At the end of National Poetry Month, 53 students who emerged from a field of nearly 325,000 competitors nationwide will gather in Washington, DC to vie for the title of Poetry Out Loud National Champion and $50,000 in awards. California's representative is Morgan Brown of Monterey County, who took first among dozens of other county winners in the state's competition in the state Senate chambers last month. SEE PRESS RELEASE. SEE CALIFORNIA 2010 COMPETITION VIDEOS.

Facebook did an interesting thing recently: they changed the "fan" concept for organizations' supporters to "like." So now there are hundreds of Facebook users who "Like" the California Arts Council versus being a "Fan." We want to let you know nothing has changed on our page, the functions are still the same ... and we have a goal to grow our network to over 2,000 in our Facebook network by the beginning May. If you're new to Facebook, come to our Facebook page and hit the "Like" button. And if you're a previous fan, ask a friend or two to "Like" the California Arts Council and help us get to our current goal, and help support the arts in California through social networking.

Arts in the Media page keeps up with news, features and editorials on arts-related issues from major news sources

• 'Housewives' star calls on Congress for arts funds
  Associated Press
• BLOG: Making Education Beautiful
  Huffington Post
• Arts Supporters Take to Washington for Arts Advocacy Day
  Broadway World
• J. Paul Getty Museum Announces Record Year for Photograph Donations
  Art Daily
• Next life for San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza could be a school of arts and culture
  San Jose Mercury News
• Superintendent's Corner: Music and the arts are alive in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
  Whittier Daily News
• Music Center plaza renovation may require taking on additional debt, report says
  Los Angeles Times
• Oakland artists: Budget cuts a too-common theme
  San Francisco Chronicle
• Ring Around Los Angeles: Preview of the Wagner Festival
  Los Angeles Downtown News
• OPINION: The Importance of the Arts in Education
  San Francisco Chronicle
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Arts Insider News keeps the arts community up-to-date with arts-related information that might not be included in major news outlets

• Arts education advocate weighs in on speeches made by national arts leaders
• Speaker Nancy Pelosi Receives Arts Leadership Award
• Glee's Cory Monteith Searching For the Best Mash-Up -- deadline April 30
• Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Receives Major Funding Increase in Support of USArtists International Program
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The California Arts Council is often notified of other financial opportunities like grants and initiatives, and we pass the information along to California ArtBeat readers

• The National Endowment for the Humanities - HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS AND REFERENCE RESOURCES
  The National Endowment for the Humanities
  Deadline: 2010-07-15
• The National Endowment for the Arts - LEARNING IN THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  The National Endowment for the Arts
  Deadline: 2010-06-10
• National Education Association Foundation - LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP GRANT
  National Education Association Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-06-01
• National Education Association Foundation - STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GRANTS
  The National Education Association Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-06-01
• The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. - ELA Foundation Grants
  The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
  Deadline: 2010-06-01
• Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation - GUEST ARTIST INITIATIVE PROGRAM
  Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation
  Deadline: 2010-06-01
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See the different events for administrators, educators and professionals in the arts in California

• Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit -- Advanced Registration Deadline on Monday April 26, then rates go up
  Baltimore, MD
  Date: 2010-06-24
• The Pillars of Arts Education: An Arts Education Preconference Webinar (Americans for the Arts)
  WEBINAR
  Date: 2010-04-30
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Looking for work? See the different arts-related jobs available for Californians

• Internship: Marketing and Development Assistant
  Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
  Los Angeles
• Curatorial Intern
  Arts Council for Long Beach
  Long Beach
• Director of Advancement
  Inside Out Community Arts
  Venice
• Part-time Managing/Operations Director
  Long Beach Playhouse
  Long Beach
• PUBLIC PROGRAMS ASSOCIATE
  Asian Art Museum
  San Francisco
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Artists of all types are always in demand -- see what's available for Californians statewide, nationally and even internationally

• 24th Annual Images of Water California Statewide Mixed Media Competition & Exhibition
  Humboldt Arts Council
  Eureka
• El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space Exhibition Opportunity
  City of El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission
  City of El Cerrito
• Visions and Dreams Art Show
  Hillcrest Congregational Church
  Pleasant Hill
• A Sense of Place 2010
  Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
  Augusta, GA
• Call for Curator: Civic Artwalk/ Public Sculpture Project
  City of Santa Rosa
  Santa Rosa
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Reports and studies on the arts as they relate to education, the economy, communities, quality of life, and other aspects of our lives

• Value of Volunteer Time for 2009 by state
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