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May 9, 2008
Our Mission

Our programs nurture and promote access, participation and excellence in all art forms, disciplines and traditions.

ATTENTION GRANTEES!

Make your own Video Projects!

 

To help promote your organization's works and acitivities,the Arts Council for Monterey County encourages our grantees to shoot videos of your projects. We can lend you our high definition video camera gear, help you shoot and edit, and put your completed videos on the Internet.

 

 

 

 



WELCOME
Thanks so much for visiting!

We hope you find everything you may be looking for in our beautiful county. Whether you are searching for local classes in your neighborhood, something fun to do with friends and family this weekend, a or a grant for your favorite arts program, we hope you will find it here!

Our events calendar is completely searchable and will send you a reminder and an email to your guests with just a few clicks. Or, type your area of interest into our search button above to get even more information. To add your own event, send us an email to ccmc@culturalmonterey.org. You are welcome to attach a photo.

The arts are vital to our economy, our civic life and our individual search for excitement, connection and meaning. The arts also play a significant role in education. (See Professional Artists in the Schools Program).

Join us in our efforts to get everyone involved more often and more deeply throughout the community. Whether you have an hour here and there or several hours a week, your time and talent could make a big difference to thousands of children and families. See Get Involved for a peek at the possibilities.

Be sure to return to this site often and contact us anytime.



Board President,
Michael Houston
Executive Director,
Paulette Lynch
P.S. Participating in the arts is good for your brain! As Stephanie Kwolek, the Inventor of Kevlar

notes: “All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.”


Many thanks to Debra Krienke Davalos for creating our dynamic new logo. Special thanks to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Community Foundation for Monterey County / James Irvine Foundation Communities Advancing the Arts Initiative for making this website possible.


GRANTS: Next Deadline is September 15, 2008. To receive an application and guidelines, please call 831-622-9060 and leave your name and mailing address or email address. If you are new to this process or unsure if you qualify, please send an email message to paulettelynch@culturalmonterey.org .( If you are already receiving a grant this year, your organization is not eligible at this time. The next round will be in September.)

 

FUTURE AUDIENCES NETWORK (F.A.N) For Nonprofit Arts Presenters. Monthly meetings featuring networking, speakers and special announcements related to public relations, marketing and outreach. For more information, call Ana at 622.9060 or email to covarrubiasa@gmail.com

Many thanks to our wonderful CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS 2008, our sponsors, donors and guests. To view photo slide show click here . Mark your calendar(s) for Saturday, January 24, 2009. Click here for more - including videos of our Champions produced by Michael Houston and John Longenecker of PictureAmerica.

2008 CALENDARS are here and they are gorgeous!! Finish your holiday shopping with one call! Call 831-622-9060 to purchase a single copy ($12.00 plus $2.95 postage and handling) or for bulk purchases. To order, click here.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO? Click here to review our new 2008 Museums Brochure complete with coupons...or call us at 622-9060 to have one mailed to you for free.

IN THE MEDIA: Check out this great article from The Salinas Californian.

 


Check out Monterey County's finest Art and Cultural organizations with our Directory! (Send any updates and corrections to Marketing and Communications Coordinator Ana Covarrubias.

Creative Monterey County: An Action Plan for the Arts has launched! Click Here to view or print the complete version. Click Here for article that appeared in Monterey County Weekly. Please send a request to Creative Monterey County to order a printed copy or to find out more. Available Free.

See if you are on TV at our ACMCTV link above! New videos are regularly added. They provide a fantastic portrait of the arts in our region.


 










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