Announcements

Healing Through Story
Healing Through Story: A Toolkit on Grassroots Approaches is a resource developed with and for Department of Mental Health staff by artist and LA County Creative Strategist Anu Yadav focusing on the power of story as an arts-based healing process.
Arts Month 2020 - A Message From Kristin Sakoda
On Tuesday (March 31, 2020), the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Ridley-Thomas’ motion to proclaim April as Arts Month! In these unprecedented times in which we find ourselves, Arts Month serves as the perfect reminder of just how vital arts, culture, and creativity are to civic life.
LA County Supervisors Adopt Goals of  Plan Elevating Arts as Justice Reform Strategy
LA County Department of Arts and Culture plan advances Board commitment to create more rehabilitative, less punitive, justice system.
Arts and Culture Receives 1.75 Million to Invest in Diverse Artists
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports Arts and Culture's new Civic Artist Initiative with professional development, fellowships, and project opportunities for artists
Statement on the Ford Theatre Page
A statement on the Ford Theatres.
OUR DEI
An Update on Arts and Cultures efforts further diversity, equity, and inclusion through out our work.
2020 Arts Internship Announcement Webpage
Nonprofit arts organizations in Los Angeles County interested in working with college interns during the summer may now apply to participate in the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Grant Program.
2019 CIAG Award Announcement Webpage
Department of Arts and Culture Announces $750,000 in Awards for Community Impact Arts Grant Program Grantees Include Organizations Working with System-Involved Youth, Veterans, and Programs Serving the Disability, Homeless, and Immigrant Communities
Tim Dang Madeline Di Nono Commissioner Announcement
The newly-established Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture has announced Tim Dang and Madeline Di Nonno have joined the agency’s Arts Commission, the department’s longstanding advisory body.
Press Release: Kristin Sakoda Appointed director of Department of Arts and Culture
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has appointed and sworn in Kristin Sakoda as the first director of the newly-established Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture