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Your still have time to attend Open Your Hearts to the North County Arts‘s silent auction fundraiser at the 4th Annual Art Rhythm & Wine Festival  at The Forum Carlsbad (1923 Calle Barcelona, 92009) on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, 11am-6pm.  The Forum Carlsbad and Kennedy & Associates is also presenting a juried show with more […]

Congratulation to Oceanside High School Performing Arts Center for winning an Orchid Award. (1 Pirates Cove Way, Oceanside) — Juror Jennifer Ayala said it was a surprising example of money going to the arts in the typically cash-strapped public school system. “The execution was just phenomenal,” she said. “It is a first class performance space.” The […]

By Patricia Frischer Why should cities in North County supports the art and culture in their communities: here are 10 good reasons!  And they are all win win for both city politicians, arts organizations and individual visual and performing artists. But most important they are good for our citizens. Contribute to our Economic Success: According […]

·   Here is a must read article in Voice of San Diego by Kinsee Morlan Culture Report: How the County Supes Candidates Would Approach Arts Funding. https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/culture-report-how-the-county-supes-candidates-would-approach-arts-funding/ As many of you know we advocate for a San Diego County Arts Council and our pilot program for that is www. sdnan.org

New Village Arts is thrilled to announce that Executive Artistic Director Kristianne Kurner is one of four recipients of the 2018 Clare Rose Sabbatical Award from Fieldstone Leadership Network! With the aim of increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizations by offering time for the leader to replenish his or her energy while providing opportunities for others […]

WASHINGTON —  An emerging body of evidence suggests that integrating STEMM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) with the humanities and arts in higher education is associated with positive learning outcomes that may help students enter the workforce, live enriched lives, and become active and informed citizens, says a new report from the National Academies of […]

Public art policies: best practices. Here are links to some of the art policies in North County, including info from Americans for the Arts on Best Practices for Public Art and an example from the City of San Diego and the City of Pasadena. Here is a link to the Carlsbad Public Art Policy from […]