ACLB Events
Empower Arts West Long Beach
The Arts Council for Long Beach and Councilmember Roberto Uranga invite you to Empower Arts, on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gold Star Manor. Join us as we celebrate arts education and veteran creativity through visual and performing arts. The...
Arts Council Recipient of Spirit of Downtown Award
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) has announced that the Arts Council for Long Beach will be a recipient of a Spirit of Downtown Award. We are very proud of the hard work board, staff, and supporters have done to grow the presence of the Arts Council. Join us on...
Inaugural Artist Registry Exhibition Opens with Excitement
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, the Arts Council opened Meditations, the inaugural Artist Registry exhibition at The Collaborative. It was a great success with over 150 attendees. The gallery was bursting with excitement because so many of our artists and supporters came...
Meditations: an Artist Registry Exhibition
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 6–8 p.m., the Arts Council for Long Beach will open Meditations, the inaugural Artist Registry exhibition at The Collaborative. The Arts Council is committed to fostering creativity, enlivening communities and enabling a thriving arts...
Restoration Drum & Movement
On Saturday, February 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Michelle Obama Library, join Jennifer Tehani Sarreal for Restoration Drum & Movement, a Social Emotional Arts program. The program is designed to provide the veteran community with tools and techniques for holistic...
Art of Diplomacy Open Conversation
An Open Conversation on January 22, inspired by the 2018 Sister Cities International’s Youth Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS) theme Art of Diplomacy, will take place at the Expo Art Center (4321 Atlantic Ave.) at 6 p.m. Join us for a closing reception and a program...
UNFILTERED Fan Favorite Reception
The Downtown Long Beach UNFILTERED Photo Exhibition moved to MADE by Millworks on January 8 and is now open to the public. A Fan Favorite Reception will be hosted on January 13 from 7–9 p.m. The exhibition closes to the public on January 28. The Fan Favorite winner...
Served Like a Girl: Screening and Q&A
When: Thursday, December 14 Where: Art Theatre of Long Beach 2025 East 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90814 A special of screening of a documentary called Served Like a Girl, providing a candid look at several American women as they transition from active duty to civilian...
Downtown Long Beach UNFILTERED Photo Gallery Event
Join the Downtown Long Beach Alliance and Arts Council for Long Beach for the inaugural UNFILTERED photo contest gallery opening on December 9 at 5 p.m.located at The Collaborative Gallery (421 W. Broadway). See the 25 finalist photos on display, and celebrate the...
Much Ado About Nothing
The Unlikely Shakespeare Company, HomeFront Rising and the Arts Council for Long Beach are proud to present William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The drama of military war and the comedic war between the sexes meet in the great playwright’s...
Eye on Design Community Workday
We’d like to invite you to our Eye on Design Community Project Workday. Our Teaching Artist, Betty Rosen is coordinating a community project workday where we invite community members to help us finish our Eye on Design mosaic. Help us place tile on mesh, cut...
A Dream Within a Dream: 2016–2017 Professional Artist Fellows
The exhibition features four professional, Long Beach-based artists whose work exemplifies artistic merit and professional achievement. The fellows are Anna Bae, Norma Haas Rosen, Angela Willcocks and Dave Van Patten.
Rules of Engagement: Culture as Weapon
Join the Arts Council for Long Beach, Carole Frances Lung and Nicolassa Galvez in an Open Conversations about socially engaged art. We are interested in exploring ways Long Beach artists work within the complex social issues and struggles of our time. Lung and Galvez...
Open Conversations Welcomes Curensea.com founders, Sofia Chirico and Natalia Kochan
On Wednesday, November 30, from 5–7 p.m. at the Packard (205 E. Anaheim St.), you are invited to join Arts Council for Long Beach President Tasha Hunter and Executive Director Griselda Suárez for Open Conversations about the new innovative arts website, curensea.com...
UNPACKED at the Packard: 2015–2016 Professional Artist Fellows Exhibition
When you enter the Packard building at the northwest corner of Long Beach Blvd. and Anaheim St., there is a merging of past and future. The building, a historic property built in 1926, served as an ornate showroom for popular cars and is now a creative office space...Open Conversations at Willmore Wine Bar
On Wednesday, May 25, from 5–7 p.m., you are invited to join Arts Council for Long Beach President Marco Schindelmann and Executive Director Griselda Suárez to have an agenda-free, open conversation about the arts in Long Beach. This is part of an ongoing conversation...Open Conversations with the Arts Council’s New Executive Director
On Monday, February 29, from 5–6:30 p.m., the Arts Council for Long Beach’s monthly Open Conversations gives the community the opportunity to meet Griselda Suárez, our new executive director. On the eve of her official start date with the Arts Council, Suárez is...Open Conversations with PADNET and WE Labs
On Wednesday, October 28, from 5–6:30 p.m., the Arts Council for Long Beach’s monthly Open Conversations event welcomes Long Beach Public Access Digital Network (PADNET.tv) and Work Evolution Laboratories (WE Labs). The Arts Council will also present our new Risk and...State of the Arts 2015!
Mayor’s Office Partners with Arts Council For State of the Arts Event For the first time in its history, the Arts Council for Long Beach’s annual State of the Arts event will be hosted in partnership with the Mayor’s Office. In another first, the event will be held at...Port of Long Beach Photo Exhibition
October 4: Port of Long Beach Photo Exhibition For the third year in a row, the Arts Council has partnered with the Port of Long Beach for Port of Long Beach Photo, a three-part photography learning experience for amateur and professional photographers alike. The free...
Open Conversations Welcomes Civic Center Developers
On Thursday, August 27, from 4–6 p.m., the Arts Council for Long Beach’s monthly Open Conversations event welcomes special guests Plenary Edgemoor, the development team of the new Long Beach Civic Center. This event offers the arts community the opportunity to learn...REINVENTORY: The 2015 Professional Artist Exhibition
REINVENTORY: The 2015 Professional Artist Fellowship Exhibition At The COLLABORATIVE A Project of the Arts Council for Long Beach and the Museum of Latin American Art Gallery hours: Wednesday–Saturday 11 a.m.–5.p.m Exhibit runs thru August 29, 2015 The Arts Council...