Contra Costa County Arts and Culture Landscape Funder Briefing

Arts and culture organizations make the region more vibrant, connected, and beautiful. Yet many smaller, grassroots organizations, especially those that reflect and lift up historically marginalized communities, are often overlooked or operate under the radar of those they are meant to represent.

To share how Contra Costa County is changing that trajectory, the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation and the Zellerbach Family Foundation, in partnership with Northern California Grantmakers, invite you to a funder briefing to share learnings from the extraordinary arts and culture community in the region. Through a first-of-its-kind report authored by Dr. Anh Thang Dao-Shah of Creative Equity Research Partners, the findings highlight 18-months of research into who makes up the creative workforce in the county, detailing both their exceptional strengths and assets and spotlighting opportunities to support these artists in their work.

Presentation from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Featuring: Dr. Anh Thang Dao-Shah of Creative Equity Research Partners In Conversation with: Jose Cordon of Monument Impact and Grassroots Poetry Collective, James Daly of San Ramon Valley Performing Arts Collective, and BK Williams of Richmond Renaissance.

Reception with drinks and light bites will follow.