 Read ArtsOC's Cultural Indicators Report |
Arts Orange County speaks up for the arts and arts education to government, the media, the business community and the citizens of Orange County.
Much of its current advocacy focus today is in the area of arts education, supporting efforts to preserve and protect the state mandated, standards based arts curriculum in Orange County public schools.
Arts Orange County has taken a leadership role in advocating for the restoration of funding for the California Arts Council (CAC), our state arts agency. Arts OC works to ensure that Orange County’s artists and arts organizations receive their fair share of the CAC funding that is available, and that Orange County is represented on the Council in its membership.
In 2006, Arts Orange County and the Orange County Community Foundation released the results of a study they conducted in a publication entitled Orange County Cultural Indicators Report: Measuring Progress Toward a More Creative Community. (Read More. . .)
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Senator Mimi Walters (33rd District) is visited by ArtsOC Executive Director Rick Stein to promote the California Arts License Plate program. |
ArtsOC's delegation to Sacramento in 2010 visited with Assemblyman Jim Silva (R-Huntington Beach) and Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana), and included South Coast Repertory Managing Director Paula Tomei, Orange County Children's Therapeutic Art Center founder and Executive Director Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami, Sarah Murr, Community Investor, The Boeing Company, and ArtsOC Executive Director Rick Stein | |
The goal was to acquire, then share, a clear understanding of the issues within the county’s arts and culture sector. These results have been utilized to engage the community in collaborative planning and problem-solving that move Orange County toward becoming a more creative community. The study was funded by The James Irvine Foundation, The Boeing Company and Keith and Judy Swayne.
