Rural Arts Access Fund:
Arts Transportation Support
Fresno Arts Council reviews requests for transportation support to increase access to the arts in Fresno County. Please complete the form and email to Executive Director, Lilia Gonzáles Chávez. Schools and community groups may apply for transportation costs related to travel for arts exposure and participation. Examples of allowable expenses include, but are not limited to, bus rental costs for field trips to museums or performances, mileage costs for community groups bringing performances to rural areas, and mileage costs for Fresno County groups traveling to perform within the City of Fresno.
Please download the form below and send it, along with transportation receipts or invoice, to Executive Director, Lilia Gonzáles Chávez at lilia@fresnoartscouncil.org. Or mail to: 1245 Van Ness Ave. Fresno, CA 93721.
Kindergarteners from Sunset Elementary visit Arte Américas in November, 2023
The public is invited to submit comments on the DRAFT Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Grant Guidelines. Please email comments to andrea@fresnoartscouncil.org by Wednesday, October 4th at 9:00AM. Thank you!
Measure P Arts And Cultural Organizations Fund: Grant Guidelines Development Community Meetings
Fresno Arts Council presented two community meetings , hosted by Community Access Media Collaborative (CMAC) on Thursday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Over 70 local arts leaders and community members attended these meetings to share feedback and priorities for developing grant guidelines for the Measure P Arts Access Fund.
Please reach out to lilia@fresnoartscouncil.org with questions.
The Fresno Arts Safety Net Fund (FASNF) is 100% powered through your donations.
It all began with a simple idea: putting the power to change the community back into the hands of friends & neighbors.
People who value and appreciate the arts, like you.
The Fresno Arts Council distributed nearly $500,000 in grants to local artists and art organizations in Fresno County in 2020 thanks to the generous contributions of the California Arts Council, the Central Valley Community Foundation, and art patrons of all ages.
We hope you’ll help us do good in the community, too.
What would you do to save your favorite art gallery, museum, theatre or concert hall?
Grants are people-powered.
The FASNF Grants were made possible through generous contributions from the Central Valley Community Foundation, the California Arts Council, and private community donors. The FAC Cares Grants provided in Fall/Winter 2020 were made possible through the City of Fresno’s CARES Act Funding and Coronavirus Relief Fund, and do not impact or influence the city budget or local taxes. For more details about this federal fund, visit The City of Fresno online.
FAC Executive Director Lilia Chavez is featured in We Will Rise, a video about the Central Valley Community Fund (CVCF) COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund that supported over 80 grants in Fresno. (video: CVCF 2020)