San Mateo County Arts Commission

SVCF is pleased to announce our Arts & Culture Community Action Grants program! Across sectors, artists & arts organizations are increasingly being called upon ...to activate the social imagination to bring forth new ways to know, understand & change our increasingly complex world. We invite you to learn more about this grantmaking opportunity & apply for funding here: bit.ly/SVCFArtsGrants. #ArtsAndCulture #Philanthropy #CommunityAction

Calling All Artists! Digital Commission for Downtown Parking Structure Wanted! We’re looking for 1-2 artists to create digital images that will bec...ome part of an important new development in downtown San Mateo a vibrant residential and commercial district in the heart of the Peninsula. The art will be printed on flexible facades suspended along the exterior of a new parking garage and the selected artist(s) will work with the nonprofit developer MidPen Housing and the City’s Civic Arts Commission through a design review process. The work is part of our new entirely affordable housing community and parking garage project in collaboration with MidPen. Previously known as the Downtown Opportunity Sites, the recently approved project is called Kiku Crossing and will bring up to 225 much-needed affordable rental homes and a new publicly-accessible parking garage to downtown San Mateo. Artists: the deadline to enter is Monday, Feb. 1. Please visit https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php for details and to enter Downtown San Mateo City of San Mateo Parks and Recreation San Mateo Public Library San Mateo County Arts Commission

So much love and gratitude to my dear friend, and San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto for this truly amazing gift, I Have a Dream: Inaugural Poems... for a New Generation, an anthology featuring the work of 111 youth, ages 6 to 16, sponsored by the San Mateo County Arts Commission. I especially enjoyed the foreword by one of the most passionate arts champions I know, Robin Rodricks! Thank you Aileen, for this truly thoughtful gift and for all your efforts to use your voice and platform to elevate the arts in San Mateo County! Reading through these poems, I am truly inspired by these talented young poets and wonder who among them will be the next Amanda gorman! For more information about this incredible anthology, email [email protected]

Calling ALL Arts Educators in San Mateo County! Register for the San Mateo County Office of Education's Third Annual Art Institute featuring Arts & Creativity, ...Arts Integration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, SEL Distance Learning and more! This year's institute will focus on how creativity and the arts support equity and inclusion in the classroom and San Mateo County Arts Commission is a proud collaborator! Shoutout to Michelle Holdt, Art & Restorative Learning Coordinator at SMCOE and her Team for all their efforts putting this virtual event together! Hope to see you there! bit.ly/artinstitute3

The San Mateo County Arts Commission Arts & Civil Rights Project in partnership with the San Mateo County Office of Education Arts Institute presents: Textile Art from Alabama & Gee's Bend: Learn the history of textile art from Alabama and the significance of the work created by a small group from an isolated, rural Black community in Alabama that created hundreds of quilt masterpieces from the early twentieth century to the present.... Date: February 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. To register please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0ufuipqj8pHtB73VfKXJiaV0Zua_P5S

The San Mateo County Arts Commission & Peninsula Jewish Community Center are proud to present Peggy Wallace Kennedy sharing her message of activism, peace, and healing -- January 13, 5:00 P.M. Details and registration link below. We hope you'll join us! https://myemail.constantcontact.com/SM-County-Arts---Civil-

ARTS & CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT CALL FOR PARTICIPATION! San Mateo County Arts Commission invites arts and cultural organizations to apply for participation in an initiative to address social injustice within our community using the arts as a medium for social change. This initiative addresses several goals of the San Mateo County Arts Commission’s strategic plan adopted in 2020. SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS!

For those of you who are feeling the effects of our divisive country right now, here is something for you, and it is FREE-- presented by the wonderful ArtsEd4All! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artsed4all-presents-an-encore-

Here is a flyer for the virtual MADE ON THE COAST - check it out!

The California State Library is sponsoring FREE preservation needs assessments for cultural and historical collections (museums, libraries, archives and historical societies, etc.) in select California regions, including San Mateo County. The assessments will help organizations identify risks to their collections and develop achievable preservation strategies, including environmental management, exhibit practices, digital collections policy development and disaster/emergency preparedness plans. Participating organizations will have the services of an experienced consultant and receive a comprehensive report that can be used in grants and other funding applications. For more information, you can go to https://www.library.ca.gov/preservation-assessments or e-mail me with any questions.

This is a public service announcement from the County of San Mateo, League of Women Voters, and Thrive Alliance to clarify voting in the state of California. Be counted in every way: participate in the US Census and VOTE! The County's website for voting information and how to obtain a ballot is smcvote.org and US Census participation and information is available at https://cmo.smcgov.org/census-2020-san-mateo-county

From our partners at the San Mateo County Library System, check out this important civic event on September 24, 10:00-11:30: ELECTION 2020 PANEL DISCUSSION: Count and Be Counted: The safety and importance of voting and census in the era of COVID Worried about the election? Wondering how the Census count will impact our representation and local funding? Anxious about voting during a pandemic? You are not alone! We’ve put together a panel of experts to walk through what you nee...d to know about Census 2020 and the November Election. Panel discussion with Emma Gonzalez, Director for San Mateo County Manager's Office of Community Affairs, Julia Marks Staff Attorney for Voting Rights and Census, Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Asian Law Caucus (AAAJ-ALC), and Miriam Yupanqui, Executive Director, Nuestra Casa. The panel will be moderated by Petra Silton, Director of Advocacy and Education, Thrive Alliance Register here: https://SMCL.zoom.us/web/register/WN_kdbZTC1WS8-Q_TrFf5ixEw

Let's continue our celebration of the CENTENNIAL of WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE with an Author Talk: The Surprising Road to Woman Suffrage... tomorrow at 1:00pm https://smcl.bibliocommons.com/ev/5f3183cc61100b2400f14de5

Wonderful! Tune in and celebrate!

Here is a great funding opportunity for Artists and Cultural Practitioners from the CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL http://arts.ca.gov/news/atcdetail.php?id=1403

You are invited to participate in Californians for the Arts’ South Bay Area Regional Conversation (San Mateo and Santa Clara counties) hosted by CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS. This event will take place on Monday, August 10 at 11am via Zoom in partnership with SV Creates, the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and San José Arts Advocates. There is great uncertainty in our arts & culture field about how and when to reopen safely and effectively and how we as a sector can... adapt. This conversation will include updates on state and federal advocacy with special guests. You will have a chance to share ideas, questions, and concerns with the Californians for the Arts team, and most importantly each other as the situation continues to evolve. Hearing from one and other is vital as we strategize best practices and the future of our industry in the age of COVID-19. You can register and find more information about the event on the CFTA website: https://www.californiansforthearts.org/a/advocacy-resources We hope to see you on Monday, August 10 at 11am!

Thrive Alliance presents a Town Hall for San Mateo County nonprofits with Congresswoman Jackie Speier on "Nonprofit Resilience in San Mateo County" Congresswoman Speier will first provide an update on her work in DC and here at home. She will then open the discussion up to hear directly from San Mateo County nonprofit leaders on the challenges and opportunities that they are currently facing during this challenging time. A few things to NOTE: ... This event is for nonprofits (Staff and Board) that serve San Mateo County only, and attendance is limited to two people per nonprofit organization. https://www.thrivealliance.org//town-hall-with-congresswom

RIP Congressman John Lewis. In tribute, here is a speech he gave at Americans for the Arts, ARTS ADVOCACY DAY 2015. As always, inspirational, with lessons for us all. youtu.be/u3c40h88MXo

Great ideas from Californians for the Arts on how to support the arts and culture, as they work to support us through this pandemic. Please join in - 7 days, 7 ways! Thank you!

Here is information on a webinar on federal funding opportunities on July 7 by our partner, the Californians for the Arts! https://www.californiansforthearts.org//effective-strategi

The arts can unite us! Consider attending this virtual webinar on arts/culture and solidarity, featuring our terrific South Bay colleague Ron P. Muriera.

In honor of Juneteenth, we offer "Haint Blue" -- a new work from San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto featured in today's San Francisco Chronicle. Thank you, Aileen, for your inspiration. https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/mIm4CrkqmZF7nEo7f7HWma

Do you have questions on PPP? Join a town hall with Congresswoman Speier and SBA: https://mailchi.mp/98eee3e4e50e/3521766-4243577?e=e858479d08