Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Cycle 3

Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Cycle 3 is sponsored by Fresno Arts Council. Supports organizations and projects that expand arts and cultural experiences in the City of Fresno. This includes project-specific grants and general operating support.

Funded through Measure P.

Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grants — Fresno Arts Council Expanded Access to Arts and Culture 2025 General Operating Support and Project-Specific Support Grants Available General Operating Support African American Historical and Cultural Museum of San Joaquin Valley Alliance for California Traditional Arts Art of Life Cancer Foundation, Inc. Bonsai Foundation of the Central Valley DBA Clark Bonsai Museum BreakBox Thought Collective Children's Musical Theatreworks of Fresno Community Media Access Collaborative Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame Fresno City & County Historical Society Fresno Community Chorus, Inc. Fresno Philharmonic Association Valley Public Television, Inc. Warnors Center for the Performing Arts Youth Orchestras of Fresno Congratulations to the 2025-26 Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Recipients Art and History in Lowell Black Youth Empowerment Program Boys & Girls Club Kids Experience ART Broadway Parque Public Art and Activation California Opera Arts and Education Festival Care Fresno: Celebrating Cultures of Fresno Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.

- Season Two Creative Legacies: Youth Artists Documenting Fresno’s Arts Impact Creative Pathways: Arts, Heritage & Community Growth Dulce UpFront Community Space, Cultural Hub & Creative Incubator Empowering Youth: Mentorship Through Art & Culture Fiestas Patrias and Lend A Hand Posada Fresno Emerging Documentary Filmmakers Fellowship Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foundation: Community Arts Programming Initiative From Fire to Flowers: Iranian Culture and Art for Community Connection Grandma's Tiny House Exhibit Intergenerational Arts Healing Project Khalsa Community Center's Year Long Arts and Music Series Mariposa Plaza Activated through the Arts Martin Park Creative Collective Promoting the Arts in Fresno Rangrez: Stories of the Soil Rooted in our Power: Celebrating Voices of the Valley Through Art & Culture in Fresno Saints Rest Community Economic Development Corporation Diversity in Motion Project Shinzen Garden Cultural Education and Art Programs Southwest Fresno POWER (Partnership for Opportunity, Wellness, Equity, and Restoration) The LAByrinth Art Collective: Propagating Roots The Legacy and Heritage of Chinatown Fresno Traditional African Braiders Academy and Black Hair: A Visual Anthology WhoShare_Memories Phase II General Operating Support Fresno Flamenco and Spanish Arts Society The William Saroyan House Museum (Renaissance Cultural Foundation) Tower District Preservation Fund A is A: Printed in Fresno Workshop & Artist Residency Program Art is Everything: Folk Histories Through Assemblage Art Unites: A Collective Art Experience Asian American Writer Coalition Chinese American Museum Project (CAMP) Composer & Arranger Recording Collective De Semilla a Santuario: Exploración Comunitaria a través de Texturas y Colores// From Seed to Sanctuary: A Community Exploration Through Textures and Colors Flourish: The Artist Development Project Fresno CREATES: Community Resources Elevating Artists Through Entrepreneurship & Sustainability Fresno Latin Jazz Orchestra - Community Concert Series Fresno Sweded Film Festival (Swede Fest) Gender Euphoria: Trans and Gender-Expansive Artist Exhibition and Community Art HASHTAG MAGANDA PRESENTS: FIL FIESTA 559 Hearts On Fire - Fresno's Only Rock & Roll Choir Heritage in Action: Black History Shaping Fresno’s Future High School Folklórico Showoffs Hmong Photographic History & Culture Archive Inaugural Production of Fresno Playhouse, Extranjeros Limitless Creative Arts: Celebrating Abilities through the Arts Next Play Culture Lab: Tell It How You Live It Project B.

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I. O - Building Art, Rhythm, Roots, Identity & Outreach RGB: Render. Glitch.

Broadcast.

*Rhythms of Reunification: Healing Through Art & Culture* Roots of Rhythm and Embodiment See, Feel, Understand: Cultural Journeys Through Visual and Performing Arts Soli Deo Gloria Patriotic Celebration Sonic Harmonic at the Historic Crest Theatre The B-Side Collective Artistic Odyssey Summer Workshop Series: Create, Connect, Chronicle The Fresno Jazz Composition Collective The Legacy of the Caglia Family: First Family of Preservation in Fresno CA The Smiley G.

Stand-Up Evening of Comedy and Open Mic Show UR Here Expanding Our Reach Urban Pow Wow Drum & Dance Valley Music Hall of Fame Induction Events Vida y Salud En El Campo: The Migrant Story Womxn 2 Womxn - Arts, Community, and Culture Project Cultural Arts Plan Vision Cultural arts in Fresno will be recognized, prioritized, inclusive, accessible, and continue to reflect, celebrate, and connect the community.

City of Fresno Cultural Arts Plan Fresno’s Cultural Arts Plan was developed through a year-long process involving robust community participation.

A partnership between a consultant group, Network for Culture and Arts Policy (NCAP) , the City of Fresno PARCS Department, Fresno Arts Council, and the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission (PRAC), with multiple opportunities for public surveys, meetings, and draft comments, individual interviews with community arts stakeholders, and research into Fresno’s cultural arts assets and needs, ultimately led to the approval and adoption of Fresno’s Cultural Arts Plan, which must be reassessed and updated every five years, according to requirements set forth in the ordinance.

The Cultural Arts Plan was adopted by the Fresno City Council on August 10, 2023. Fresno’s Cultural Arts Plan identifies the following goals, with associated strategies, in addition to defining funding priorities. These goals and funding priorities informed the development of Cultural Arts Grant Programs, managed by the Fresno Arts Council with stakeholder input and PRAC involvement and oversight.

Cultural Arts Plan Goals and Outcomes See Cultural Plan for recommendations, strategies, and funding priorities: I. GRANT-MAKING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Desired Outcome: Establish a strong foundation to support and expand access to arts and culture through grant-making and community engagement. II.

STABILIZE, RESTORE & ACTIVATE Desired Outcome: Cultural arts organizations and assets will be stabilized, restored and activated to expand access to arts and culture. III. EDUCATION & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Desired Outcome: Expand access to a variety of arts and cultural education programs to provide educational opportunities for people of all ages.

Desired Outcome: Equip artists, cultural practitioners and organizations with the skills and organizational resources to stabilize and expand operations. Desired Outcome: Elevate and celebrate arts and culture to strengthen a sense of community. V.

ADDRESS BARRIERS, INNOVATE & EXPAND Desired Outcome: Expand access to arts and culture by eliminating barriers and investing in innovation. VI. MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS & POLICIES TO SUPPORT CULTURAL ARTS Desired Outcome: Establish a strong foundation to support and expand access to arts and culture through policy planning and municipal investment.