Mondavi Center Awarded Arts Education Grant By Cal Arts Council

The California Arts Council announced its plans to award $15,300 to the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts as part of its Arts Education: Exposure program.

As a segment of the California Arts Council Arts Education grant opportunities, Exposure grants support attendance at performances and exhibitions for students who may otherwise have limited access to these experiences. The impact of student attendance at these events is complemented by pre- and post-attendance activities.

The Mondavi Center will continue its partnership with the Esparto Unified School District by providing free tickets for elementary and middle school students and their chaperones to each attend two Mondavi Center school matinees during the 2018-19 season. Many of these students attended Mondavi Center matinees during the 2017-18 season, some seeing live professional performing arts performances for the first time. To complement the school matinees, experienced teaching artists will conduct introductory and interactive school visits prior to each matinee.

"We are pleased with the opportunity to continue our partnership with Esparto Unified through this grant," said Ruth Rosenberg, Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement at the Mondavi Center. "We look forward to welcoming their students and teachers to the Mondavi Center next season."

The Mondavi Center is one of 113 grantees chosen for the Arts Education: Exposure program. The award was featured as part of a larger announcement from the California Arts Council.

"Studies have shown that projects like the Mondavi Center-Esparto Unified partnership that offer real-world, authentic interaction with the arts have a rewarding effect on learning ability," said Nashormeh Lindo, California Arts Council Chair. "These early life experiences can spark interests, provoke thought, and build a student's capacity for success. The path of what's possible is widened by every opportunity to step outside the familiar."

To view a complete listing of all Arts Education Exposure grantees, visit http://arts.ca.gov/programs/files/FY1718_ProjectDescriptions_AE-EXP.pdf.

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts presents a rich program of diverse artists and thinkers in public performance and as the basis for education and engagement programs on the UC Davis campus and in the Sacramento region, while stewarding and sustaining a state-of-the-art venue for artists and audiences. The full schedule for the Mondavi Center's 2018-19 season can be found at www.mondaviarts.org.

The mission of the California Arts Council, a state agency, is to advance California through the arts and creativity. The Council is committed to building public will and resources for the arts; fostering accessible arts initiatives that reflect contributions from all of California's diverse populations; serving as a thought leader and champion for the arts; and providing effective and relevant programs and services.

Members of the California Arts Council include: Chair Nashormeh Lindo, Vice Chair Larry Baza, Phoebe Beasley, Christopher Coppola, Juan Devis, Kathleen Gallegos, Jaime Galli, Donn K. Harris, Louise McGuinness, Steven Oliver, and Rosalind Wyman. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.