PRESS RELEASE  

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CONVERSATION WITH CA FOR THE ARTS
AND UPSTATE CALIFORNIA CREATIVE CORPS

Know and Go 

What: Northern California Regional Conversation

When: Saturday, August 3, 4:00pm

Where: Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), 900 Esplanade, Chico

Who: Upstate California Creative Corps and CA for the Arts

Admission: Free

Information: 530-624-7031

Nevada City – July 19, 2024. Nevada County Arts Council and Upstate California Creative Corps have partnered with California for the Arts (CA for the Arts) to bring Northern California the next Regional Conversation on the Arts on Saturday, August 3 at the Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA) in Chico. The public is invited to attend this vitally important conversation to learn about the state of the arts in California, during one of the most devastating budget deficit years.

The event begins with a celebration of the Upstate California Creative Corps grantees, totaling 80 projects across 19 counties whose grant activity period has just ended. Project themes include houselessness and affordable housing, intergenerational learning, mental and behavioral health, protection of native and endangered species, resource and forest management, rural resilience, social services, water diversion, wellness, healing and healthy living, ancestral practices and knowledge, anti-racist programming and curriculum, circular economies, climate mitigation, emergency preparedness, environmental restoration, food justice, access and sovereignty, and holistic watershed health. Each with a focus on bringing awareness and moving the needle on these important issues that rural California’s communities know all too well.

From Julie Baker, CEO of California for the Arts, “Our regional conversations offer a unique and invaluable opportunity to convene, connect, and guide CA for the Arts. By listening to the voices of artists and cultural workers who form the backbone of Upstate California's creative industry, we can better inform and strengthen our advocacy efforts. Join us to shape the future of the arts in our state.”

At 4:00pm the doors of MONCA open to the public and CA for the Arts starts their Regional Conversation. These convenings take place across the state each year and serve to bring together artists, arts organizations, creative workers, businesses, and supporters of arts and culture across the state to hear updates on legislation affecting the sector, to learn about advocacy, and to share what is impacting arts and culture in communities small and large. 

Counties included in the Northern Region:

Alameda • Butte • Colusa • Contra Costa • Del Norte • El Dorado • Glenn • Humboldt • Lake • Lassen • Marin • Mendocino • Modoc • Napa • Nevada • Placer • Plumas • Sacramento • San Francisco • San Mateo • Santa Clara • Shasta • Sierra • Siskiyou • Solano • Sonoma • Sutter • Tehama • Trinity • Yolo • Yuba

Within the Upstate Region, as the administering organization for the California Creative Corps, Nevada County Arts Council is one of a network of agencies who serve as State-Local Partners with California Arts Council. While each serves distinct communities, State-Local Partner agencies are connected through a coalition who benchmark, consult, and gain from peer learning and support, with equity at their core. Upstate agency partners are Arts Council of Mendocino County, Arts Council of Placer County, Colusa County Arts Council, Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness, Friends of the Arts in Butte, Humboldt Arts Council(and Ink People, working in partnership with Humboldt Arts Council), Lake County Arts Council, Lassen County Arts Council, Modoc County Arts Council, Nevada County Arts Council, Plumas County Arts Council, Shasta County Arts Council, Sierra County Arts Council, Siskiyou County Arts Council, Tehama County Arts Council, Trinity County Arts Council, and Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture.

If you are an artist, cultural worker, arts organization, educator, or art enthusiast that lives in, works in or serves any of these Northern California communities you are encouraged to attend this critically important conversation. Lend your voice and learn about opportunities and ways to become more actively involved.

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