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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Bree Karpavage, the Open Studios and Tannery Arts Center Manager from Arts Council Santa Cruz County, to break down Santa Cruz Open Studios and why it’s become a core event for artists and the wider community. We talk through how the tour works, what it takes for artists to join, and why art visibility, education, and funding all connect. • What Santa Cruz Open Studios is and how the October art tour works • The scale of participa...
10 Mar 2026
Inside Arts Council: Grants for The Arts Tamara Liu
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Inside Arts Council Santa Cruz County. We talk with Grants Manager Tamara Liu about how local artists and arts organizations fund their work, why public benefit matters, and how equity efforts are reshaping who receives support. We share clear advice on eligibility, applications, and ways to get involved. • What a grant is • Where re-granted funds come from locally • Eligibility tied to residency and public sharing • How to simplify the application a...
9 Mar 2026
Inside Arts Council: Arts Education Sarah Brothers Bot
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Inside Arts Council Santa Cruz County, we look at how the arts education fuels an entire creative ecosystem from first encounters in classrooms to paid teen teaching roles, veteran artists in schools, and dance programs for seniors living with dementia. Sarah Brothers Bot the Arts Education Director shares how Arts Council Santa Cruz County connects schools, artists, and families to make the arts a durable force for learning and belonging. • Why arts...
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