Get involved in programs across the state
From Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month to the California Nonprofit Performing Arts Grant Program, there’s no shortage of programs for arts advocates to engage with. Explore all the programs California For The Arts has to offer.
Arts & Health Initiative
This Initiative recognizes the arts as a powerful tool to enhance the health and well-being of our communities.
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Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month
April is Arts, Culture, & Creativity Month – 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 shared talking points and resources for having effective meetings with your state representatives.
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CA Arts & Culture Summit 2026
CA for the Arts is excited to announce its flagship ACCM event: the 4th Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit. The Summit will take place on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Sacramento, at both the Memorial Auditorium and the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. The theme for 2026 is
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Arts Advocacy Day 2026
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. Advocacy Day features an energizing rally featuring dynamic speakers and powerful performances to get your heart racing before we march to the Capitol together.
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Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program
The Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program (GAAP) supports artists, culture bearers and creative workers with an artistic practice to directly engage in advocacy and policy development to advance their wellbeing so that diverse artists thrive. A new program funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
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Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund (PAEPF)
We are no longer accepting applications for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund (PAEPF). Senate Bill 1116 (Portantino) (Government Code 8757) established PAEPF to support small nonprofit performing arts organizations (SNPAOs) with adjusted gross revenue under $2 million, in hiring and retaining employees. Applications were received on a first come, first served basis.
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Regional Advocacy Infrastructure Network
The Regional Advocacy Infrastructure Network (RAIN) seeks to reinforce advocacy capacity and efficacy at the local, state and federal levels by designing new models of collaboration with groups and organizations whose primary focus is at the local (county and municipal) level.
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Regional Conversations
Regional Conversations bring together artists, arts organizations, creative workers, businesses, and supporters of arts and culture across the state.
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California Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster
CA for the Arts, through the California Arts Council, has secured a state grant to build a nonprofit paymaster service for small theaters, symphonies, ballets, operas, chorales, dance companies, music organizations and other performing arts organizations throughout the state of California.
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