On this page, you will find opportunities relating to the CA Arts & Culture Summit, including scholarships, volunteering, toolkits, tabling and more. 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY (SACRAMENTO AND SAN DIEGO ONLY)

Sacramento artists, culture bearers, and creative workers: ⁠A limited number of scholarships for the 2026 CA Arts & Culture Summit are available thanks to the direct support from the City of Sacramento's Office of Arts & Culture. Scholarships cover the cost of one registration.⁠
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Applications from residents of the City of Sacramento will be accepted until available funds have been dispersed or until Friday, April 3rd, whichever comes first.⁠ APPLY HERE.

San Diego artists, culture bearers, and cultural workers: Scholarships are now available thanks to the direct support from the Prebys Foundation. Scholarships are available to cover Summit registration fee, $75 meals per diem and lodging up to two nights at our host hotels, along with a flat stipend to support travel expenses. UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who applied. This scholarship opportunity is now closed.

VOLUNTEER WITH US

We are recruiting volunteers for our 2026 CA Arts & Culture Summit! If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out our signup form and we will get back to you with next steps. In order to receive a free registration to the CA Arts & Culture Summit, you must volunteer a minimum of 10 hours total.⁠

⁠JUSTIFICATION TOOLKIT

The annual CA Arts & Culture Summit provides crucial professional development and networking opportunities for many professionals across California's arts and cultural sectors. CA for the Arts (CFTA) delivers this programming, which is essential to achieving our vision of cultivating a stronger creative sector for a more robust California. CFTA has invested time, effort, and a lot of love into developing the annual CA Arts & Culture Summit and Arts Advocacy Day as our flagship events in celebration of Arts, Culture & Creativity Month (ACCM).

CFTA recognizes the importance of building and maintaining connections with other arts and culture professionals throughout your career. We also understand that requesting support from your employer to attend annual conferences can sometimes be challenging. Below is a toolkit designed to help you demonstrate the value of attending the CA Arts & Culture Summit and highlight the benefits it can provide for both you and your organization.

TABLING

The CA Art & Culture Summit is offering an opportunity to table during the Summit to share your resources, build relationships, and engage directly with leaders from across California’s creative and cultural sectors.⁠ We anticipate more than 600 attendees, including artists, culture bearers, creative workers, arts administrators, advocates, funders, and policymakers from across the state.
Tabling includes:⁠

• 8-foot table with two chairs in the Convention Center⁠
• Exhibitor visibility through the Stova event app⁠
• Placement in a high foot-traffic area (as reasonably available)⁠
•  Listing on the Summit event website⁠

Join us at California’s premier statewide gathering of arts and culture leaders! Space is limited to be sure to apply for a table soon.