California Arts Council (CAC) Grants: How to Win Funding
The California Arts Council (CAC) is the state's lead arts funding agency, operating with a public mission to strengthen arts, culture, and creative expression to cultivate a better California for all.
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California Arts Council: the cultural equity and community arts framing
The California Arts Council (CAC) prioritizes cultural equity and community arts participation. Frame your proposal as expanding arts access for underserved California communities, not as producing art for art’s sake.
The California Arts Council (CAC) is California's state arts agency, funded by the state legislature and the NEA. Their funding prioritizes cultural equity — expanding arts access for communities that have been historically underserved, including communities of color, low-income communities, rural communities, and people with disabilities. The cultural equity framing: CAC wants to see how your project serves communities that have been historically excluded from arts funding. Name the specific…
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