2025 MCA ARTS GRANTS

The Marin Cultural Association (MCA) is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the 2025 MCA Arts Grants program. This new initiative was established to provide vital support to the arts throughout Marin County, embracing a wide array of disciplines and uplifting impactful, high-quality creative work. With funding support from the California Arts Council, MCA has awarded a total of $100,000 to 30 artists and organizations whose work promises to enrich Marin’s diverse cultural fabric.

 

"We are delighted to support these talented individuals and groups who contribute to Marin's dynamic arts community," said Tracy Bays-Boothe, Managing Director of the Marin Cultural Association. "Their work not only enhances our community's artistic offerings but also fosters greater engagement and inclusivity across all regions of Marin County.”

The goals for MCA’s Arts Grants program are to sustain and grow Marin’s art resources for all; to cultivate and advance Marin as an arts and cultural center; and to ensure Marin’s arts are by and for everyone while supporting equitable representation and participation across diverse groups, artforms, and cultural expression.
Grants up to $5,000 were available for artists and studio collectives in Marin County and grants up to $10,000 were available for nonprofit organizations with an arts-based mission presenting arts programs in Marin County.

 

In this first year of the Arts Grants program, MCA received an overwhelming response—nearly $1.2 million in grant requests from some 170 local artists, collectives, and arts organizations—reflecting the strong demand for arts investment across the region. Additional funding opportunities from MCA will be announced later this year.

Grants for Arts Organizations
Bay Area SCORES – Literature/Poetry – $5,000
Bolinas Museum – Visual Arts – $5,000
Enriching Lives through Music – Music – $5,000
Inside Out Contemporary Ballet – Dance/Movement – $1,000
Marin Ballet – Dance/Movement – $8,000
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art – Visual Arts – $3,000
Marin School of the Arts Foundation – Multi-discipline – $2,000
Marin Shakespeare Company – Theatre/Musical Theatre – $8,000
Marin Symphony Association – Music – $8,000
MC Arts and Culture – Multi-discipline – $2,000
Mental Health Advocates of Marin – Visual Arts – $1,000
Multicultural Center of Marin – Cultural/Traditional Arts – $3,000
Museum of the American Indian – Cultural/Traditional Arts – $2,000
Performing Stars of Marin – Multi-discipline – $2,000
TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program – Visual Arts – $1,000
The Canal Arts – Visual Arts – $7,000
Youth in Arts – Multi-discipline – $7,000

Grants for Individual Artists and Collectives
Daniel Castor – Public Art – $2,500
Owen Clapp – Music – $2,500
Laura Jimenez Diecks – Visual Arts – $2,000
Julia Dvorin – Public Art – $2,500
Sara Gallagher – Visual Arts – $2,500
Raylene Gorum – Public Art – $2,000
Suz Lipman – Visual Arts – $2,000
Cindy Pavlinac – Visual Arts – $2,500
Karina Ramirez-Cortez / Art Mart – Multi-discipline – $2,500
The Forget Me Knots – Music – $2,000
Sharon Virtue – Multi-discipline – $2,500
Joel Yau – Public Art – $2,500
Jasmine Young – Film/Video – $2,000