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	Arts Council Grants
	The Arts Council is honored to distribute grant funding to nonprofit arts presenters, cultural groups and professional artists thanks to funding by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors as administered by the Overall Economic Development Commission. The Arts Council grant funds are awarded on a competitive review basis each year based on overall impact and level of service to Monterey County families. Our goal is to strengthen these arts presenters so that together we may provide the best possible services to Monterey County residents. The new audiences of today will be the experienced audiences, volunteers, donors, artists –and the aware, active and productive citizens of tomorrow. Deadline for Fall is October 15. To receive an application and guidelines, please send email to ccmc@culturalmonterey.org. If you are unsure whether or not your group or project may qualify, please send email to paulettelynch@culturalmonterey.org If you do not have 501(c)3 status, please see information below.

Fiscal Sponsor Needed?

If you want to pursue grant funds of any sort, you must have either your very own 501(c)3 status officially granted by the IRS. You do have one option for the short-term -- a fiscal sponsor. One of the best routes to getting a fiscal sponsor may be Fractured Atlas. Click Here:

A national organization that provides arts services including fiscal sponsorship

	Latest Research
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Arts Council Grantees 0607

Arist's Equity/Open Studios -- Promote Visual Artists Working in Monterey County

Arts Habitat -- Create Website To Promote East Garrison Project

Carl Cherry Center for the Arts -- High School Poetry and Poetry Awards (Bilingual)

Compassionate Care Alliance -- Healing End of Life Through Various Performing Arts

First Night Monterey -- Expand Workshops to Greenfield and Spreckels

Longtimers Productions -- Arts-Integrated Curriculum Videos with Local Artists

Monterey Bay Symphony Association -- Expand Free pops and patriotic concerts with local musicians

Alisal Center for the Fine Arts -- Increase Youth Workshops in New Site

Ballet Fantasque -- Local Assemblies featuring "The Little Mermaid of Monterey Bay"

Big Sur Arts Initiative -- Promotion and Professional Development for Artists

Camerata Singers of Monterey County -- Teen Chorus Group Training and Performance

Center for Photographic Art -- Exhibits of Internationally Renowned Photographers

Chamber Music Monterey Bay -- Kids Up Front and Free -- Salinas/South County

Children's Experimental Theater -- Develop Literacy Through Training in Classical Theater

Community Partnership for Youth -- Enhance Visual and Performing Art Academy

Dance Kids of Monterey County -- Expand Participation and Performances by Boys and Girls

Dixieland Monterey -- Expand Foundation of Jazz Youth Clinics

Ensemble Monterey -- Four Concerts of New Music by Local Professionals

Festa Italia -- Promote Italian Music and Culture at New Festival

Forest Theater Guild -- School Programs and Student Discounts

Henry Miller Library -- International Short Film Festival

I Cantori di Carmel -- Four Major Concerts of Choral Masterworks

JazzMasters Workshop -- Professional Training of Youth Musicians

Lyceum of Monterey County -- Expand Arts Intensive to South County w/ local partners

Monterey County Dance Foundation -- Presentation of Nutcracker by South County Dancers

Monterey County Film Commission -- Lecture Series on Film, Film Making and Careers in Film

Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival -- Promote Understanding of Cowboy/Vaquero Cultural Heritage

Monterey Opera Association -- School Programs and Student Discounts

NAACP/Monterey County Branch -- Expand Back to School/Stay in School Art Programs

Pacific Grove Art Center -- Promote Shows of Local Arts Groups Countywide

Poder Popular/Centro Bi Nacionale -- Weekly Workshops in Greenfield with Local Partners

Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation -- Poetry Reading Series -- CSUMB, Hartnell

Seaside Cultural Arts Group -- Expanded Performance Series for All Ages

SpectorDance -- New dance / multimedia work featuring Mexican and other myths

Stage Hands -- Broadway Musical featuring South County performers

Unicorn Theatre -- Afterschool workskhops

United Nations Association -- International Films

Youth Arts Collective -- Reduce Waiting List for Sanctuary/Training for Young Artists

Youth Music Monterey/South County Strings -- In-School/After -School Instruction and Performance Training