MISSION AND
VISION
PARTNERSHIPS
By partnering with the Arts
Consortium our
community members
contribute directly to our
local emerging art scene
HOW WE
ACHIEVE
METRICS AND
DELIVERABLES
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2023
1. Develop, maintain, and distribute an annual coordinatingcalendar .
We develop an annual coordinating calendar within our Watermark Magazine, this also includes an artist directory and an arts organization directory
2. Update the communitycalendar at least weekly,and providesame informationto appropriate media outlets, hotels, and other outlets. We have been updating our website weekly with arts events (https://artsconsortium.org/calendar
3. Maintain the Arts Consortium website with updates at leastweekly.
We are updating the website monthly regarding our F1rst Friday events and our annual events
4. Maintain an active Facebookpage.
We currently have 4,200 followers and have also started an Instagram page and have looked at twitter ("X") and TikTok but the last two have not yielded great results
5. Assist with at least 5 arts-related events a year in Visalia through: publicity, meet with the key organizers and provide organizational information(special events, applications, agreements, etc), calendar listings, mailing lists, facility or venue information, serve on the organizing committee. In addition, produce the Taste the Arts special event in the fall of 2024 and 2025. ● Taste the Arts - 6,000 people
● F1st Fridays - 300 people
● South Valley Art Tour - 700 people
● Poetry Out Loud - 1,000 youth
● Day of the Dead - 500 people
● Chinese New Year - 200 people
● Mental Health Picnic open mic - 300 people
LOFTS AT
FORT VISALIA
ANNUAL
PROGRAMS
VISALIA PROJECTS
MOONEY GROVE MURALS
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
(FISCAL AGENCY):
Organizational support for
board approved start-up
art organizations
INCLUDES:
- Bookkeeping
- Policy/Procedure Support
- Insurance coverage
NEW SPECIAL PROGRAM
In partnership with
the City of Visalia
OVAL GALLERY
Operating from Lincoln Oval Park
Monthly Art Shows
Printmaking Workshops
Fine Art Printmaking Shop for Artists
Close Connection with and resource for C.O.S. Students
CITY OF VISALIA
COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS
In partnership with
the City of Visalia
2022
Downtown Visalians: Visalia Arts Night Out - $1,800
Arts Visalia: Downtown Tree Stump Sculpture - $1,000
Baskets and Gourds: Containers of our culture conference - $500 Brandon Mitchell Gallery - Crane Peace Project - $1,100 Green Rose Productions: Dia de Muertos $700
2023
Center for Integrated Medicine: Chinese New Year - $2,100 Carlos Rodriguez: Drum workshop - $1,000
Arts Visalia: Art on Fire - $2,000
Fox Theatre: Free Movie Night - $1,000
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ART CONTEST
ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
ARTS ORG. DIRECTORY
ARTIST DIRECTORY
KEEP THE ARTS ALIVE