Posts Tagged ‘Arts advocacy’
CDAC Endorses ‘Arts For Every Student Incentive Act’
California Desert Arts Council has sent a letter in support of a state bill (SB 933) that would provide school districts with a “jump start” in arts education funding, enabling schools to fulfill the California Education Code requiring that every student receive arts education. In the letter to state Sen. Ben Allen, the bill’s author,…
Read MoreOn National Arts Advocacy Day, Action Turns Local
Today is Arts Advocacy Day, when a cross-section of the nation’s arts and culture organizations converges on Washington, D.C., for a day of training, followed by a day of action, meeting with their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. Advocacy is integral to California Desert Arts Council‘s strategy to unify, empower, and promote arts and culture…
Read MoreHow Artists and Organizations Will Transform the Coachella Valley
Artists have an unusual way of looking at things, and given the chance they can imagine solutions to issues that befuddle even the brightest of city planners — especially when it comes to creating communities that celebrate authenticity and attract visitors. Think about how creative people could transform downtown Indio or Coachella into vibrant destinations…
Read MoreExpert Reveals Field-Tested Tactics to Grow Your Audience
If you’re promoting an arts event or program in the Coachella Valley or beyond, slow down and take Joseph Yoshitomi’s advice. The expert arts marketer will disrupt your tired thinking — “We’ve always done it this way!” — and lead you to the audience you want. “I’m a tactical marketer,” says Yoshitomi of Straightforward Management…
Read MoreExpert Advice on How to Win an Arts Grant
There’s a lot of money out there for artists and arts organizations. If you want some of it, you need a plan. Three experts on the topic — grant writer Leigh Wiemann, arts administrator Brittany Delany, and artist Barbara Gothard — shared their best advice July 20 during an arts salon hosted by the City…
Read MoreBig Strategies & Real Tactics to Connect Artists, Audience, and Place
Artists and arts organizations: You know your brand is more than your logo and want to learn how to leverage it for optimum visibility and results. You know there’s a bigger audience out there and need fresh ideas to reach and nurture potential patrons. And you have almost no money and need high-impact/low-cost marketing tactics…
Read MoreFundraisers Must Assert the Value of the Arts
What’s it worth? We constantly and automatically assess the value of almost every aspect of our daily lives, tangible and intangible. Why then do arts organizations constantly find themselves in the awkward position of having to justify and defend their worth? Mary Cahalane, a nonprofit consultant who writes a fundraising blog, suggests fundraising for the…
Read MoreHow to Find and Pursue Arts Grants
Arts grants come in as many shapes and sizes as the range of arts projects they support. However, the process of applying for public and private grants can be tedious and complicated, and it’s almost always competitive. You you can lift your chances of winning a grant by attending CDAC’s free Arts Salon on July…
Read MoreTrump Budget Proposal is a Call to Action to Support Local Arts
Local advocacy for artists and arts organizations has become a higher-stakes proposition, as President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal, titled A New Foundation for American Greatness, suggests eliminating funding for the arts and shutting down the National Endowments of the Arts and Humanities. The president’s proposal cuts the NEA budget from $150 million to $29 million,…
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