Shasta County Arts Council
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Shasta County, California
Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the population was 177,223, up from 163,256...
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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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Was established in 1981 following an initial countywide Arts Plan. It is supported in part through grants from 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...
State Local Partnership Program and the City of Redding, and through membership donations.
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The Shasta County Arts Council’s objective is to make the arts accessible to all members of our diverse community. Through the design, planning and organization of a broad range of art activities, events, educational outreach programs and supportive opportunities for our artists and community, the S.C.A.C mission is to provide avenues for social exchange that promote learning and cultural understanding.