The Plumas County Arts Commission (Plumas Arts) is the official Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California

Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...

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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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Mission statement: "Plumas Arts cultivates a community in which the arts flourish."

Goals:

• To introduce, promote and support the arts.
• To cultivate a cultural awareness that enriches quality of life.
• To enhance & provide opportunities for artistic development & excellence.
• To present the arts as a vital economic and tourism industry resource.

The Plumas County Arts Commission 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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Lake Almanor Art Show

The first weekend in August, Plumas County's exhibitions of fine arts and crafts, is one of Northern California's most respected exhibitions of fine arts and crafts has been part of the local cultural scene since 1969. Plumas Arts has managed the show since 1983.

Mountain Harvest Festival

The second weekend in October, a community festival that hosts an impressive collection of microbreweries from throughout the Western US and music set amid the glorious colors of a High Sierra Fall.

High Sierra Music Festival

At the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds over the 4th of July weekend.