Ventura County Arts Council
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PRINCIPAL’S SPECIAL INITIATIVE

ARTS-IN-THE-CLASSROOM
MINI-GRANT APPLICATION
FOR SPRING/FALL 2012

The Ventura County Arts Council Arts-in-the-Classroom Mini-Grant Program was established to provide a source of support for the elementary schools to partner with local arts organizations and artists to bring standards based arts into classroom.

For More Information and an Application
CLICK HERE

 
THE GERD KOCH & CAROLE MILTON
GRANT FOR PROFESSIONAL
VENTURA COUNTY ARTISTS
WILL HONOR THE LEGACY OF
LEADING COUNTY ARTISTS OF THE PAST

This groundbreaking grants program, conceived by the artists for whom it is named, will be the first grant of its kind intended for Ventura County exhibiting artists. To this point, grants for individual artists have been limited to scholarships for advanced study awarded to outstanding visual arts students.

Tax deductible donations in any amount may be made to the grant fund. Checks should be made payable to the Ventura County Arts Council, with memo notation: Koch & Milton Grants Fund.

 

 

Donate to the Koch-Milton Grant Fund


 

 

Art Stars Awards

Art Star Award

The Art Stars Aawards is an annual county-wide event to recognize arts friendly civic organizations, businesses, governments, local philanthropists, nonprofits, educators and community artists.

The 2011 Art stars Event resulted in a wonderful celebration of the arts in Ventura County. More about the event, and photos, will be available soon.

Previous Award Recipients

Donate to the Art Stars Awards
Online through PayPal -

 

 

Providence School

PROVIDENCE SCHOOL GRANT

The Ventura County Arts Council received a grant from the California Arts Council to develop an educational arts component at the County’s Juvenile Detention facility high school.

Poetry contest lets juvenile offenders shine
by Marjorie Hernandez, February 15, 2008, Ventura County Star
PDF Download: Click Here

 

 The Little Book of Big Programs 
 

This handy little book gives you information on all the grant programs available through the VCAC.

For a printable copy of this little book
CLICK HERE

 

Arts Week 2012

Put yourself in the ARTS

VENTURA COUNTY’S TEN-DAY
ARTS WEEK 2012 CELEBRATION

SPOTLIGHTING CULTURAL EVENTS COUNTYWIDE
VCAC coordinates and promotes a countywide Arts Week celebration that coincides with California Arts Day. Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to schedule
activities during this ten day "week".

Arts Week 2012 Calendar of Events Coming Soon

 

Poetry Out Loud

Poetry Out Loud

POETRY OUT LOUD
Student Recitation Competition

Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, in which high school students present an oral interpretation of a published poem in a national competition. In California, the program is sponsored by the California Arts Council. California Poets in the Schools is working with the Ventura County Arts Council to administer it in Ventura County. Poets are available to assist English teachers and their students in preparing for the countywide competition.

Please visit the Poetry Out Loud web site
www.poetryoutloud.org for more information.

Contact the VCAC office (805) 658-2213 to get involved.

 

InnerSpark


INNERSPARK PROGRAM
Teen Artists, Writers and Performers

InnerSpark/California State Summer School for the Arts
Cal Arts in Valencia, July 9 through August 25, 2011


Go to www.innerspark.us for more information

 

Arts Advocasy Day 2012
 

Arts Advocacy Day: The 2012 
National Arts Action Summit


The 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts.

Arts Advocasy Day Website

 

 

Art Display Panel Rentals
Art Display Panels Art Display Panels Art Display Panels
Artists, are you in need of a way to display your art for an afternoon or just a weekend?

We have 3’ x 6’ panels available that you can rent. They are made of metal wire with
a grid so you can attach your art with an “S” hook and you’re ready to go.

For more information and our PDF Rental Agreement Click Here

Stay Informed!
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and we’ll keep you informed about the Arts in Ventura County!
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Page Updated:  January 1, 2011