What We Do

Advocate

Learn about our initiatives to unify the region’s arts organizations, attract resources, and advance a framework for arts, culture, and the creative economy in the Coachella Valley.

Connect

Search for arts and culture organizations and venues throughout the Coachella Valley as well as grants and tools for artists and arts and culture leaders.

Empower

Discover professional resources, jobs in the arts, calls for artists, and other opportunities in the creative community.

 Sign Up for Our Free Audience Development Workshop

Join us Feb. 26 for a free and powerful Audience Development Workshop led by Leah Michalos and presented by the California Desert Arts Council.

Learn strategies to diversify your audiences, build connections that foster loyalty, and adapt to demographic shifts. Leah will share valuable tactics to secure audience feedback, leverage technology for marketing and ticket sales, and ensure the sustainability of your organization.

Leah is Principal of Michalos Management LLC, a firm specializing in fundraising, financial management, strategic planning, marketing, nonprofit governance, and program development for arts organizations. She is an accomplished arts administrator, with extensive experience managing and producing theatrical productions on and Off-Broadway, collaborating with nonprofit organizations, and consulting with arts companies to develop effective strategies for audience engagement and organizational growth. She is also the Producing/Managing Director of The Directors Company in New York and an Assistant Professor of Practice in Arts Administration at The University of Akron. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your audience development efforts and strengthen your impact within the community!