A special preview
Please enjoy this first look at "For the love of art," a video study of the Creative Growth Fellowship, the cash program run by the City of Sacramento's Office of Arts and Culture.
For the love of art
Artists are vital to the workforce, supporting industries from hospitality and tourism to education and technology—yet compared to other marginalized workers, they remain under-recognized and underserved by public programs. This video study of the Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture's Creative Growth Fellowship (CGF) spotlights artist-fellows as builders, growers and leaders across the City.
200
artist-fellows supported
12
months of unrestricted support
$850
per monthly payment
“Let us create from the city, let us make the city beautiful.”
Ruben Reveles
Visual artist
CGF Fellow
Visual artist
CGF Fellow
“It definitely has a ripple
effect. It brings the community together.”
effect. It brings the community together.”
Dr. Nkiruka Ohaegbu
Vice Chair
Arts, Culture, and Creative
City of Sacramento
Vice Chair
Arts, Culture, and Creative
City of Sacramento
“Art can be so empowering. It's really connected me to so many different communities.”
Franceska Gamez
Visual artist
CGF Fellow
Visual artist
CGF Fellow
"I think the arts absolutely
transforms everything we
do.”
transforms everything we
do.”
Melissa Cirone
Grants Program Manager
Office of Arts and Culture
City of Sacramento
Grants Program Manager
Office of Arts and Culture
City of Sacramento
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Having done this work for so long without financial backing, the fact that there is — seeing the way the work has multiplied has been amazing.”
Yared Portillo
Traditional artist
CGF Fellow
Traditional artist
CGF Fellow