If you're in charge of finances for nonprofit organizations that bring in less than $25,000 and don't think you need to talk to the IRS...please keep reading! The federal agency started requiring Form 990-N the year before last. But all you overworked nonprofit volunteers, don't worry -- the ePostcard notification is easy, and you probably have until May 15 to file it.

Literary experts in California will meet in Sacramento on Tuesday, May 10, to review applications for the position of California State Poet Laureate and make recommendations to the Governor. The panel process starts at 10:00 a.m. and is expected to end at 2:00 p.m. The panelists will select the top three candidates for California Poet Laureate, and the California Arts Council will submit those three names to the Governor, who will make the final decision. The California Poet Laureate's two-year term begins upon Senate confirmation.

Senator Curren Price (D -  greater Los Angeles), Chair of the Legislative Joint Committee on the Arts, presented California Arts Council Chair Malissa Feruzzi Shriver with the California Lawyers for the Arts "Artistic License" award at a recent Southern California event. Feruzzi Shriver is also a visual artist. Senator Price has supported the California Arts Council by introducing legislation enabling the Voluntary Contribution ("Tax Check Off") for the Arts Council Fund, now in its first year. Feruzzi Shriver was recently named team leader for the California delegation to the Education Leaders Institute, a competitive initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts for state arts agencies.

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

• COLUMN: Saved by the (sax's) bell
  Los Angeles Times
• BLOG: Cutting Edge Photography Technique Comes to the de Young
  de Young Museums
• San Diego Mayor & Council suspend public art projects: Budget deficit spurs move, but savings questioned
  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

• Los Angeles Budget & Finance Committee discusses Department of Cultural Affairs
• Cal State Long Beach Names New Arts College Dean
• California Lawyers for the Arts Celebrates 36 Years with its 4th Annual ARTISTIC LICENSE AWARDS Sun. May 1
• Ostin Family Foundation funds new music facility at UCLA
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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

• One Beat: Cultural Exchange in Music
  U.S. State Department
  Deadline: 2011-05-16
• Bridging Cultures Through Film: International Topics
  National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2011-06-29
• Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists in Los Angeles Accepting Applications
  Six Points Fellowship
  Deadline: 2011-06-01
• Music Grant Program
  ASCAP
  Deadline: 2011-08-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• 3rd Annual Sacramento Literary Workshop
  Sacramento
  Date: 2011-06-06
• Live Performance Contracts
  Los Angeles
  Date: 2011-05-25
• The Museum of Tomorrow
  Virtual
  Date: 2011-05-23
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Freelance Art Handler
  ASP Fine Art Services
  Los Angeles
• Director of Development
  Los Angeles Master Chorale
  Los Angeles
• Exhibition Coordinator
  City of Irvine
  Irvine
• Gallery Director
  Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
  Yountville
• Marketing Intern
  Art With Impact
  San Francisco
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 16th Annual Juried Exhibition at SOHO20 Gallery
  SOHO20 Gallery
  New York, NY
• Juried Group Exhibition in NYC
  DACIA GALLERY
  New York, NY
• Open Call for Solo Exhibition Opportunity in NYC
  DACIA GALLERY
  New York, NY
• RFP: Laurel Street Park Public Art Project
  Arts and Culture Commission
  City of San Carlos
• Fur Feathers & Fins
  Pacific Art League of Palo Alto
  Palo Alto
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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

• Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Arts (2011)
• The Role of the Arts in Educating America
• Time and Money: Using Federal Data to Measure the Value of Performing Arts Activities
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