NGAC & Friends

Chalk It Up! aims to empower and support the next generation of Sacramento artists through targeted art grants for young artists and the programs which inspire them.
The NGAC President, Amie Tokuhama, was the founder of Chalk It Up and has participated as a volunteer artist at the free Labor Day Weekend Chalk It Up! Festival at Fremont Park for all its 30 years.

The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission was established in 1977. The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (Arts Commission) is a public agency devoted to supporting, promoting and advancing the arts in the region. The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) has been renamed the Office of Arts and Culture. The Office of Arts and Culture and its staff (formerly known as part of SMAC) is housed in the Convention and Cultural Services Department.