Lassen County Arts Council is seeking local panelists to review local applications to the Upstate California Creative Corps. The Upstate California Creative Corps employs artists to create awareness around public health, water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery, civic engagement and social justice.
Per Upstate California Creative Corp., “$3.38m will be re-granted to artists, and arts and social service organizations, as well as units of government, who will employ artists, across 19 counties in Northern California.”
Lassen County Arts Council has been selected to be a part of this re-granting process.
The Lassen County Arts Council seeks members of the community to create a Grant Review panel as part of this re-granting process.
Eligible applicants will be included in a panelist pool in partnership with the Administering Organization for the Upstate California Creative Corps – in the months preceding the 2023-24 Upstate California Creative Corps grant activity period.
Specifically, panelists selected to serve the Upstate California Creative Corps will be reviewing Lassen County applications. Panelist applicants will be contacted between February and March, 2023.
Panelists must meet the following criteria:
- They must be Lassen County residents
- They must be able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of multiple applications based on the Upstate California Creative Corps published program goals and review criteria
- They must have the capacity to take part in three mandatory virtual group meetings and 10-12 hours reviewing grants, taking notes, and attending meetings and orientations over a six to eight week period. Each volunteer panelist receives a modest honorarium of $150. All reviews and meetings may take place in-person or remotely. More information about reviewing grants will be provided at the appropriate time.
Community members who are interested in applying can do so contacting the LCAC at 1.530.257.5222 or email LCAC at [email protected] More about Upstate California Creative Corps can be found at upstatecreativecorps.org.
