Got loyalty for the state of California in your blood? Prove it! Help us in a friendly competition between state arts agencies. Craig Watson, Director of the California Arts Council, has thrown down the gauntlet to Bob Booker, Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Or, gosh, maybe it was vice versa. Who can reach 10,000 Facebook "likes" first?  

As of 9:52am PST on Oct. 20, the counts are: California (5,633), Arizona (5,496), DC (5,467).

When Craig Watson, Director of the California Arts Council, met the head of the Arizona Commission on the Arts at a national meeting that just happened to take place on California Arts Day (October 7), he tossed out a fun contest idea: which state arts agency could get to 10,000 "likes" on their Facebook page first?

On October 14, the arts and business community gathered to select honorees who have contributed significantly to the arts in the greater Sacramento region. The highest honor, the Arts & Business Council of Sacramento's award for lifetime achievement, went to Muriel Johnson, Director of the California Arts Council from 2005-2011. Congratulations, Muriel!

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

• Chico City Council OKs new arts manual
  Chico News & Review
• Art Education in Schools Gets a Boost from New Scholarship Program
  Press Release - Art in Action
• A 26-Mile Art-Lined Long Beach Marathon
  Belmont Shore Patch
• D.C. Arts Agency Takes On Real States In Facebook Popularity Contest
  Art Info
• Arts funding not keeping pace with demographic and cultural changes
  Nonprofit Quarterly
• PST bike tour puts art extravaganza within reach
  Los Angeles Times
• BLOG: Digitization in the arts: Is there a do-over if we get it wrong?
  Arts Journal
• BLOG: GIA Conference: Final Thoughts (Arts Education IS Social Justice)
  Dewey21C
• San Francisco schools rely on a fraying patchwork of grants, programs and donations for funding
  San Francisco Examiner
• National Endowment for the Arts Cheers on States in their Facebook Challenge
  National Endowment for the Arts
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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

• Union Bank and KCET Honor Twelve Los Angeles Heroes
• Cal Arts ranked highest in arts schools
• PG&E to help Merced Arts Council with scholarships for needy kids for summer art school
• CAMM fundraiser called "An Artful Evening..."
• D.C. educator withdraws from job at downtown L.A. arts school
• Obama to honor Harmony Project founder at White House
• Santa Paula Art Museum seeks works by Douglas Shively
• New Arts Education & Technology Charter School Proposed for Monterey County
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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

• California Story Fund
  California Council for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2011-11-15
• Residency Partnership Program
  Chamber Music America
  Deadline: 2011-11-18
• New Works: Creation and Presentation Program (Jazz)
  Chamber Music America
  Deadline: 2011-11-18
• Surdna Arts Teachers' Fellowship Program
  Surdna Foundation
  Deadline: 2011-11-14
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Beyond the Dynamic Adaptability
  San Francisco, CA
  Date: 2011-10-24
• National NAGPRA-NPI Trainings
  San Diego, CA
  Date: 2011-10-25
• A Resource Tour of the Library for Artists of All Disciplines
  Sacramento, CA
  Date: 2011-10-25
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Manager of Individual Gifts and Membership
  San Jose Jazz
  San Jose, CA
• Membership Manager
  Museum of Latin American Art
  Long Beach, CA
• Art Gallery Sales Associate
  Ace Gallery
  Los Angeles, CA
• Head Preparator
  Ace Gallery
  Los Angeles, CA
• Web & Graphic Designer
  Ace Gallery
  Los Angeles, CA
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• "Countryside" Art Competition
  Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
  Online
• Apply to the Marin Arts Festival
  Marin Arts Festival
  San Rafael
• Small Works Show
  Dacia Gallery
  New York City , NY
• Solo Exhibition
  Dacia Gallery
  New York City , NY
• The Art Of Being Black
  Richmond Art Center
  Richmond, 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

• Music and Health Care
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