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Dr. Alvarez is an innovative leader with more than two decades of experience working with museum collections, community engagement, and arts administration. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alvarez to the Create CA team! Read our full press release here: createca.org/announcing-cre…

Tomorrow, Create CA will pause in observance of the Nationwide Shutdown This pause reflects our commitment to ensuring every student feels safe, valued, and supported in their schools, with spaces that foster care, creativity, and belonging.

What happens in the brain when we engage with art?🎨🧠 Research dives into the neuroscience of aesthetic experiences—revealing how activities like viewing artwork or listening to music activate brain networks linked to emotion, meaning-making, and empathy. apa.org/monitor/2025/0…

Most California schools still don’t provide the arts education students are guaranteed by law. That’s why Create CA exists. And it’s why we’re asking you to join the movement in a simple but visible way: put a lawn sign in your yard! Signs available at: store.createca.org

🎉 Today your DAF will support arts education like never before! When you make a DAF gift to Create CA today, you’re helping us increase arts education access for almost six million public school students across California! #DAFDay2025 #createca

California blooms when students have access to the arts. We can model something better — not just technological progress, but peace, kindness, imagination, and justice. Arts education is where that begins, giving young people the tools to envision and build the future we need.

Last weekend Amped Arts sponsored the amazing @create_ca fundraising event. An evening bringing together incredible educators, school leaders, artist and art advocates, who are doing powerful work advocating for arts education in public schools in California @LAUSDSup @OCNCArts

Attend the September Arts Now Meetup to connect with peers and colleagues across CA! This open-format gathering is a chance to share promising practices, exchange new ideas, and explore trends in rts ed. 📅 September 23 🕓 4:00 PM PST 📍 Virtual — Zoom us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Was there a teacher who handed you a paintbrush, a camera, a stage cue—who gave you space to express something true about yourself before you had the words for it? Someone stood up for you. Now it’s your turn. createca.org/takeaction/

The executive director of @Create_CA is a passionate advocate for arts education, driven by her own experiences of poverty and immigration, and committed to ensuring that all students have equal access to the arts. #caedu edsource.org/2025/arts-in-e…

A pleasure to chat about the power of the arts with Veronica Alvarez @create_ca & @LettyKraus @merrylgoldberg #artsed edsource.org/2025/arts-in-e…

Our tool takes one minute. You enter your address, and up pops your school board’s contact info and a prewritten email. Click send. That’s it. We’re trying to get 1,000 people to take action this year. Will you be one of them? LINK IN BIO

Join our Executive Director, Veronica Alvarez, and co-hosts for a fundraiser to increase arts education access. All tickets include admission to the museum after hours, food, and an open bar. We hope to see you on Sept13th! Register here: createca.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neon…

Too often, the only people school board members hear from are the loudest and most extreme voices. That’s a problem — especially when it comes to decisions about arts education. Speak up for arts education. Your voice matters — and it’s time to use it. createca.org/takeaction

“Arts education is an essential part of the solution to the problems facing California schools. It's vital to our students' future to ensure that every student in CA has equitable arts education.” 🎨@create_ca Join the movement and fight for the future at createca.org

Get up and get your groove on with our Create CA groovy tee. Look stylish in our comfy, 100% cotton tee while showing your support for the arts ed movement! Supporting our students has never looked so good! Get your tee at the link below! store.createca.org/products/creat…

Arts education is an essential part of the solution to the problems facing California schools. It's vital to our students' future to ensure that every student in CA has equitable arts education. Join the movement and fight for the future at createca.org.

Come see us at ART on the Square! 🎉 We’ll be at Redwood City’s 19th Annual Summer Art on the Square on Friday, July 25 from 6–8 PM — stop by our booth to say hello, meet the Art in Action team, and explore how we’re bringing creativity into classrooms across the country!

If you care about arts education, this is the fastest way to make a real difference. No research, no writing — just enter your address, and we’ll do the rest. The email is written. Your leaders are identified. Just click send. Let’s hit 1,000 messages. createca.org/takeaction/