Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA)

DNACA will be joining Sunset High School this morning at 10:20 am to present Poetry Out Loud County Champion Alex Armstrong to the Board of Supervisors. If you'd like to watch via zoom, click on http://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/departme/board-of-supervisors and follow the link to the zoom meeting.

We hope you will enjoy the new Edward Reidel exhibit at the CEC airport! His collection of watercolors and acrylics shows the many sides of Del Norte County - perfect for visitors at the airport. The exhibit will be up through June 17th. #DNACA #Art #ArtInPublicPlaces #LocalArt #LocalArtist #DelNorte #ExploreDelNorte #Airport #watercolorpainting #boats #harbor

We hope you will enjoy some of these "(Mostly) Free Musical Livestreams" this week! . To celebrate International Women's Day, head over to the New York City Ballet to watch "Inside NYCB" as they share conversations and rehearsal sessions featuring Principal Dancer Sara Mearns, Soloist Claire Kretzschmar, and Repertory Director Rebecca Krohn. . The link to all of the livestreams is ... https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm . #DNACA #MostlyFreeLivestreams #MusicalLivestreams #Arts #Music #Dance #livestreams See more

A quick reminder to individual artists, and arts/cultural organizations - deadlines for the CARES and FAR grants are at the end of this week! Information is on these flyers, or if you know someone who doesn't have access to the internet but would like to receive more information, they can call us at 464-1336. #DNACA #Art #LocalArtist #ArtsAndCulture #LocalArt

Some great blues to get you through your afternoon with Taj Mahal What's your favorite blues musician or song? #DNACA #blues #Music

DNACA has earned a 2020 Bronze Seal on GuideStar! Now everyone can see our commitment to transparency, and easily contact us for more information on our programs or to offer opportunities for funding! Check out our updated #NonprofitProfile on GuideStar: https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/93-0794763 #DNACA #nonprofit #Arts #LocalArts

The arts help students find their voices. You can express your voice by voting. Use your voice this November to vote with arts education in your heart. Make sure you're registered at RegisterToVote.ca.gov #Vote #DNACA #ArtsEducation #ArtsInSchools https://createca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020//DEL-NORTE.gif

Are you an individual artist hoping to apply for the FAR grant funding? Great news! We have extended the application deadline for Del Norte County. You now have until October 31 to submit your applications! Visit ink people.org/far for information and the online form, or to print a paper copy of the application. If you know someone who doesn't have access to the internet but would like to apply, please call the DNACA office at 707.464.1336.

Is your student/child/grandchild interested in photography? Be sure to check out the In Pursuit Of__ open call for art contest for 13-19 year olds, from Unshuttered at the J. Paul Getty Museum and Amplifier! In Pursuit of__ is the 2020 theme of the Getty’s award-winning Unshuttered photography program. They’ve put together a ‘masterclass’ style 30-minute video and lesson plan teaching students how to make visual artworks documenting what they are in pursuit of in their li...fe, right now. All that's needed is a cell phone camera and something to write with. The world is full of stories. What is yours? For more information visit: community.amplifier.org/campaign/in-pursuit-of/ #DNACA #art #photography #cellphone #studentart

October is National Arts & Humanities Month! Let's spend the month celebrating how the arts are helping us through these hard times. Which type of art are you connecting most with right now? Visual arts, performing arts, poetry... please share so others can consider if it might help them, too! #DNACA #inthistogether #Art #ArtIsEssential #Connect #Create

We know you like to shop locally whenever possible; but we also know sometimes you have to get what you need from Amazon. Now there's a way to support your local arts organization while you are shopping Amazon! Just start your shopping from the link below (make sure to bookmark it!), and DNACA will receive a portion from the Amazon Smile Foundation (you pay nothing extra #winwin). We hope when you shop Amazon, you will start with this link - Happy Prime Day! #DNACA #PrimeDay #Amazon #shopping

Are you celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day today? Are you a parent, grandparent, or other caregiver wondering what to do for Indigenous Peoples’ Day this year while you and your family are home? We have two suggestions: Read an Indigenous writer. For high-school students, and perhaps you, try "An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People", adapted from Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s more academic "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States." Th...e young people’s edition has discussion questions at the back that families or classmates can discuss together. You can get it from Amazon at the link below. Pick up a few copies of "Colorful Critters of Del Norte County (a DNACA fundraiser) Not only can adults and children have fun coloring in this book filled with artwork of animals from our area, but it contains the animal names in English, Yurok, and Tolowa languages, with information about each animal featured in the book. Artwork by Rosemary Garcia, text by Amy Baird, native animal names by Victoria Carlson and Josh Norris, and the Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation. The books are available at Del Norte Office Supply, and the DNACA office. What are YOU doing today? #DNACA #localart #color #celebrate #history