Arts Council Santa Cruz County

Arts Council Santa Cruz County is a regional arts service organization that promotes creative expression and thriving communities throughout the county. It supports youth, artists, and arts organizations through grants, professional development offerings, arts education services, activation of the Tannery Arts Center, and production of community arts events. Each year, its programs directly serve and support approximately 20,000 students, 350 artists, and 100 local arts organizations. Support for the Arts Council Santa Cruz County advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Arts Council Santa Cruz County promotes creative expression and thriving communities by providing programs for arts organizations, individual artists, arts educators, and arts participants across Santa Cruz County. The organization provides grants, professional development programs, arts education services, and coordinates tenant and public events for the Tannery Arts Center, an 8.3-acre arts campus. Funding will support efforts that benefit the arts community in the city of Watsonville, including participatory grantmaking, leadership development, civic engagement, and other forms of technical assistance. Support for the Arts Council Santa Cruz County and its arts and culture programs in Watsonville advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Arts Council Santa Cruz County promotes creative expression and thriving communities by providing programs for arts organizations, individual artists, arts educators, and arts participants across Santa Cruz County. The organization provides grants, professional development programs, arts education services, and coordinates tenant and public events for the Tannery Arts Center, an 8.3-acre arts campus. Funding will support a participatory and community-directed process of grantmaking, leadership development, and advancement of arts space strategies benefitting the arts community in the city of Watsonville.