Arts Council Silicon Valley

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rdf:langString The Arts Council Silicon Valley (1982–2013) was the official Santa Clara County, United States arts council. Established in 1982 originally as the Cultural Council and later as Arts Council of Santa Clara County, Arts Council Silicon Valley (ACSV) was a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Santa Clara County residents by creating and fostering arts and culture throughout the region. As a grant agency, the ACSV provided funding and fundraising support services to more than 140 local arts organizations and individual artists. It also provided advocacy, marketing, and support services to more than 600 local arts organizations and strove to help make the arts accessible to local youth. As the official state and local partner with the California Arts Council and the County of Santa Clara, the ACSV was in 2010 the largest private nonprofit arts council in the state. During its 31 year history, the ACSV had distributed nearly $24 million in grants and services to the arts in Santa Clara County. Arts Council Silicon Valley and 1stACT Silicon Valley merged in 2013 to create the regional nonprofit SVCREATES. SVCREATES builds on Arts Council’s 30-year history of support to the arts community.