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CA Arts & Culture Summit and Arts Advocacy Day
Registration is OPEN for our 3-Day Arts, Culture & Advocacy Convening, and we’re celebrating with an Early Bird Ticket Special for the first 100 registrants to our Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit.
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April is Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month
Join for a month of free events, resources, and advocacy opportunities across the state with the goal of engaging arts advocates and raising awareness of the impact of the arts within communities. From press conferences to group discussions, we share talking points and resources for having effective meetings with your state representatives.
Our 2025 Impact Report is Here!
The report highlights key achievements from the past year, including centering our work on the belief that art is health, culture is healing, and creativity is hope; uniting the sector to connect, align, and plan for the future; securing legislation that strengthens a thriving arts and culture ecosystem; and expanding regional advocacy to empower more artists to shape local policy.
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Creative Economies in Action
CA for the Arts is pleased to have been selected as one of the regional partners for The California Arts Council (CAC) Creative Economies in Action: 2025 Statewide Engagement Tour.
Press Release
Fusing Arts Power and Policy Power: New GAAP Fellows Bridge Creative Practice with Advocacy
CA for the Arts is proud to announce the five members of the second GAAP cohort. Building on the success of the nation's first artist advocacy fellowship, GAAP Cohort 2 brings together diverse San Francisco and Oakland artists and culture bearers who are ready to transform their creative storytelling into strategic action for systemic change.
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ACCM 2026: Arts & Culture Summit and Arts Advocacy Day Dates Announced!
The 4th Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit will take place on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Sacramento, at both the Memorial Auditorium and the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. Then, join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Capitol Park, Sacramento for Arts Advocacy Day, a vital moment to raise your voice and take action.
Arts & Health Initiative
Bridging Creativity & Care
CA for the Arts is excited to present "Bridging Creativity & Care", the second series of webinars for our Arts & Health Initiative! This webinar series offers an introduction to the diverse and evolving field of arts and health, highlighting how creative arts therapists and teaching artists contribute to individual and community well-being.
Let’s build a more creative California
We’re helping every Californian become an advocate for the arts – from raising awareness on why the arts are so important, to providing programs and services that support our state’s creative workforce and economy.
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Change starts with advocacy
Our sister organization California Arts Advocates is hard at work driving policy change and working to increase and allocate funding to the areas that need it the most.
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