About Humboldt Creative Alliance

  • ABOUT THE HUMBOLDT CREATIVE ALLIANCE

    The Humboldt Creative Alliance (HCA) is a collective of Humboldt County artists and arts administrators formed with the intent of promoting visibility of the arts and their impact in Humboldt County. The HCA envisions a vibrant, healthy community filled with innovative, creative thinkers and makers, with a purpose to connect artists, arts organizations, and community members, and champion collaboration throughout the county. The HCA is an ad hoc group, and all are welcome to join and participate. More information can be found by visiting https://www.humboldtcreativealliance.org/.

  • HCA envisions vibrant, resilient, and healthy rural communities centered on the value of arts and culture.

  • HCA aims to empower artists, creative thinkers, and makers to use their voices and media to strengthen social well-being, increase individual expression and belonging, build community, and drive economic vibrancy.

  • Art for All

    Multi-Culturalism & Pluralism

    Racial Equity

    Diversity and Inclusion

    Collaboration & Partnerships

    Transparency & Accountability

    Integrity

    Accessibility; fiscal and physical

    Growth as a means to meet human & social potential

  • Increased Resources

    including dedicated funding streams to create/make art, access to each other, connections to supporting industries, mentorship, spaces to make, spaces to meet, spaces to show and sell; as well as technical business courses tailored to artists and arts/culture nonprofit organizations.

    Increased Visibility

    including artists at the decision-making table for policy, infrastructure, education; artists being on boards of directors and other civic bodies; centering Arts/Culture in tourism marketing and promotion activities; and conducting an Artists Vote Campaign.

    Increased Resiliency

    Including disaster preparedness planning focused on arts and culture organizations and individual artists