Silicon Valley Creates

Silicon Valley Creates (SVCreates) is the largest arts council in California, and the only arts council serving the South Bay. The organization is unique to the region because of its constituent reach and program offerings. SVCreates supports more than 650 organizations and their communities with numerous programs, including grants, technical assistance, conferences, award programs, and the publication of arts based news for Santa Clara County. Through marketing tools such as Content Magazine, the organization releases 2,000 publications annually. Renewed funding will support growth in the business model, fundraising and an expanded reach for the organization’s offerings.

Silicon Valley Creates is the largest nonprofit arts council in California, providing a comprehensive suite of programs that provide funding, capacity building, and promotional services that support the creative sector throughout Santa Clara County. This grant will support the development of the Creative Center at Japantown Square, a 5.75-acre mixed-use development that will provide a permanent home for more than two dozen artists and arts organizations, including at least three Performing Arts Program grantee organizations.