Congratulations to NEA Our Town grant recipients the City of Fresno, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, The City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs, and the City of Santa Monica. $500,000 total will be awarded to creative placemaking projects that will help transform communities in California. 

Are you new to the Cultural Data Project? Or would you like to learn more about the CDP's powerful reporting tools? CDP is offering in-person sessions in Los Angeles and San Diego July 31 - August 1, as well as monthly online webinars.

The California Arts Council is in the process of creating a new Strategic Plan. To gather your ideas, the Arts Council conducted a "listening tour," a series of meetings to ask for input from interested Californians. Didn't make it to a tour stop? Give us an earful through our online survey.