In partnership with the LA County Human Relations Commission, the Department of Arts and Culture presents a grant panelist workshop designed to ground panelists in equity-based grantmaking practices.

In partnership with the LA County Human Relations Commission, the Department of Arts and Culture presents a grant panelist workshop designed to ground panelists in equity-based grantmaking practices. This session helps equip us for working together to meet our shared commitment to fair and equitable distribution of cultural resources by exploring what implicit bias is, how it works, its possible effects in grantmaking, and constructive ways to discuss it.

A conversation about the LA County Creative Strategist program and the role of artist residencies in government.

At the 2023 Arts Atlas Datathon you’ll learn about a new website that shows where and how LA County government invests in the arts, the Needs Assessment Web Tool.  

We're excited to partner with the LA Tourism Board for a webinar and conversation. Presenters Kristin Sakoda, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and CultureDon Skeoch, Chief Marketing Officer, LA Tourism BoardShelley Leopold, Creative Director, LA Tourism Board Don Skeoch will provide a topline overview of tourism in Los Angeles.

An Introduction to the LA County Department of Arts and Culture's Three Grant Programs

Arts and Culture Webinar featuring Dr. Emily Beeler, LA County Department of Public Health LA County Department of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with LA County Department of Public Health, invites you to a discussion about the latest COVID-19 heath protocols for arts and culture organizations and venues including changes to protocols for performing arts and mega events. Our featured speaker is the Department of Public Health’s Dr. Emily Beeler, and we will have plenty of time for questions from the field.

Los Angeles is getting a new hiking trail! As part of the project, the LA County Department of Arts and Culture will commission a new artwork. The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Scenic Trail traverses a one-mile ridgeline around the Ford Theatre. The first segment is an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant elevated boardwalk concluding in a viewpoint of Hollywood. The trail continues on to natural environments and views of the Hollywood sign and Reservoir. We invite your ideas for the new artwork's themes and possibilities!

Los Angeles is getting a new hiking trail! As part of the project, the LA County Department of Arts and Culture will commission a new artwork. The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Scenic Trail traverses a one-mile ridgeline around the Ford Theatre. The first segment is an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant elevated boardwalk concluding in a viewpoint of Hollywood. The trail continues on to natural environments and views of the Hollywood sign and Reservoir. We invite your ideas for the new artwork's themes and possibilities!

The Public Art in Private Development Ordinance will be presented for final vote at the Board Hearing on September 15, 2021 at 9:30AM. This new ordinance would allocate 1% of the building valuation of private development projects in unincorporated areas of the County to fund public art, cultural facilities, conservation, artistic and cultural services, and programs within the project’s site area.