The Nevada County Arts Council (NCAC) is the official Nevada County, California

Nevada County, California

Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....

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Arts council

An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad...

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During its 27-year history, NCAC has worked with our school districts to create arts curriculum and artists-in-residence programs. The Arts Council's long-standing history of collaboration, and support for emerging artists and arts organizations, has helped earn Nevada County its current reputation as one of California's top three artistic rural communities.

ARTmatters is the official online magazine of the NCAC.

The Nevada County Arts Council runs under the California state arts council, the California Arts Council

California Arts Council

The California Arts Council is a state agency based in Sacramento. Its eleven council members are appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature...

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As of 2010, the Nevada County Arts Council is no longer functioning.

The Arts Collaborative of Nevada County, a newer organization, continues the tradition of working to support and engender collaboration among arts groups in the highly arts-oriented rural county.