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Ventura County Arts Council — Grants, County Employee Art, COVID Relief Advocacy

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December 2021 | Vol. 2, No. 3
As 2021 winds down, we want to thank you for being part of Ventura County’s arts and culture community. Whether you’re an artist, business, organization or supporter of the arts, you’re an important part of our creative economy, and we encourage you to make your voice heard.
You can do this by writing a letter, sending an email or calling your Ventura County Supervisor to let them know that we need a COVID-19 relief fund for artists and arts organization. They want to hear personal stories and experiences from our community. Visit this page to look up your supervisor and their contact info.
This final newsletter of the year includes grant and exhibition opportunities, resources from arts advocacy organization Californians for the Arts, and an invitation to view art work by county employees and their family members currently on exhibit. We hope you have a happy holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you in 2022!
CALL TO ARTISTS
Ventura County Artist Showcase: “UNmasking”
Above: Past showcase entry “The Usual Suspects” by Pamela Grau
Submission Deadline:
December 30, 2021
Exhibition dates:
January 22 – April 9, 2022
Submission fees: Up to three projects may be submitted for consideration. Submit 1 project for $20, 2 projects for a total of $30, or 3 projects for a total of $35.
Ventura County Arts Council invites you to submit proposals for art to be displayed in Ventura storefront windows.
What does a face reveal? What might it hide? How has masking affected our relationships? Portraiture explores identity through the lens of its time. Our long period of masking has unleashed new feelings and habits. Do we see ourselves and each other in new ways? “UNmasking” will take a look at portraiture now and what it can express representationally or abstractly.
Selected artists will conceive of each window as a diorama, a space in which an installation of accumulation, sculptural pieces, work in any medium uses the three-dimensional space dynamically.
Each window will be dedicated to a unified installation created by a single artist, or created as a collaborative project by more than one artist. The location of the exhibition space is on a busy section of Victoria Ave. at Moon Dr. in Ventura.
Teaching Artists Needed
Our Artists in the Classroom (AITC) program is hiring visual, literary and performing artists to teach art residencies in K-8 classrooms across Ventura County. Submit a resume including art, educational background & teaching experience to education@vcartscouncil.org.
California Arts Council
Individual Artists Fellowships Program
The California Arts Council’s (CAC) Individual Artist Fellowships Program recognizes, uplifts, and celebrates California artists 18 years of age and older from a broad spectrum of artistic practices, backgrounds, geographies and communities. CAC recently named its 2021 fellows, including two Ventura County artists, guitarist Mak Grgic and percussionist Cory Hills. Congratulations!
Visit the CAC website to learn more about how to apply for one of their 2022 fellowships. Applications will open in early 2022.
At the Atrium Gallery
National Arts Program Ventura County Employees, Retirees and Family Members Exhibit
Now through January 4, 2022, come see work from more than 50 artists of all ages and ability levels, including kids!
The Atrium Gallery is open to the public during business hours in the Ventura County Government Center Hall of Administration on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
In Case You Missed: TEEN CENTRIC
If you haven’t heard our show, TEEN CENTRIC, on Ventura’s CAPS radio, you can catch up on all the episodes on our YouTube channel. TEEN CENTRIC features interviews with teens discussing their lives and sharing their poetry. Some were in juvenile hall at the time of their interview.
The show is produced as part of our Arts & Youth Justice program in partnership with CAPS Radio and the Ventura County Probation Agency. It is supported in part with funds from the California Arts Council’s JUMP StArts grant.
Below: TEEN CENTRIC – “Depression” Powerful Poets with Parallel Ways
TEEN CENTRIC - "Depression" Powerful Poets with Parallel Ways
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
California Venues Grant Program
The Kimberly J. Engberg Fund for LGBTQ+ Equality
Coastal Conservancy Coastal Stories Grant Program
The Limoneira Foundation Fund
NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants
Resources from Californians for the Arts
California Venues Grant Program Support
The deadline for this grant application has been extended to December 7th, and IT IS NOT JUST FOR VENUES! Producers and promoters of performing arts events, festivals or concerts, or operators of live event venues impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $250K through the program.
Californians for the Arts can assist with questions and with completing your application. Visit their webpage for FAQs and recorded webinars covering the application process, or contact venuesgrant@californiansforthearts.orgfor application support in English or Spanish.
FREE Webinar!
Living with the Pandemic: Safety Guidance for the Arts (Part 3)
December 15, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Part 3: Best Practices for Artists and Venues
Presented by: Californians for the Arts and Keck School of Medicine of USC Center for Emerging Pathogens
Julie Baker, Exec. Director, Californians for the Arts
Dr. Neha Nanda, Founding Director, The Center for Emerging Pathogens at USC
Nara Hernandez, Visual Arts Director, Heart of Los Angeles
Support Arts in Ventura County
Your tax-deductible donation will help to provide crucial, sustaining support to our long-running programs which serve students, artists and cultural organizations.
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