Our Closing plenary session for the 2025 CA Arts & Culture Summit, “Expanding the Horizon: State Government's Role in Supporting Arts and Culture,” explores how state government agencies, beyond the California Arts Council, support arts and culture in California. Learn how California is investing in the creative workforce.⁠ ⁠

This panel features: Danielle Brazell, Executive Director, California Arts Council

• Derek Kirk, Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development
• Tara Lynn Gray Director, California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
• Abby Snay Deputy Secretary for the Future of Work, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency