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Arts in the Media
The California Arts Council’s Arts in the Media page keeps up with news, features and editorials on arts-related issues from major news sources. Other information resources on the California Arts Council’s website include Arts Insider News (short arts-news items written by California Arts Council staff), California Arts Stories (arts-related feature stories from the California Arts Council), What’s New (eNewsletter cover stories and content summaries), and Press Releases from the California Arts Council. Please note that because of space restrictions, the Arts in the Media section does not include reviews of specific artistic events or calendar listings, but does include feature stories, profiles, editorials and other news items on the arts in California. To have us include an arts news item in this section, please submit information and web link to the web page editor at editor@caartscouncil.com. Please note that some items may be more appropriate for our Arts Insider News or California Arts Stories sections. The information in this section is provided as a service only, and the California Arts Council does not endorse or support the organizations listed. Listing of news items is at the discretion of the California Arts Council. Questions and/or concerns about listings may be directed to the web editor at editor@caartscouncil.com. Arts Funders Launch Statewide Collaboration Irvine Quarterly 01-10-2008 For many California arts organizations, the process of applying for grants can be a major headache, with almost as many different application requirements as there are grantmaking organizations. But starting in January, the state's largest arts funders will take a major step toward streamlining that process with the launch of the California Cultural Data Project, a statewide collaboration that will standardize the information that funders collect from grant-seeking arts and cultural organizations. More than 30 major private and public arts funders have joined the collaboration. Midori becomes a U.N. Messenger of Peace Strings Magazine 12-21-2007 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon chose violinist Midori to be a Messenger of Peace during the International Day of Peace in September for her work in spreading music education to the disadvantaged. As a Messenger of Peace, Midori will lobby for the Millennium Development Goals, which are eight targets that must be reached by 2015. These targets include reducing and eradicating poverty, hunger, child mortality, and HIV/AIDS, and promoting education, maternal health, environmental sustainability, and global partnership. IRS Gives Small Groups Grace Period for Filing New Form 990 Chronicle of Philanthropy 12-20-2007 The Internal Revenue Service delivered an unexpected holiday gift to small nonprofit organizations that have worried about how they would be able to adjust to filing the revised Form 990 - the main tax form for nonprofit groups. The tax agency said during a news conference that it plans to phase in the new form over three years, beginning with the 2008 tax year. All nonprofits must file forms, says IRS San Luis Obispo Tribune 12-20-2007 The end of the calendar year also marks the end of the fiscal year for many nonprofits. Starting next year, every nonprofit must file an annual return with the IRS. In the past, only organizations with revenue more than $25,000 had to file, but the IRS now requires all organizations to file. |
