Malissa Feruzzi Shriver, Chair, California Arts Council, today announced the appointment of Craig Watson as the new Director for the state agency. Watson's appointment represents the first time in the history of the state agency that the Director has been hired directly by the Council rather than by appointment of the Governor. Watson is currently the Executive Director of the Arts Council for Long Beach, and will start with the California Arts Council on August 15, 2011.

The Sierra Summer Festival of Performing Arts is surrounded by vast acres of forest bordered by the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Areas, 32 miles southeast of Yosemite National Park's eastern entrance, and is located 7880 feet high in the Eastern Sierra Mountains of California. Though remote in location, the Festival has been able to double its audience in the past year gaining audience from Los Angeles and Reno.

Californians have made their mark on the artistic landscape in recent years, as noted by Americans for the Arts and related groups at the organization's annual conference in June, where the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Libby Maynard of The Ink People Center for the Arts in Eureka received awards.

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

• Scaffolding art shows history, future of Pasadena's Heritage Square
  Pasadena Star-News
• BLOG: NEA Chair sends Postcard from the Central Valley
  National Endowment for the Arts
• The South Carolina Arts Commission escapes elimination
  Los Angeles Times
• On Location: Report shows state film tax credits pumped $3.8 billion into California's economy
  Los Angeles Times
• Artist leaves mark on swim center
  The Desert Sun
• Hollywood-developed robotic limbs give factory workers a hand
  Los Angeles Times
• Watsonville launches public art program: Fundraising to be first project for arts committee
  Santa Cruz Sentinal
• Oakland Budget Preserves Arts Funding
  San Francisco Classical Voice
• STATES CUT ARTS FUNDING
  Artnet
• Kayaking for a cause
  Daily Pilot
• COLUMN: What Drives Public Art Controversies
  Voice of San Diego
• The Recession's Surprise Survivor: The Arts
  The Atlantic
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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

• BLOG: Arts Advocacy Success in Sunny San Diego
• Arts Council Silicon Valley announces funding for 78 arts & cultural organizations in Santa Clara County
• Act V: Murderers as Shakespearean Actors?
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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 FENDER MUSIC FOUNDATION GRANTS
  Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
  Deadline: 2012-01-01
• Grammy Foundation - ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS
  Grammy Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-10-03
• "California Reads" Grant for Libraries - Aug Deadline
  California Council for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2011-08-31
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• How to Gain Media Buzz for Your Music, Fashion Design, Film and Other Creative Arts
  San Francisco
  Date: 2011-07-27
• Sacramento Arts Growth Circle
  Sacramento
  Date: 2011-07-14
• Copyrights
  Sacramento
  Date: 2011-07-20
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Program Specialist- Front of House Operations, Lewis Family Playhouse
  City of Rancho Cucamonga
  Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• Executive Director
  Bay Area Glass Institute
  San Jose, CA
• Executive Director
  Pasadena Community Access Corporation
  Pasadena, CA
• Director of Operations
  Hammer Museum
  Los Angeles
• Hip-Hop Teaching Artist
  Music in Schools Today
  San Francisco, CA
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 6th International ARTE LAGUNA Art Prize
  Arte Laguna & MoCA
  Venice, Italy
• From Dusk 'til Drawn: 24-hour Drawing Rally
  Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
  Santa Barbara, CA
• Open Call for Artists: International Postcard Show
  FrontierSpace
  Missoula, MT
• Solo Female Performers of ALL Disciplines
  Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
  North Hollywood, CA
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
  Evolve the Gallery
  Sacramento, CA
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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

• Artist Employment Projections Through 2018
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