YoloArts

A nonprofit organization

$6,023 raised by 35 donors

60% complete

$10,000 Goal

YoloArts is the independent nonprofit arts council for Yolo County, and is dedicated to sustaining, strengthening, and advancing its creative community. Designated by the County as its official local arts agency, YoloArts is our community’s leader and direct provider for the arts and arts education.

Mission

YoloArts strives to inspire a flourishing arts and cultural ecosystem in Yolo County by serving the community, individual artists, and arts organizations.

Needs

YoloArts is focusing this year's Big Day of Giving Campaign to seed two priority projects in the coming year.

NEW! Regional Artist Residency at The Barn Studio ($5,000):

Launching this year YoloArts will invite two artists to focus on developing their individual practice during an 8 week residency. Artists will be connected with resources including work stipend, shared studio space, Yolo County Historical Collection and inclusion in YoloArts community programs.

Art & History Collaborations ($3,000):

YoloArts and Yolo County Historical Collection partner yearly to produce cross discipline exhibitions and programs to connect the community with local history through the lens of artistry and creativity.

All gifts beyond our $8,000 priority project goal will support long-standing YoloArts programs.

Equity Statement

At YoloArts, we believe arts and cultural practices transform our daily interactions by sparking dialogue, building empathy and encouraging shared experiences. We strive to inspire a flourishing arts and cultural ecosystem in Yolo County by serving the community, individual artists and arts organizations.

In support of this mission, YoloArts commits to championing organizational policies and practices of cultural and racial equity that propel all of the Yolo County community toward a full creative life.

We acknowledge there are systems of power that grant privilege and access unequally. These systems impact YoloArts internally and externally through our work environment and distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources.

We acknowledge that we must hold ourselves accountable and continuously review, interrogate and change, when needed, organizational policies and practices.

We affirm that the arts amplify the voices of the unheard and are unlike any other form of expression: art allows us to give form to our dreams of who we want to be and the communities we want to live in.

We affirm that the prominent presence of artists in a community challenge inequity and encourage alternatives.

To foster cultural and racial equity and inclusion, we commit our effort, time and resources to:

- Develop a board of directors, staff, and advisory committees that reflect our expansive and diverse community.

- Continually review public programming and evaluate exhibition practices to ensure the inclusion of different perspectives and experiences.

- Strengthen community partnerships with artists-in-residence programs where children and adults have limited access to artistic expression.

YoloArts remains dedicated and determined to use the power of arts to strengthen and enrich Yolo County communities and to having honest and courageous conversations in this work.