Humboldt Creative Alliance

Hope to see you at One Village, Many Voices - Humboldt’s Multicultural Festival on July 5th at Pierson Park in McKinleyville. Hands on workshops, performances, vendors, food, music. Family friendly and free!

Hope to see you there!!

We’re getting all our ducks in a row for the One Village, Many Peoples Humboldt’s Multi-Cultural Festival festival next weekend. 🦆⭐️🦆⭐️🦆Thanks to our wonderful production team it’s all coming together, we can’t wait to see you there!

When: July 5th
Where: Pierson Park, McKinleyville
1608 Pickett Road, McKinleyville CA 95519
Time: 11am-6pm
Cost: Free

Join us in celebrating the people and cultures that make Humboldt County so special.

One Village, Many Peoples is a family friendly festival full of hands on cultural workshops, performances, music, vendors, food, and roller skating.

This is a festival not to be missed! Not to mention the drive that takes you through the magical and majestic redwood trees to bring you to our home.
Hope to see you there!

Brought to you by in collaboration with .arts. Funded through
Measure J.

Humboldt Creative Alliance is excited to announce the 12 Artists selected to represent the launch of the Lost Humboldt Campaign.

1. Alexandra Hilsee .hilsee
2. Beau Saunders
3. Blake Reagan
4. Colleen Clifford
5. Denise Villalva
6. Ernesto Gomez .lovercat.gomez
7. Gina Tuzzi
8. Laura Corsiglia
9. Lynn M. Jones
10. Melitta Jackson
11. Skye Henterly
12. Vanessa Veck

Almost 90 amazing Humboldt artists applied and 12 were chosen through a panel review. You made this process so hard in the best way! We will be launching the campaign in the coming months, and more opportunities will arise to participate. Stay tuned and thanks again to all who applied.

A big shout out to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors for funding this project through Measure J.

Link to sign the petition is in thee comments.

We need your help: California Gov. Gavin Newsom's destructive May Budget Revision would eliminate $11.5 million in arts funding for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund (PAEPF), a program dedicated to funding arts workers in small nonprofit arts organizations, including theatres, orchestras and dance organizations. We are calling on the legislature to reverse another year of arts funding cuts in California, which ranks just 35th in state arts funding, despite being #1 for arts jobs.

“Eliminating this program will mean fewer jobs and fewer arts programs in small and midsized communities in California.” said Brooke Shields, president of Actors’ Equity Association. “This program recently opened for grants and employers are counting on the state to follow through. We strongly oppose the elimination of this program, and we’ll mobilize our members and activate the entire arts community in California to make sure the legislature knows what is at stake.”

“The Governor’s May Revise as proposed takes a $11.5 million dollar hit at arts programs statewide that need it most. The budget cuts off the lifeline to the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, which provides small nonprofit performing arts organizations in California needed reimbursement to support hiring and retaining employees. We are shocked that the Governor, who we know recognizes the transformative power of the arts, would propose eliminating this legislative mandated funding weeks away from grants going out the door. This will hurt our local communities, our kids and our economy at a time when they need support the most,” said Julie Baker, CEO, California Arts Advocates.

Click the link in the comments to apply.

Thanks to everyone who showed up for our first Creatives Meet Up of the year! It was lots of fun. We took some notes about how to make these gatherings interesting, informative, and engaging for the most folks and are excited to do another one next month. It’s a grand experiment and we hope you had a good time. See you next month!
Shout out to for having a great crew and an inviting space to spend time in.

HCA gave our annual report today and here are just a few highlights.

In 2023/2024 we awarded 83 uniques project grants through our collaborative efforts.

These funds span from Willow Creek to Shelter Cove, to Garberville and beyond!

Funds made their way into the hands of people doing creative projects all around Humboldt County.

What we accomplished as a community through these funds is nothing short of amazing.

We are so proud to be part of such a diverse, playful, strong, purposeful, eclectic, and innovative community of collaborators.

None of this happens without you. Congratulations on all of your successes!

If you would like to join in the conversation about the future, stay tuned to HCA for upcoming opportunities and events… or better yet, get involved! We would love to hear from you.

Hello! Welcome to the Humboldt Creative Alliance. We invite you to join us in creating, nurturing, and promoting vibrant, resilient, and healthy rural communities centered on the value of arts and culture in Humboldt County. We look forward to collaborating with you.
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