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Dr. Alvarez is an innovative leader with more than two decades of experience working with museum collections, community engagement, and arts administration. With an extensive background in education and a deep passion for the arts, Dr. Alvarez brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team. We look forward to the innovative vision and leadership Dr. Alvarez will bring to our organization as we continue to advocate for and enhance arts education across the state. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alvarez to the Create CA team! Read our full press release using the link below! https://lnkd.in/g-KgsiK5

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! Our Student Voice Leaders know their rights and use their voices to stand up for equitable arts education for all students in California. Students should have high-quality music, dance, theatre, and visual arts in their school. Read Student Voices Leader Ethan Kwak’s op-ed in their school paper calling attention to Prop 28. Link in below! https://lnkd.in/g4Y-ZFX6

October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM)! To celebrate, the California State Library, California for the Arts, California Humanities, and the California Arts Council join in unison to highlight the intrinsic worth of the arts and humanities in civic life. Read our recent blog post to learn more about the work California is doing to honor the efforts of artists, historians, teachers, and cultural groups working to make the arts and humanities a part of everyone’s life. NAHM is coordinated by Americans for the Arts, the national organization working to empower communities with the resources and support necessary to provide access to the arts for everyone. Read the blog post here. #NAHM2024 #NAHM24 #artsandhumanities #arts #humanities #california #ca

ATTN SCHOOL ADMIN & DECISION-MAKERS! If you have any confusion about how to implement funds from Prop 28, Create CA has got you covered. Our Planning Toolkit was developed to de-mystify the process and give you the necessary tools to put Prop 28 funds in action for our students across California in a lawful manner. Get all the answers you need using the link below! https://lnkd.in/gVBxmqP4

Seeing as it’s National Arts and Humanities Month, we want to give a special shoutout to Sol Collective! Based in Sacramento, Sol Collective is a community-based nonprofit partnership whose mission is to provide artistic, cultural, and educational programming, promote social justice, and empower youth through art, activism, music, and media experience. Sol Collective’s youth-curated digital zine, "Nature, Vol. 2," connects the region's rich Indigenous history to the present through artwork and storytelling, highlighting California’s Indigenous heritage and contemporary social justice movements and offering a nuanced exploration of identity, history, and belonging. As an Arts Now Leader with Create CA, Can Foster, Sol Collective's Youth Program Director and Community Engagement Coordinator, advocates for arts education that meets the unique needs of their community. Under Can's leadership, Sol Collective's youth programs serve as a model for how arts education can uplift youth voices, address topical youth concerns, and promote meaningful engagement with cultural heritage. Check out our blog and learn about the Arts Now program using the link below! https://lnkd.in/gguUkUFV

Tune into this clip from our 2nd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit: Art Work is Real Work. Nicole Hendrix, Co-Founder of the BRIC Foundation and Concept Art Association, talks about the economic impact that AI has on the creative community. “... We really are seeing a lot of jobs leaving the state, specifically in animation, visual effects, and gaming. Gaming is a billion dollar industry. California needs that revenue.” Where Art Meets Impact is produced in collaboration with George Koster and the Bay Area Video Coalition. This series highlights impactful conversations and panel discussions from the Summit. Featured in Episode 4, “Discover the Future of Creative Work,” this clip is from our Creative Conditions panel, led by Nurit Siegel Smith, Executive Director at Music Forward Foundation, with Tiara Amar - Director Advocacy & Fellows: Whippoorwill Arts; Nicole Hendrix - Co-Founder: BRIC Foundation & Concept Art Association; Marcus G. Mitchell - Public Art Administrator: City of West Hollywood; and Jamie Hand, Dir. Strategic Impact & Narrative Change: Creatives Rebuild New York. To listen to the podcast or watch the video, visit: https://lnkd.in/gej3aeEk 🗣️We are also broadcasting it on public television and on YouTube. 📺:Television BAVC Media's SF Commons: Comcast channels 29 & 76, on-demand Petaluma Community Access:(Comcast channels 26, 27, & 28) AT&T U-Verse: Channel 099 On YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gTTS3uwx #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2024 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #ArtistsR2ndResponders Special thanks to our 2024 Summit Sponsors. Los Angeles Metro Creative West (previously Western States Art Federation) Arts Council for Monterey County Association of California Symphony Orchestras THE EVENT HELPER, INC.. Create CA Actors' Equity Association CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) California/Nevada Office of Arts & Culture - City of Sacramento Claremont Graduate University Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer & Lange Arts Orange County Milestone Brands, LLC Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Sacramento Alliance for Regional Arts

Take a moment to listen to our courageous youth use the many skills they've learned to speak up and speak out in defense of robust arts education! Create CA and California State Summer School for the Arts hosted the third annual Arts Advocacy Day at CalArts on July 13. This event united over 500 passionate students across the state for a half-day of joyful artmaking and invigorating advocacy training, kicked-off with a fiery keynote speech from Aaron Huey, the founder of wildly popular arts-activist media platform, @amplifierart.

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Students are the reason for the movement! And they're ready to create change. Meet the 2024-2025 Student Voices Cohort! These students have bravely answered the call and stood up to use their voices to make sure their communities and other students have access to equitable arts education. Learn more about Student Voices at the link below! https://lnkd.in/g-Ugrk26

Create CA has a perfect way for you to show your love of the arts and arts education- with a 100% cotton t-shirt with a beautiful design to show your community that every single student in California deserves to engage in the beautiful world of arts education. Grab one of our groovy tees and wear what you believe on your sleeve at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gaGVgPkW