An initiative of the James Irvine Foundation, Communities Advancing the Arts (CAA - www.advancethearts.org) is aimed at building new, sustainable funding streams for the arts in California, in partnership with selected community foundations like the Community Foundation for Monterey County.
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Local Arts Environment
We have a rich and diverse arts community in Monterey County:
- There are some 60 art galleries,
- over 40 museums, national, state, county and regional historic sites and parks,
- over 200 annual cultural events, exhibits, performances and festivals, and close to 100 nonprofit organizations and arts groups which are actively dedicated to nurturing the cultural richness of the County, and to promoting the appreciation of the arts.
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