Over $100,000 Arts & Cultural Grants Awarded to Local Nonprofits December 12th
Call for Nominations: Looking for the Next Monterey County Poet Laureate October 24th
Four Monterey County Artists Awarded Prestigious California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowships September 7th
Arts Council for Monterey County Invites Community to ArtWorks @Salinas Ribbon Cutting and Open House August 27th
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces 2023 Champions of the Arts™ July 27th
Arts Council for Monterey County Awards over $118,000 in Arts & Cultural Impact Grants June 13th
Arts Council for Monterey County Awards Twenty-Two Grants to Local Artists in Monterey County May 16th
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces Monterey County’s Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate April 4th
California Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship Program for Region 3 – Central California March 10th
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces 2023 Poetry Out Loud Winners February 10th
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces New Logo January 30th
Arts Council for Monterey County Launches Youth Poet Laureate Program January 23rd
Arts Council for Monterey County Hosts the 2023 Poetry Out Loud High School Competition January 17th
Caltrans Announces Selection of Muralists for Art Project August 16, 2022
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces 2022 Champions of the Arts™ February 22, 2022
Monterey Living Magazine featuring Lifetime Achievement Champion Richard MacDonald
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces Monterey County’s 1st Poet Laureate January 11, 2022
Arts & Cultural Impact Grants Awarded to Monterey County Arts Organizations December 28, 2021
Anniversary Piece in Carmel Magazine Winter 2021
Arts Council for Monterey County Participates in Monterey County Gives! November 9, 2021
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces New Board Officers July 8, 2021
A Call for Nominations for the Monterey County Poet Laureate Program July 1, 2021
Arts & Cultural Impact Grants Awarded to Monterey County Arts Organizations June 22, 2021
Grants Awarded to Local Emerging Artists in Monterey County June 8, 2021
College Arts Scholarships Awarded to Monterey County High School Seniors May 25, 2021
Arts Council for Monterey County Launches Poet Laureate Program March 23, 2021
College Arts Scholarships Available for Monterey County High School Seniors February 2, 2021
Arts Council Awards Federal Cares Act Funds to Monterey County Arts Organizations January 12, 2021
Arts Council Celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month October 6, 2020
Arts Council Hosts No-Show Halloween Party October 1, 2020
Arts Council Announces Online Art Auction August 31, 2020
Arts Council Creates A Series of Posters to Encourage Mask Wearing August 27, 2020
Arts Council Launches COVID Poster Campaign with Local Artists August 18, 2020
Arts Beat: Monterey County arts organization adapts to distance learning August 16, 2020
Arts Council Launches Art4Business August 12, 2020
Arts Council Announces New Online Art Gallery August 4, 2020
Arts Council for Monterey County Artist Spotlight Program July 15, 2020
Arts Council for Monterey County Elects Laurie Bend as Board Chair July 6, 2020
King City student among college art scholarship recipients June 2, 2020
College Art Scholarships Awarded to Monterey County High School Seniors May 26, 2020
Grants Awarded to Local Emerging Artists in Monterey County May 19, 2020
Celtic Music Program Receives Arts Council Grant! May 17, 2020
Grants Awarded to Monterey County Arts Organizations May 14, 2020
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces New Grant Funding May 11, 2020
Voices of Monterey Bay Awarded State Arts Grant May 6, 2020
Arts Council Launches Live Artist Spotlight Series & Arts4Home Online Portal May 4, 2020
Migration of Creative Work to the Digital and Online Realm for Arts4MC April 23, 2020
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces New Executive Director April 1, 2020
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces New Grant Funding November 22, 2019
Arts Council for Monterey County Announces 2020 Champions of the Arts! October 16, 2019
Paint the Town, The King City Rustler, August 24, 2018
Incarcerated Salinas Youth Use Art to Heal, and the Program’s Expanding, Salinas Californian, Joe Szydlowski and Cristian Ponce, June 22, 2018
Mai Ryuno, Monterey County Weekly, Sara Rubin, May 24, 2018
Marina Vista Elementary School Makes Switch to Become Turnaround Arts Campus, Monterey Herald, Juan Reyes, April 17, 2018
Beth Peerless, Where’s it at: Champions of the Arts Gala Honors Some of Monterey’s Best, Monterey Herald, Beth Peerless, February 2018
Champions of the Arts, King City Rustler, Ryan Cronk, February 1, 2018
A Dance Teacher is a Pipeline of Culture and Tradition from Mexico to Salinas, Monterey County Weekly, Walter Ryce, February 1, 2018
Monterey Museum of Art Spruces up for New Female-Focused Year of Art, Monterey Herald, Carly Mayberry, January 18, 2018
Champions of the Arts to be honored in Monterey, KSBW8,
January 11, 2018
IYA THE ESSELEN REMEMBER Gets Staged Readings in Salinas & San Jose, Broadway World, San Francisco, October 11, 2017
Where It’s At: Miller Library presents an artistic peek into Carmel’s past, Monterey Herald, Beth Peerless, August 16, 2017
Intermezzo: The arts are a vital part of our lives,
Monterey Herald, Barbara Shuler, March 22, 2017
Arts Council spearheads drive for music/art education
The Salinas Californian, Joe Truskot, March 21, 2017
Artwork @ Pacific Grove provides The Tin Cannery an injection of creativity, Monterey County Weekly, Walter Ryce, March 9, 2017
California Arts Council to receive funding increase
The Californian, June 30, 2016
We can finally restore music and the arts to our schools
Monterey Herald, May 23, 2015
Intermezzo: Arts Council for Monterey County on mission to restore school programs – Monterey Herald, GO! Magazine, May 20, 2015
Campaign under way to restore music, arts in schools
The Californian, May 13, 2015
Drivers of the Monterey County arts scene point to surprising reasons why the visual arts are making a strong comeback – Featuring Arts Council Executive Director Paulette Lynch, July 24, 2014
Art helps us see the world, for better or worse, more clearly – Monterey County Weekly, May 22, 2014
Culture shared is culture spared from the jaws of atrophy – Monterey County Weekly, April 24, 2014
25 Who Got Us Here – Monterey County Weekly, October 31, 2013
The Monterey County Weekly 25 year Anniversary Edition celebrates 25 local leaders, including Arts Council for Monterey County Executive Director Paulette Lynch.
Arts improve our quality of life article – Monterey County Herald, August 26, 2013
Five Honored by Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women – Monterey County Herald, March 23, 2013
With many thanks to the Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women for the selection, Paulette accepted this honor in a special event at the Marina Library.
Monterey Bay Symphony goes ‘Pops!’ – Monterey County Herald, December 4, 2012
Arts Council Honors the Artistic Landscape – Monterey County Herald, January 20, 2012
Arts Council names seven Champions of the Arts – Monterey Herald, January 14, 2011
Arts Council honors all its ‘champions’ – Monterey Herald, January 14, 2008