Silicon Valley Creates
For The Arts Access Grants Program
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/12/2019
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Silicon Valley Creates (SVCreates) is one of the largest arts councils in California, and the only arts council serving the South Bay. The organization 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. The Arts Access Grants program expands SVCreates’ programming for high-needs communities by supporting multicultural and culturally specific small- and medium-size arts organizations. Through this program, SVCreates and its annual portfolio of 10-15 grantee partners showcase the role arts play in strengthening community and expanding access to the arts for socially or economically disadvantaged children and residents of Santa Clara County.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
svcreates.org
Address
310 South First Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Silicon Valley Creates, better known as SVCreates, is a regional arts service organization whose mission is to uplift and empower the creative culture of Silicon Valley. Focused on the creative sector of the South Bay, including San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, it builds capacity, raises value and visibility, and increases access to arts and creativity. Its grantmaking supports scores of creative enterprises through a variety of awards for arts organizations and projects. SVCreates also provides customized support and coaching for a portfolio of approximately 100 small and mid-sized multicultural nonprofit organizations, artists, and creative professionals, year-round professional development workshops, advocacy for the region’s arts and culture sector, and increased visibility for the arts through publishing and events. Support of SVCreates advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
