ARTshare is the official San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...

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Arts council

An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad...

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ARTshare is San Mateo County's Local Arts Partner.

ARTshare ensures the continuity and strength of San Mateo County's cultural organizations, improves the quality of life, and enhances the image of San Mateo County as a culturally rich community. ARTshare accomplishes this by providing advocacy, promoting collaboration, and developing support for the arts.

ARTshare connects and strengthens the arts community through networking and providing arts resources and support. As the San Mateo County local arts partner, ARTshare provides a vital link between local arts organizations and the San Mateo County Arts Commission, the California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies and the California Arts Council

California Arts Council

The California Arts Council is a state agency based in Sacramento. Its eleven council members are appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature...

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ARTshare has been instrumental in helping to establish cultural agencies throughout San Mateo County. Their goal is to ensure that every arts community in San Mateo County has access to the arts and is represented in their local government.

Goals:

• Cultural planning
• Networking and advocacy for the arts
• Providing technical assistance to the arts community