Join Create CA at the First-Ever CA Arts & Culture Summit!

Join Create CA and Californians for the Arts for the inaugural CA Arts & Culture Summit in Sacramento. The Summit will take place during California’s 5th Annual Arts, Culture & Creativity Month. As our first major in-person event since the beginning of COVID, 2023’s events allow us to share space and be in community together. This is an opportunity to strengthen our network of support within the arts & culture community in California.

The event includes two days of programming: the Summit and Party on April 17th, and Arts Advocacy Day on April 18th.

The Summit will unite arts and civic leaders for two days of events filled with knowledge-sharing, coalition-building, and movement visioning. Participants will get a deep dive into recent statewide advocacy wins for the arts such as Prop 28, CA Creative Corps, Cultural Districts, CA Creative Workforce Act and more. They will also examine policy solutions for centering and supporting artists and cultural workers and developing cultural policy to support pathways to creative careers. The Summit will bring together arts advocates, cultural policy thought leaders, public and private arts funders, artists, creatives, educators, culture bearers, teaching artists, students, public officials and creative industry representatives from across the state to build our movement to prioritize arts, culture and creativity as key drivers for California’s economic health and community vitality.

Up to $500 in scholarship funding to attend The summit is provided in part by the California Arts Council.

Party for the Arts!
Monday, April 17, 2023 | 7-10 pm
Location, Elks Tower
Ticket: $50 (includes one drink coupon).
Open to the public, ages 21+. Space is limited.

It’s the time to kick up our heels and celebrate our collective work. Enjoy a DJ dance party, performances, special guests, drinks, desserts and more!

Register for the Party for the Arts Here!

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Arts Advocacy Day
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
9 am Press conference + Rally, then Meetings with Legislators
FREE | Location: Park near the Capitol Building

April is Arts, Culture & Creativity Month and Californians for the Arts and Create CA have teamed up to offer three opportunities to meet with state legislators to advocate for the arts.

Advocacy Day | Tuesday Apr 18th –  Bring your voice to Sacramento! Join us for a rally and then meet with your state legislators. We will provide the resources and talking points you need for a fun and effective meeting.

Advocacy Week  | Apr 3rd-7th – Meet your legislators in their local offices

Advocacy Month  | all April – Meet your legislators on Zoom

We are seeking Captains to help schedule and organize the meetings and Advocates to participate and share their stories. We provide all the tools, talking points, and resources you need. It’s easy, fun, and vital to engage legislators during budget negotiations and build relationships with them. Click here for more information.

The deadline to sign-up is March 29th!

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Sponsorship Information

Thank you for your interest in sponsoring the 2023 Arts & Culture Summit and Party.

Partner with us to make the CA Arts & Culture Summit programs possible. Sponsorship opportunities starting at $1000 are now available.

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Lodging Information

CA Arts & Culture Summit has room blocks at several centrally-located Sacramento hotels. Please use the links below to book your rooms – we strongly recommend booking at one of these locations as soon as possible!

Sheraton Grand (1230 J Street) | Booking Link 
Rooms available Sunday and Monday nights at $219.

Hyatt House (2719 K St) | Booking Link
Rooms available Sunday and Monday nights at $189-99.

Hyatt Centric (1122 7th Street) | Booking link
Rooms available Sunday and Monday nights at $199

Fort Sutter (1308 28th St) | Booking link
Rooms available Sunday and Monday nights at $169

 

We will continue to update this post as new information becomes available about programming, scheduling, speakers, and more!