Community Arts Fund (CAF)

Community Arts Fund (CAF) provides project support for arts activities reflective of our multicultural region, with an emphasis on encouraging small, community-based, volunteer-driven organizations.

Through the Community Arts Fund, we seek to:

• Reflect the dynamic, diverse, and innovative character of Santa Clara County.
• Stimulate local support, particularly at the grassroots level.
• Recognize and encourage non-professional, volunteer involvement as an essential part of the County’s cultural environment.

Community Arts Fund provides grants to a maximum of $4,000 to organizations with total expenses of $8,000 to $100,000 in the last completed fiscal year.

Guidelines and application forms for 2011 Community Arts Fund grants are now available for downloading.  Click on the links provided, starting with READ THIS FIRST.

Important Dates:

September 27& 28, 2010        

Grants Workshops (recommended, NOT required)

October 6 & 7, 2010                  

California Cultural Data Project Workshops (recommended)

December 6, 2010                   

Prescreen deadline  (required for first-time applicants)

February 14, 2011  

Audio-visual work sample check deadline  (optional)

APPLICATION DEADLINE

MARCH 7, 2011

INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Grants Workshops

Arts Council staff will conduct two informational workshops to explain  grant guidelines and the application process.  Attendance is NOT mandatory; however, all prospective applicants are strongly urged to attend. 

TO RSVP please contact Audrey Wong: 

408-998-2787, x214 | awong@artscouncil.org

Grants Workshop Dates & Locations:

Monday, September 27, 2010 | 10:00-11:30am

Sobrato Conference Center, Cupertino Room

1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 6:00-7:30pm

Community Center Lower Social Hall

201 South Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View

California Cultural Data Project (CDP) Workshops

Participation in the California Cultural Data Project (CDP) is a required of all CAF applicants.  Training sessions will be held in the fall for prospective applicants.

CDP Workshop Dates & Locations

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | 6:00-8:00pm

San Jose City Hall, Room 550

200 East Santa Clara St., San Jose

Hosted by San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs

Thursday, October 7, 2010 | 9:30-11:30am

Mountain View City Hall, Plaza Conference Room 500 Castro St., Mountain View

Hosted by Arts Council Silicon Valley

Visit the CDP website for information regarding online training and webinars.

For further information, please contact:

Community Arts Fund is funded by the County of Santa Clara, the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Adobe Foundation, Silicon Valley Arts Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, ArtsChoice Workplace Giving Campaign, and Property Tax Insert Donors.