The Poetry Foundation: Is Rap Poetry?
  Huffington Post
• Charitable Deduction Limit: Bad For Art Nonprofits?
  NPR
• Banksy seems to be behind new street art that has popped up around L.A.
  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

• Kevin Spacy to deliver Nancy Hanks Lecture during Arts Advocacy Week in Washington, DC
• Three California arts organizations receive "Space for Change" LINC/Ford Foundation grants
• Live in SF or LA? Help analyze the creative nature of your city!
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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 Poetry Foundation - RUTH LILLY POETRY FELLOWSHIPS
  The Poetry Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-03-31
• ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS: FACILITY INVESTMENTS AND BUILDING RESERVES
  Kresge Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-03-01
• CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA - New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development
  Chamber Music America
  Deadline: 2011-03-11
• NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS - National Theater Pilot grants
  New England Foundation for the Arts
  Deadline: 2011-03-31
• PICERNE FOUNDATION - Senior Artist Outreach Project (O.C. and S.D Counties)
  Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-03-31
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• "Arts Tune-Up" -- workshop for arts outreach
  Venice
  Date: 2011-02-26
• Nancy Hanks Lecture on the Arts and Public Policy
  Washington, DC
  Date: 2011-04-04
• Career Transition for Dancers Presents: Public Relations & Marketing in the 21st century
  Los Angeles
  Date: 2011-02-24
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Artist and Education Services Coordinator
  North Dakota Council on the Arts
  Bismarck, ND
• Magic School Bus National Tour
  Bay Area Children's Theatre
  Berkeley
• Institutional Giving Officer/Grants Writer
  Los Angeles Opera
  Los Angeles
• Education Programs Manager
  Los Angeles Master Chorale
  Los Angeles
• Director of Marketing and Communications
  UCSB Arts & Lectures
  Santa Barbara
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 2012 Call to Artists
  The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
  Covington, KY
• Black and White Photography Exhibition 2011
  The Center for Fine Art Photography
  Fort Collins Colorado
• Fine Art Open Show
  Alliance of California Artists
  Fresno/Tulare County
• AFB Art Fair @ Woodland Park
  Lexington Art League
  Lexington, KY
• 42nd National Exhibition
  California Watercolor Association
  Marin County
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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

• AFTA Roundtable Report: The Role of the Arts in Strengthening and Inspiring the 21st Century Global Community
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