Arts Orange County

Spark oc, a website providing comprehensive listings of arts & cultural events in orange county, ca. During the covid-19 shutdown, arts orange county re-designed spark oc to focus upon virtual arts and cultural programming being offered by the community's artists and arts organizations. Upon lifting of the shutdown, spark oc promoted re-opening of venues and live events while continuing to include virtual offerings. Spark oc programs include regularly scheduled newsletters, e-mail promotions and social media posts. Spark oc also features a comprehensive countywide inventory of more than 1,000 works of art in public places, with information and locator maps. The inventory is updated monthly to reflect additions and works that may have been removed.

Arts community building and arts leadership - building appreciation of, participation in and support for the arts and arts education throughout orange county, ca. During the covid-19 pandemic, arts orange county converted its professional development gatherings to virtual platforms, conducting more than 100 online meetings of 12 different cohorts of artists and arts leaders. Post pandemic, arts orange county has continued convening these cohorts both virtually and in-person. Providing expertise in cultural planning and public art project management to local government, including county of orange, cities of costa mesa, fullerton, irvine, newport beach, brea and placentia, among others.