The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council encourages, supports and promotes the Arts in our Pleasanton schools and local community to reflect our cultural diversity and inspire all.
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2026 Youth Excellence in Arts (YEA!) Awards and Don Lewis “Say Yes to Music” Grants
PCAC is thrilled to announce our 2026 Youth Excellence in Arts (YEA!) Annual Competition and the 2026 Don Lewis “Say Yes to Music” Grants. YEA! is open to all students in grades 9-12 who are Pleasanton residents. There are three categories – Visual Arts, Music, and Literary Arts with cash prizes of $500, $300, and $100 awarded to winners of each category. There is a fourth category honoring Don Lewis, an acoustic and electronic instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer. In collaboration with the Pleasanton Rotary and Julie Lewis, grants up to $1,000 will be awarded.
Each category requires the completion of a registration form and unique category requirements for submission. The competition closes on March 1, 2026. All winners are expected to perform at our award ceremony on March 22, 2026. Visit our YEA! Awards page to learn more and to apply.
Pleasanton Veterans Memorial
On a raised bluff in Pleasanton’s historic Pioneer Cemetery on Sunol Blvd stands a place of reverence and remembrance—the Pleasanton Veterans Memorial. Here, bronze, granite, and flags unite to honor those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who never returned. It is both a testament to courage and a quiet invitation to reflect on the enduring cost of freedom. Read more!
Guardians of Memory: Pleasanton’s Centennial Towers
Three 10-foot mosaic towers at Civic Park, 100 Main Street, shimmer in the sun, tracing Pleasanton’s history from Ohlone homelands to Pleasanton’s 1994 Centennial. Artist Guillermo Wagner Granizo designed the kiln-fired tiles like a filmmaker storyboarding a scene, drawing directly on the blank tile without pre-sketching. His cinematic mosaics unfold in colorful layers. Granizo is heralded as one of the prominent tile muralists in the nation. Read more!
Don Lewis Harmonic Symphony Coming Soon!
This seven-piece sonic artwork honors Don Lewis, a pioneering electronic musician, innovator of the Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO), advocate for youth music education, and enthusiastic promoter of music as a universal language connecting people through shared emotional and artistic experiences. The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council (PCAC), in collaboration with donors Nancy and Gary Harrington, proposed the development and installation of the Don Lewis Harmonic Symphony public art project. Read more!
Hope & Promise Mural Unveiling
PCAC is thrilled to announce the installation of “Hope and Promise,” a new mural in Rotary Park, commissioned by the Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council with a grant from the Rotary Club of Pleasanton. Local artist Leta Eydelberg envisioned a vibrant tree, symbolizing life and the Rotary Club’s dedication to generosity, community involvement, and humanitarian service locally and globally. Thanks to the financial support of Nancy and Gary Harrington, this compelling artwork now tells the story of goodwill and peace in our community. Read more!
Importance of Arts in Education
Watch Rachel Zhao, 2024 YEA! Awards double winner, speak about the importance of the arts in education. She is the first place winner in Literary Arts with her piece entitled Your Pond and the second place winner in Visual Arts with her watercolor entitled Americana. We are pleased that Rachel is helping us share PCAC’s mission that the arts and arts education are essential to developing creative solutions and innovative ideas to address today’s problems.