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The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is pleased to host a special event with the James Irvine Foundation: A Community Forum — Implications of Cultural Engagement in California’s Inland Regions

August 27, 2009
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Arte Americas
1630 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno

The landmark study, Cultural Engagement in California’s Inland Regions, commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation, is receiving national attention. The results paint a detailed picture of cultural engagement in the San Joaquin Valley, much of which occurs ‘off the radar’ of the traditional arts organizations.

The goal of the forum is to have a dialogue about the study from many perspectives. As the organization that co-authored the study with WolfBrown, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is committed to sharing the study results back to the community at large.

Featured Speakers:

• Alan Brown, Wolfbrown, principal author of the study
• John McGuirk, Director, Arts Program, The James Irvine Foundation
• Ron Eichman, Executive Director, Fresno Grand Opera and Past Board Chair of FCASH
• Maria Eraña, Director of Broadcasting, Radio Bilingüe
• Dr. Deborah Wong, UC Riverside Professor of Ethnomusicology…. And You!

Link to the 24 page report summary

Link to the full 189 page report

Please RSVP to ACTA 559.237.9812 or alawrence@actaonline.org by August 25. Space is limited.