Inclusive Public Art: Los Angeles’ Public Artists in Development programme for underrepresented artists
In 2023, Los Angeles County’s Civic Art Division launched Public Artists in Development (PAiD), a new initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Through funding, apprenticeships and professional.
Cultural Olympiad: Joint Los Angeles-Paris poster competition strengthens Olympic values and culture
The 2024 Paris Cultural Olympiad Poster Competition connected art students from Paris and Los Angeles in a cross-city collaboration that celebrates Olympic values, civic engagement, and cultural diplomacy. Organised.
Creative Strategists: Integrating artist residencies into Los Angeles County governance and initiatives
Los Angeles County's Creative Strategist Programme embeds artists within government departments to address civic challenges through creative strategies. Since 2018, 12 artists have collaborated with various departments, enhancing public.
Driving equity forward: Los Angeles County’s cultural strategy
In 2017, Los Angeles County's Cultural Equity & Inclusion Initiative (CEII) issued a report with a set of recommendations to ensure that everyone in Los Angeles County has equitable.
The future of equitable funding: Arts Workforce Empowerment (AWE) as a model for change
The AWE grant programme provides targeted support for staff salaries at minority-defined DCA grantee organisations. AWE grants are targeted at organisations whose mission and programming serves a population specifically impacted.
TRENDS
Exploring New Approaches
Driven by the pandemic, LA’s cultural organisations and artists are exploring hybrid in-person and digital approaches to delivering cultural programming. This includes using augmented reality and QR.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Destination Crenshaw – set for completion in 2024 – will be a 1.3 mile outdoor museum and cultural hub with five parklets, permanent and temporary public art, and space.
Creative wellbeing: mental health and wellness for youth in county systems in Los Angeles
Through decades of arts-based programming, research, and experience, LA County has seen firsthand how healing-informed arts activities provide youth with an opportunity to learn new skills and express their.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County boasts a vibrant cultural ecosystem, comprising over 3,499 nonprofit arts organisations and a thriving community of more than 150,000 working artists. Notably, Los Angeles hosts more.