Our Mission

ARTSCCC (Arts Contra Costa County) is a collaboration between cultural leaders whose focus is an equitable and sustainable arts organization for Contra Costa County. Artists and art organizations are an essential framework for strong communities and cross-cultural appreciation. We seek meaningful support for the creative sector to advocate, elevate, build, and prosper. The Arts are a vital, valuable, and creative resource that responds to the human condition, encourages critical thinking, enhances the quality of life, and is a catalyst for social change.

Goal One

A clear, realistic, and equitable plan:

  1. Rooted in self-care, compassion, healing, and respect. 

  2. Protect the breathing space for community engagement, creativity, innovation, and ideas.  

  3. A collaborative and mutual appreciation for a shared community vision. 

 

Goal Two

Secure funding and staff: 

  1. Advocate for government and philanthropic financial support.

  2. Build community coalitions and partnerships. 

  3. Investment reflects values and impacts work capacity. 

 
 

Goal Three

A sustainable arts organization:

  1. Implement best practices of successful organizations. 

  2. Acknowledge and respond to the needs of artists and art organizations. 

  3. Flexibility to reflect and reexamine traditional models to be equitable.  

Contra Costa County has over 1.1 million residents and spans 716 square miles. Of all California counties, Contra Costa County ranks #6 in diversity. In the United States, it ranks #15.

Since 1994, Contra Costa County arts investment has had the lowest arts budget of all Bay Area counties. In March 2022, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to dissolve its organization and support a new arts organization.

We are hopeful and move forward.

Backed by the Pandemic Relief & Recovery: Emergency Funding & The Bay Area Arts Community report, limited funding opportunities has impacted artists and art organizations. San Francisco artists received 10x more grants than Contra Costa.

3 County Population

According to Vogel Consulting, data analysis of two prominent Bay Area COVID-19 Relief Funds.

Grants Awarded