CALARTS RECEIVES $750,000 GRANT.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the James Irvine James Irvine may refer to:
CalArts is one of 14 Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. organizations to receive the grants totaling $24.6 million the foundation has provided to support 73 projects statewide. CalArts will use the money to support the Cornerstone Arts Organization, which identifies and supports a cadre of exemplary arts organizations that are the ``cornerstone'' of California's arts and culture. The CAO program identifies high-performance arts organizations in California, provides multiyear funding to support the core programs and activities of these organizations, and recognizes institutional leadership in California's arts field. The James Irvine Foundation is an independent foundation dedicated to enhancing the social, economic and physical quality of life throughout the state, and to enriching California's intellectual and cultural environment. The foundation was established in 1937 by James Irvine, the California pioneer whose 110,000-acre ranch in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, was among the largest privately owned land holdings in the state. |
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