California Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
California Lawyers for the Arts, a nonprofit, tax-exempt service organization, founded in 1974, provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, education programs and publications to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations. www.calawyersforthearts.org
Center for Cultural Innovation
The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), launched in 2001, promotes knowledge sharing, networking and financial independence for individual artists and creative entrepreneurs by providing business training, grants and loans, and incubating innovative projects that create new program knowledge, tools and practices for artists in the field. CCI taps leading experts from both the nonprofit and commercial business sectors to develop next generation tools and support systems that artists need. Programs developed and incubated in California will be made available to other cities and communities nationally. www.cciarts.org
Coffee Gallery
The Coffee Gallery Backstage is a 49 seat show room connected to a coffee house surprisingly called, "The Coffee Gallery." The Backstage is a listening room with a fine sound system, good lights, comfortable seating and a killer atmosphere. The room "location" is a coffee bean warehouse somewhere in Central America. The entertainers seem to be overjoyed with this bean storage facility as the audience is starved for "good" music and comedy and no machinery of any kind makes a sound while they are performing. www.coffeegallery.com
Cultural Affairs Division, City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division supports the arts and culture in the city. It also promotes Pasadena in the Southern California area and nationally as a center of American history as well as a vibrant arena for the creation of new art and film.
Dance/USA
Dance/USA sustains and advances professional dance by addressing the needs of artists, administrators and organizations. By providing services and national leadership, Dance/USA enhances the infrastructure for dane creation, education and dissemination. www.danceusa.org
Flintridge Foundation
Flintridge Foundation is committed to nourishing individualism, honoring diversity in society and nature, supporting creativity, and promoting just and cooperative partnerships so that human beings may evolve more effectively toward wholeness and the natural environment toward sustainability. www.flintridgefoundation.org
LA County Arts Commission
The Commission fosters excellence, diversity, vitality, understanding and accessibility of the arts in Los Angeles County. The Commission provides leadership in cultural services for the County, including information and resources for the community, artists, educators, arts organizations and municipalities. www.lacountyarts.org
National Endowment for the Arts
Established in 1965 to foster, preserve, and promote excellence in the arts, to bring art to all Americans, and to provide leadership in arts education. An independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. www.arts.endow.gov
Pasadena Arts Council
The Pasadena Arts Council is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that provides resources, programs and services to artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, young people and visitors to Pasadena. The agency offers an independent voice for promoting a vibrant cultural community by facilitating, empoweringandadvocating for the arts. www.pasadenaartscouncil.org
Pasadena Community Foundation
The Pasadena Community Foundation is an advocate and resource for local philanthropy. It is a collection of charitable funds that provide perpetual support to local non-profit organizations. The Foundation helps individuals, families and groups set up charitable funds to support casues they care about, including agency endowments, memorial and honor funds, scholarship funds and donor advised funds. www.pasadenacf.org
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation
Tournament of Roses Foundation, a non-profit corporation, to receive contributions from members, friends and supporters. The Foundation makes annual grants to activities which enhance the traditions of the Tournament of Roses and to worthwhile programs which contribute to the civic, cultural and educational advancement of the Pasadena area. Grants are awarded under the following three categories: Performing & Visual Arts, Sports & Recreation and Volunteer Motivation & Leadership Development. www.tournamentofroses.com
Poetry Out Loud
Website for the popular national high-school poetry recitation competition. Includes list of poets, biographical information and a comprehensive list of poetry available for the competition, as well as additional content. Useful for students, teachers and literature lovers, even those not participating in the competitions. www.poetryoutloud.org
Theatre Communications Group
With its mission of strengthening, nurturing and promoting the professional not-for-profit American theatre, its programs further the core values of fostering connection, embracing diversity and supporting artistry in the American theatre. TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of our member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field, and promote a larger public understanding of and appreciation for the theatre. www.tcg.org
Visual and Performing Arts Education
The California Department of Education provides assistance to implement visual and performing arts education programs, kindergarten through twelth grade. www.cde.ca.gov