The Alameda County Arts Commission is offering new opportunities for Alameda County artists to have their artwork considered for the Alameda County Art Collection. Artists who make two-dimensional, low-relief, or wall sculptural artwork, and artists at all levels of professional development are invited to apply. More than $200,000 is available to purchase existing artwork and to commission artists to create new works of art. For more information visit the Opportunities page.



Teaching Artists Institute

“Yes Child, No Child, Whose Child, Every Child”
May 15, 16, and 17, 2008

The annual Teaching Artists Institute is a dynamic learning, networking and professional development opportunity for teaching artists and community artists interested in teaching in schools. This program is presented by the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, California College of the Arts’ Center for Art and Public Life and the Alameda County Arts Commission. Click here for more information about the 2008 Teaching Artists Institute.

2008 Arts Leadership Awards

The Alameda County Arts Commission invites County residents to submit nominations for the 2008 Arts Leadership Awards. This annual program enables the Alameda County Arts Commission to recognize five individuals, one from each of the five districts of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, for their outstanding achievements and contributions impacting the arts community and the residents of Alameda County. Awardees will be presented to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Alameda County Arts Commission will recognize the award recipients in October, during the California Arts Council's Arts-Day Celebration and National Arts and Humanities Month. Nomination Forms must be submitted to the ACAC office with the postmark deadline of June 6, 2008.  

Castro Valley Library Public Art Program Update

The Alameda County Arts Commission, in partnership with the Alameda County Library, is pleased to announce that 12 local artists will receive County contracts to complete public artwork projects for the future Castro Valley Library. The artists’ contracts were approved by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on December 4, 2007. Click here for more information about the commissioned artworks and a program summary.