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What is Arts Orange County?
What does Arts Orange County do?
How is Arts Orange County funded?
What does a membership to Arts Orange County consist of?
How does Arts Orange County support arts education?
How does Arts Orange County financially support local artists or arts organizations?
How can my organization participate in the Imagination Celebration?
Will Arts Orange County sponsor my arts event?
What is SparkOC?
Can I list my event on SparkOC?
What is Arts Orange County?
Arts Orange County is the official arts council for the County of Orange, California. Dedicated to the advancement of the arts within its local communities, ArtsOC is “the leader in building appreciation of, participation in, and support for the arts and arts education throughout Orange County.” Although recognized by the County, ArtsOC is neither county-operated nor county-funded.
What does Arts Orange County do?
Arts Orange County promotes arts events, sponsors arts programs, organizes a month-long art festival, advocates for arts education, creates a network of arts-related individuals and organizations, acknowledges outstanding local artists and art organizations, and consults with arts organizations seeking assistance in their endeavors.
How is Arts Orange County funded?
Arts Orange County receives funding from membership dues, fundraising efforts, grants, and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. Less than 1% of ArtsOC’s budget is provided by the California Arts Council, our state’s arts agency.
What does a membership to Arts Orange County consist of?
Membership to ArtsOC provides arts organizations with access to all of our offerings at a free or discounted rate as well as premium event featuring's on SparkOC. For more detailed information regarding the benefits of an ArtsOC Membership, please visit the membership section of our website.
How does Arts Orange County support arts education?
By working directly with the California Alliance for Arts Education, Arts Orange County has created The Creative Edge -- A network of local arts alliances within various cities throughout Orange County. Each arts alliance is composed of arts-supporting citizens who aim to advocate the importance of a standards-based arts education in our local schools. ArtsOC regularly updates an Arts Education Resource Directory for teachers, administrators, and parents which lists all of the arts-related school field trips, workshops, residencies, and performances available to Orange County students. ArtsOC also advocates the efforts of the Orange County Department of Education’s Arts Advantage program.
How does Arts Orange County financially support local artists or arts organizations?
ArtsOC provides grants to local arts organizations, individual artists, and arts education programs when funding is available. A list of past grant recipients is available here.
How can my organization participate in the Imagination Celebration?
Only ArtsOC member organizations are invited to participate. Detailed information about the Imagination Celebration as well as the application guidelines can be found here.
Will Arts Orange County sponsor my arts event?
Arts OC can support your marketing efforts and help promote your cultural arts events by featuring them on SparkOC and in the SparkOC newsletter.
What is SparkOC?
SparkOC.com is a one-stop-shop resource which connects community members with art happenings in Orange County. This free, online portal contains an arts event calendar, arts classifieds section, art class listings, and more!
Can I list my event on SparkOC?
All Orange County-based arts events are welcome on SparkOC. Event listings may be submitted by inputting information here.
Job postings, auditions, and class offerings may be submitted by following this link.
