Becarios Actuales
Create Grant June 2024 Awards
Funding for artists and organizations for an arts and/or cultural project taking place in Santa Cruz County
Rotating Mural Wall at Lenz Arts in Downtown Santa Cruz
Native Arts Market at the Watsonville Women's Club
Resonant Landscapes: Music of Climate and Connection - a joint recital with composer Nina Barzegar in May 2026
Teen Screen Printing Studio at The Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County
Bodypaint art to facilitate journeys of self-acceptance
Reimagining Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s piano cycle Das Jahr (“The Year”) as a multisensory auditory-visual work through a live performance in Santa Cruz
Dean Fraser presents "The Golden Void" audio visual performance and gallery at the Santa Cruz 418 project
Círculo de poetas & Writers 2025 Summer Conference at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in August 2025
Equipos de vídeo para ampliar el negocio actual y volver a la realización de documentales. Devipridephotography.com
Drag Ball and Variety Show in Watsonville featuring local drag artists, burlesque dancers, and aerial performers.
"MáKkin Mak Wárep" Reconnecting the Muwekma Ohlone Descendants to Their Ancestral Land through Interdisciplinary Art Collaboration.
Second Annual Day of the Dead Aztec Dance Ceremony
$600 - Participar en Open Studios (Participate in Open Studios)
Children's Art Banners on the San Lorenzo River Walk
Ha Mbongui African dance and drum conference in Santa Cruz at the Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center.
Indigenous Crafting Class Series held by elders in the community
"Broadsides No. 2" Art and Poetry Exhibition at M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery, in partnership with UC Santa Cruz Humanities Institute and Special Collections & Archives, in November/December 2025
July 2025 workshop in Watsonville investigating the art of succulent and flower growing/arranging/propagating to create beautiful visual art pieces
Santa Cruz Swing Dance Festival: Celebrating the Black American Heritage of Swing with Daytime Classes & Live Music Social Dance– Spring 2026
"Connected" Art Exhibition in Santa Cruz, September/October 2025
I WOKE UP LIKE THIS - Fashion Extravaganza at The 418 Project in Downtown Santa Cruz in November 2025
Ripple Effect: Santa Cruz County Arts and Culture Festival - an 11-day, countywide, multidisciplinary festival in April 2026
Cultura Escondida: Afro-Puerto Rican tradition & Resistance - a fall concert at Barrios Unidos featuring Artist/Poet/Singer/Rapper Dulce Coco
San Lorenzo Valley Museum Artist-in-Residence Program: an opportunity for local artists with a goal to increase the cultural diversity of the Museum's collections
Opportunity Grant Music Scholarships for Financially Disadvantaged Families
Santa Cruz Dance Week in April 2026
Pride and Prejudice production by Midsummer Ensemble at the Broadway Playhouse in August 2025
“The one with the manes” multimedia exhibition at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery in February/March 2026
Support Grants June 2024 Awards
General operating support for nonprofit arts organizations and fiscally-sponsored arts groups
Resiliencia en los restos de los campos de trabajo para trabajadores agrícolas de Watsonville: evento de narración de historias
Laptop Purchase for Business Operations and Communications
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon 3D printer for creating products from my art
Materials to create a new painting series to refine my current artistic voice and style
Equipos de impresión para enriquecer y diversificar la creatividad. Carrascoconcepts.wordpress.com
An iPad and Stylus Pen to enhance digital art skills and productivity.
Travel to American Samoa for an artist residency to expand upon my knowledge of techniques used in traditional art forms and establish a deeper connection with my cultural heritage.
Working with a professional grant writer to enhance our ability to secure sustainable funding
Working with a professional development coach to develop a 5-year Business Plan that supports long-term artistic goals and to improve grant-writing skills
Attending Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp to further pursue my study of Bellydance
Support to attend the Transcultural International Exchange Conference 2026
Founding an independent games studio focused on creating authentic art.
Supporting my participation in major Art Events (Santa Cruz Open Studios, Capitola Art and Wine festival, and Capitola Plein Air)
Grants research support tools
Scholarships and Stipends for Women, Girls, BIPOC, and Lower-Income Students & Instructors
Nonprofit Leadership Certificate
Professional Development and Training for MAH Development and Communications staff
Equipment acquisition for social media art outreach and expanding online presence.
A vacuum exposure unit to create large format cyanotype prints for an upcoming exhibition.
Becas de apoyo Enero 2024
Apoyo operativo general para organizaciones artísticas sin fines de lucro y grupos artísticos patrocinados fiscalmente
cabrillomusic.org
artedelcorazon.com
watsonvilletaiko.org
tanneryworlddance.com
watsonvillefilmfestival.org
scsenderos.org
santacruzshakespeare.org
cabrillostage.com
santacruzoperaproject.org
scal.org
tandybeal.com
sccys.org
kuumbwajazz.org
santacruzactorstheatre.org
santacruzmah.org