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California Arts Council - Arts Program Specialist

City of San Jose - Assistant to The City Manager

Penguin Random House - Summer 2026 internships

The Black List - Climate Storytelling Fellowship

211 LA Open Positions

San Francisco Youth Theater - Teaching Artists & Teaching Assistants

The Cesar Chavez Foundation

Bay Area Book Festival - Operations Manager

LA County Department of Arts & Culture - Media Career Pathways Prototype (MCPP)

Civic Season - Design Fellow

Placer One Public Art: Call for Art & RFQ

Long Beach Public Library - Cultural Affairs Officer

Living Jazz - Teaching Artist for Elementary School Band (4th & 5th Grade)

GBAC Fellowships 2025-2026

ACLU of Northern California - Legal Advocacy Fellow, Organizer

2025 ACTA Apprenticeship Program

Los Angeles Review of Books - Membership & Development Manager, Audience Engagement Editor

City of San Jose - Creative Ambassador

Casa Familiar - Multiple

Latino Community Foundation

Creative Opportunites

First Peoples Fund - The Yéego Action Grant

Creative Sonoma - Arts Impact Grants for Organizations (AIGO)

Stowe Story Labs - Curated Short Film Production Grant Program

Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) + Creative Optimism–Uplifting Promises (CO-UP)

California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program

2025 City of Los Angeles (COLA) Independent Master Artist Projects (COLA-IMAP) Grant Program

San Francisco Arts Commission Grants

LA County Arts Grants

Eureka Cultural Arts District Grants

Dance Resource Center: LA Emergency Relief Micro-Grant

2026 BTTL Program

Honor the Earth: Calling all Radical Artists

TourWest

Field Funds: Archiving & Documentation

Getty Library Research Grants 2026

Center for Cultural Innovation - Quick Grant

Walter & Elise Haas Fund - WE Initiative

Center for Cultural Innovation - California Art Leadership Investments

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants

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Exploring Music Therapy and Community Music-Making for Health and Healing

Exploring Poetry Therapy and Community Writing for Health and Healing

Exploring Dance/Movement Therapy and Community Dance for Health and Healing

Exploring Art Therapy and Community Art-Making for Health and Healing

Exploring Drama Therapy and Community Theater for Health and Healing

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