Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

01/13/2026

CALL FOR ARTISTS! Creative Strategist Artist Residency in

Today we released an open call for artists, arts administrators, and other creative professionals to apply to be a Creative Strategist for a one-year residency. A recommendation of the LA County Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative, the Creative Strategist program places artists and creative professionals in paid positions to work alongside County staff to develop and implement artist-driven solutions to complex civic challenges.

The Creative Strategist will collaborate with the LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs, housed within County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs , on a project to address these goals:

1) To develop culturally responsive communications strategies that acknowledge the challenges immigrant communities are facing, raise awareness of immigrant rights, and raise awareness of the County’s social support services for immigrants to increase participation; and

2) To develop healing-centered strategies that build trust between and among County agencies, the region’s immigrant communities, cultural organizations, and immigrant-serving organizations.

Candidates interested in applying must reside or work within Los Angeles County.

Visit https://www.lacountyarts.org/opportunities/opportunities-artists/open-call-creative-strategist-2026-27-artist-residency to learn more.

Deadline to apply is February 17, at 5:00 PM (PST).

Photo by Monica Almeida . Image: Artwork by former Creative Strategist, Phung Huynh

01/08/2026

01/07/2026

Starting next week, we are delighted to kick off our free professional development workshop series with “Turning Setbacks into Strengths: Navigating Feedback in Public Art” hosted by artist Susan Logoreci ().

In this session, Susan will share how she uses feedback, constraints, and even rejection as opportunities to evolve her creative practice. Through case studies of real-world projects, Susan will walk participants through moments where client input or institutional push-back led to stronger outcomes. She’ll also reflect on the shift from studio/gallery-based work to the demands of creating for public space and broader audiences. This session offers a candid look at the realities of the field and tools for staying adaptable, open, and resilient.

Have you registered yet? Link in bio for full details.

12/22/2025

Are you a community-based organization qualified to provide support and services for high school students? If YES, join the list!

We have released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) to create a Prequalified List of community-based organizations capable of providing support and services for rising public high school seniors participating in an eight (8)-week paid summer internship program.

Serving as Regional Hub Partners, these organizations will host a cohort of 10 student interns at a dedicated physical space and implement a curriculum of workshops to prepare them for college and career success. Regional Hub Partners will curate and implement excursions to arts and cultural organizations in LA County, provide mentorship, highlight careers in the creative sector, promote arts and culture as a community resource, support outreach and recruitment, and help build a strong alumni network.

This Prequalified List will remain active for three years with an option to extend the list for two additional three-year terms. Organizations that are interested and qualified are strongly encouraged to apply.

NEW submission deadline: January 14, 2026 at 5pm (PST)
Please see https://www.lacountyarts.org/rfsq-regional-hub-partners-hs-arts-internship-programfor more information.

12/09/2025

LAST CALL 🚨 Recognize these images of the public artworks at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area? Submit your own photos to our digital archive by Friday, Dec. 12!

The LA County Department of Arts and Culture invites community members to share their personal and family photos of Benjamin Dominguez’s sculptures at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area (Legg Lake) over the years. Together, we’ll create a digital archive that captures community members playing on, climbing, sliding down, enjoying, dressing up, and interacting with these artworks during everyday moments and special events.

Part of the Los Angeles County Civic Art Collection, these sculptures have served as joyful icons of cultural expression, community identity, and creative play in LA County since 1961. Help us celebrate the artwork’s almost 65 years in South El Monte and represent this community’s collective history by building a collaborative and diverse collection of crowd sourced images.

Submit images online at our link bio or website. Questions? Email dgalvangomez@arts.lacounty.gov

Images courtesy , Friends of La Laguna , and Andy Lopez.

A program of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation. Whittier Narrows Recreation Area is a park operated by .

12/02/2025

Are you an arts and/or cultural organization qualified to provide support and services for high school students? If YES, join the list!

We just released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) to create a Prequalified List of community-based arts and cultural organizations capable of providing support and services for rising public high school seniors participating in an eight (8)-week paid summer internship program.

Serving as Regional Hub Partners, these organizations will host a cohort of 10 student interns at a dedicated physical space and implement a curriculum of workshops to prepare them for college and career success. Regional Hub Partners will curate and implement excursions to arts and cultural organizations in LA County, provide mentorship, highlight careers in the creative sector, promote arts and culture as a community resource, support outreach and recruitment, and help build a strong alumni network.

This Prequalified List will remain active for three years with an option to extend the list for two additional three-year terms. Organizations that are interested and qualified are strongly encouraged to apply.

Submission deadline: January 7, 2025 at 5pm (PST)

Please see our link https://www.lacountyarts.org/rfsq-regional-hub-partners-hs-arts-internship-program for more information.

11/26/2025

Recognize these images of the public artworks at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area? 🔹Submit your own photos to our digital archive or come in person to scan your photos at Montebello Library on December 6 from 2-5pm. 🔹
📍 1550 W Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640.
Visit our link in bio 🔗

The LA County Department of Arts and Culture invites community members to share their personal and family photos of Benjamin Dominguez’s sculptures at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area (Legg Lake) over the years. Together, we’ll create a digital archive that captures community members playing on, climbing, sliding down, enjoying, dressing up, and interacting with these artworks during everyday moments and special events.

Part of the Los Angeles County Civic Art Collection, these sculptures have served as joyful icons of cultural expression, community identity, and creative play in LA County since 1961. Help us celebrate the artwork’s almost 65 years in South El Monte and represent this community’s collective history by building a collaborative and diverse collection of crowd sourced images.

Submit images online at our link bio or website. Questions? Email dgalvangomez@arts.lacounty.gov

Images courtesy of , Friends of La Laguna, and Andy Lopez.
A program of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation. Whittier Narrows Recreational Area is a park owned or operated by .

11/18/2025

has declared November 13 – 19 as

Join us in West Hollywood on Friday, Nov 21 at 6 PM for the Transgender Day of Remembrance, hosted by the City of West Hollywood and its Transgender Advisory Board.

11/14/2025

Join us on Tuesday, November 18 at the Department of Public Works in Alhambra for LA County’s annual GIS Day. This is a national day for experts and enthusiasts of geographic information systems (GIS) to celebrate and showcase their work to the public and community.

Stop by the Arts and Culture table to learn about our work using GIS to support LA County’s rapid response and measuring the impact of January’s wildfires. Also check out an interactive map of civic art at LA County libraries , and add arts and culture happenings in your community through our Arts and Culture Near You public dashboard.

GIS Day at Public Works is a free event where you can learn more about how County government and others use GIS to improve public services. Exhibitors and speakers come from a wide variety of LA County Departments, universities and colleges, and private vendors, all coming together to share their GIS knowledge and to showcase their latest GIS apps and tools, programs, and capabilities.

LA County GIS Day
November 18, 2025, 9am to 3pm
Dept. of Public Works
900 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803

📷 : Artwork - The Organic Infrastructure of a Living Community by Geoff Mcfetridge, Photo by Yoshihiro Makino

11/06/2025

Between 2020–2024, dedicated $46 million in relief funding to help the arts and culture sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding supported nonprofits, artists, and arts workers. Our new report shows how these funds kept LA’s cultural hub alive and offers a look into reforms that can build a stronger, more resilient future for the arts: https://bit.ly/3WIhDHr

📷 : Dance Arts Foundation

11/05/2025

California’s Arts & Music in Schools Act (i.e., Prop 28) is making historic investments in arts education—but districts must spend their first-year funds before the upcoming deadline or risk having them clawed back by the California Department of Education.

Join , CA PTA, CA County Sups - Arts Initiative, and the VAPA Curriculum Specialist from Mt. Diablo USD on November 13 at 11am for a virtual briefing on ensuring funds are spent effectively and equitably.

See our link in bio to register with Create CA.

This webinar is produced by Create CA with support from LA County Department of Arts & Culture, the Los Angeles County Arts Ed Collective, Arts for LA, Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area, and Friends of Sacramento Arts.