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CAC ACF - State Legislature recognition

Last Wednesday, the School of Arts & Culture at MHP (SOAC) closed out its $1 million statewide workforce development initiative California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship, or “CAC ACF” for short. The initiative was a part of an effort to increase representation in the arts administration field, which is a microcosm of the overall sector’s lack of equity and access to positions of influence. 

The 2021 cohort included 10 individual Fellows paired with mentoring Host Organizations across 9 regions in CA both of who have been officially recognized by the state legislature for their commitment to uplifting an inclusive workforce and supporting the vibrancy of those that create and preserve the cultural identities of all California communities.

We’d like to recognize and celebrate the 10 individual Fellows and Host Organizations for their participation. 

Fellow: Khalil Bleux (he/him)

REGION: INLAND EMPIRE | HOST ORGANIZATION: Riverside Art Museum. 

Fellow: Theodore Davis (he/him) | REGION: CENTRAL VALLEY | HOST ORGANIZATION: Arte Americas

Fellow: Sarah Guerra (she/her)

REGION: BAY AREA (Oakland/Richmond) | HOST ORGANIZATION: The Richmond Art Center

Fellow: Nanette Kelley (she/her)

REGION: GREATER NORTHERN REGION (UPSTATE) | HOST ORGANIZATION: Ink People Center for the Arts

Fellow: Luisa Martínez (we/they/she)

REGION: SAN DIEGO AREA | HOST ORGANIZATION: The Museum of Us

Fellow: Eric Mora (he/him)

REGION: CENTRAL COAST | HOST ORGANIZATION: Santa Cruz MAH

Fellow: Betty Nguyễn (she/her)

REGION: BAY AREA (SAN JOSÉ)| HOST ORGANIZATION: Red Ladder

Fellow: Jade Puga (she/her)

REGION: GREATER LOS ANGELES | HOST ORGANIZATION: Avenue 50 Studio

Fellow: Javier Stell-Frésquez (she/he)

REGION: BAY AREA (SAN FRANCISCO) | HOST ORGANIZATION: World Arts West

Fellow: Beatrice Thomas (she/they)

REGION: GREATER NORTHERN REGION (CAPITAL)| HOST ORGANIZATION: Sol Collective


Announcing 2021 Fellow Cohort and Host Organizations

ANNOUNCING THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL ADMINISTRATORS OF COLOR FELLOWS AND HOST ORGANIZATIONS 

SAN JOSE, CA – This January, the School of Arts & Culture at MHP (SOAC) will be leading a $1 million statewide workforce development initiative with the goal of supporting an inclusive workforce. The California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship, or “CAC ACF” for short, is doing its part to increase representation in the arts administration field, which is a microcosm of the overall sector’s lack of equity and access to positions of influence.

Following a competitive application process in the summer of 2020, SOAC convened a panel of experienced arts administrators and culture bearers to select this year’s cohort, reflecting the breadth of expertise from arts leaders of color statewide. The 2021 cohort includes 10 individual Fellows paired with mentoring Host Organizations based in their respective regions. Full Press Release

Fellowship Reaches Close to 500 Applicants

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California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship (CAC ACF)

Last Friday we closed our applications for CAC ACF. We are happy to announce that we received close to 500 applications with representation across all 9 California regions. We are in the process of selecting 10 individual Fellows and an equal number of art and culture organizations that will be paired and publicly announced in the coming months.

Thank you to our partners the California Arts Council, SVCreates, and The James Irvine Foundation for helping us actualize a workforce development program that holds diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) as essential and vital tenets to our creative community. Congratulations to all of theapplicants. More to come!

Administrators of Color Fellowship Program Overview

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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.

The California Arts Council Administrators of Color Fellowship (CAC ACF) seeks to address the dearth of opportunities for people of color in arts administration, with the intention of creating a pipeline for people of color across and throughout the arts sector. CAC ACF programming is made possible in part by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation and a one-time increase in state arts funding.

The SOAC will pair 10 arts administrators of color with an equal number of arts and culture organizations dedicated to equity and community engagement for a nine- to 12- month paid fellowship.  Fellows and Host Organizations will represent the geographic diversity of California across nine regions.  The SOAC will administer the application process for both Fellows and Host Organizations:

  1. We will supply a suite of resources for Fellows, including a stipend of $50,000, and provide professional development opportunities and immersion in a learning community.

  2. We will also re-grant $35,000 to Host Organizations and provide them with guidance to create an effective fellowship experience for their Fellows.

As the Administering Organization, the SOAC designed the program delivery, is managing the application process, and will foster a cohort-based learning community for Fellows and Host Organizations.   

Pilot Program Partnership

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.

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