State-Local Partner
Connecting Riverside County to the arts statewide
Riverside Arts Council serves as a California Arts Council State-Local Partner for Riverside County, helping strengthen local arts access, artist support, cultural participation, and creative community connection.
What This Means
A local arts agency with a countywide role
The California Arts Council’s State-Local Partner program supports a statewide network of local arts agencies that help connect communities with arts resources, cultural development, technical assistance, and public engagement.
As Riverside County’s State-Local Partner, RAC works as a connector between artists, cultural organizations, public agencies, community partners, and residents. This role helps ensure that arts information, opportunities, and resources reach communities throughout the county.
Learn About the California Arts Council State-Local Partners ProgramRAC’s Countywide Role
How RAC Supports the Region
Local relationships make statewide arts support more accessible
Resource Sharing
RAC helps artists and organizations find relevant calls, grants, workshops, forms, deadlines, and regional arts information.
Technical Assistance
RAC helps community members navigate opportunities, prepare for participation, and connect with appropriate next steps.
Convening
RAC brings artists, partners, agencies, venues, funders, and cultural organizations into conversation and collaboration.
Advocacy
RAC helps communicate the value of artists, creative work, cultural access, and arts infrastructure across Riverside County.
Why It Matters
Every community benefits when artists are connected
Riverside County includes cities, rural communities, tribal communities, cultural districts, schools, colleges, nonprofit organizations, creative businesses, independent artists, and residents with many different needs.
RAC’s State-Local Partner role helps strengthen the connective tissue between those communities. By sharing information, building partnerships, and supporting access to creative opportunities, RAC helps artists and organizations remain visible, informed, and connected.
Who This Serves
A resource for artists, organizations, and communities
California Arts Council Connection
Local access to statewide arts support
The California Arts Council supports arts and cultural activity throughout the state. Through the State-Local Partner network, county-designated local arts agencies help strengthen arts access and cultural development at the local level.
RAC shares relevant California Arts Council information when opportunities are available and helps connect Riverside County artists and organizations to resources that may support their work.
Connect With RAC
Have a countywide arts question?
Artists, organizations, public agencies, schools, venues, and community partners are welcome to contact RAC about resources, opportunities, partnerships, and arts access throughout Riverside County.
Learn more about RAC’s mission, history, countywide work, and community role.
02 ProgramsExplore RAC programs that support artists, youth, public art, healing, and community access.
03 Artist ResourcesFind artist support, calls, forms, workshops, and useful creative career information.
04 ContactReach out about partnerships, resources, support, and countywide arts questions.