The Blue Sky Center, a Cuyama-based nonprofit, recently received both the Organizational Development Grant and the Artist in Communities Grant—totaling $17,500 in funding—from the California Arts Council, a state agency dedicated to supporting arts infrastructure through grants, initiatives, and other services.
The grants were given in support of the Blue Sky Center’s variety of arts programming, including an upcoming artist residency of photographer Noe Montes, who will lead a series of free professional development workshops for adult students. Participants of the series will also collaborate with Montes to curate a special newsprint publication of Cuyama-based photography, funded by the Artist in Communities Grant.
The Organizational Development Grant will allow Blue Sky Center to partner with graphic designer Corbin LaMont on creating an arts-focused consulting service. The new service will include comprehensive infographics of survey data collected throughout the Cuyama Valley and will be available online through the Blue Sky Center’s social media platforms.
For more info on the Blue Sky Center and its arts programming, visit blueskycenter.org. To find out more about the California Arts Council and its grant offerings, visit arts.ca.gov.
This article appears in May 14-21, 2020.