The Concord Art Association is a California 501c3 nonprofit group that supports and engages local artists to collectively enrich our community through art education, exhibits, special events, and outreach programs. Founded in 1963, CAA is the oldest art association in Contra Costa County. Members are artists, art students, supporters of the arts, organizations, and residents of the greater Concord area.

 

CAA and its members regularly collaborate with organizations and schools to ensure everyone in our community has access to art. Our outreach efforts include:
 

• Free public art shows

• Art-themed fundraising events

• Teacher Grants for classroom art supplies and projects

• The Lisa Fulmer Concord Art Association Scholarship for community college art students

• Collaboration with the City of Concord to create public art on utility boxes throughout the city

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CAA Sponsored Grants and Scholarships

 

Teacher Grant Program

Teachers in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District are invited to apply for micro grants for the purchase of art supplies for classroom projects. The Teacher Grant Program began in 2018.

• 2021 – 12 recipients, total $2,125

• 2022 – 20 recipients, total $2,000

• 2023 – 5 recipients, total $500

• 2024 – 30 recipients, total $3,000

• 2025 – 33 recipients, total $3,300

• 2026 – 29 recipients, total $2,900

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Lisa Fulmer Concord Art Association Scholarships for Art Students

Each year art majors at local community collages are invited to apply by submitting images of their best work and completing a personal essay. Scholarships have been awarded to students at Los Medanos and Diablo Valley Colleges, based on the quality of work, the content of the essay, and feedback from instructors.

• 2022 – 5 awarded, total $2,500

• 2023 – 2 awarded, total $2,000

• 2024 – 2 awarded, total $2,000

• 2025 – 3 awarded, total $3,000

• 2026 – 3 awarded, total $3,000

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The Renaye Johnson Concord Art Association Visual Arts Scholarship, established 2026, will award a graduating art student from Clayton Valley Charter High School.

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CAA Public Art Projects

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Utility Box Art Project with the City of Concord

• Phase I

  • 11 boxes completed, 2019

  • Theme “Music and Market”

  • Installed in Downtown Concord

•  Phase II

  • 4 boxes completed, 2021

  • Theme “Celebrate Concord”

  • Installed in Downtown Concord

• Phase III

  • 14 boxes completed, some installed, the rest scheduled to be installed, 2023

  • Theme “Concord Reflections”

  • Expanded beyond downtown to highly visible corners on Monument Blvd., Clayton Road, Farm Bureau Road, Kirker Pass Road, Willow Pass Road, and other major streets.

• Phase IV

  • 6 boxes, in progress, 2026​​

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Community Involvement and Public Events

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• National Night Out, children's art-making booth, City of Concord Event, Concord Public Library, 2022-2025, 2019

• Children's craft-making booth at the annual Concord City Mayor’s Tree Lighting Event, Todos Santos Plaza, Concord, 2021-2024, 2019

• Concord July 4th Parade participant, 2018-2023​

• Art in the Park Jam and Art & Music Jam in the Park - CAA artists participated in the Creative Concord public mural and painting events in Todos Santos Plaza, Concord. The CAA mural was donated to Monument Crisis Center, Concord. June, 2022, paintings were shown at Salvio Pacheco Square, October, 2023

• Art Camp for student clients of the Monument Crisis Center, Concord, July, 2019

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Concord Art Association

P.O. Box 641

Concord, CA  94522

concordartassociation.org

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