The School of Arts and Culture at MHP (SOAC), in partnership with the California Arts Council (CAC) and SVCreates, is administering a pilot program with the goal of uplifting an inclusive workforce and supporting the vibrancy of organizations that create and preserve the cultural identities of all California communities.
ADMINISTERING ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CULTURE AT MHP (SOAC)
SOAC is a vibrant, cultural institution in East San Jose that seeks to catalyze creativity and empower community. For the past 10 years, we have been pioneering an approach to build authentic diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley's arts and culture sector. We are excited to expand this work on a statewide level in partnership with CAC, The James Irvine Foundation, and SVCreates.
PARTNERS
THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL (CAC)
The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. It supports local arts infrastructure and programming statewide through grants, initiatives, and services. The California Arts Council envisions a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.
CAC recognizes the historic marginalization of people of color within the field of arts administration and acknowledges that the barriers to the arts and culture field among people of color are compounded by the intersection with socio-economic status, geographic isolation, gender identity, and disability. Structural and systemic barriers to careers in the arts include the culture of unpaid labor, educational requirements by employers, and geographic or social isolation from cultural institutions with paid staff opportunities.
SVCREATES (SVC)
SVCreates is a network of leaders who care about the cultural and aesthetic quality of life in Silicon Valley. They are conveners, promoters, incubators, and investors in Silicon Valley’s creative ecosystem. Their mission is to accelerate Silicon Valley’s creative culture.
THE JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION
The James Irvine Foundation believes every Californian – regardless of who they are or where they live – should have the opportunity to create a better life for themselves and their families. Support to Fellows and Host Organizations are made possible in part by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.
