Sep 15, 2022 | Around Town, Featured, Public Art
September 24th @ 11 AM – 2 PM Los Cerritos Park.3750 Del Mar AveLong Beach, CA 90807Joseph Awaida, Raihan Dakhil and their 3-year-old son Omar were fatally struck by an intoxicated driver on Halloween in 2019. Councilmember Roberto Uranga has worked with the...
Nov 5, 2021 | Around Town, Public Art
The Arts Council for Long Beach (ArtsLB) and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) have partnered on a utility box project in the Washington Neighborhood. Four artists have been selected by the community through a community voting process. Selected...
Mar 17, 2021 | Around Town, Featured, Public Art
A new pandemic-themed art exhibit has been unveiled at Long Beach Airport (LGB). The exhibition by local women artists, commissioned by a partnership between the airport and the Arts Council for Long Beach (ARTSLB), reflects uplifting and hopeful messages...
Jan 22, 2021 | Around Town, POLB Alumni Feature, Profiles in the Arts, Public Art
Port PHOTO alumni Weldon Spurling says photography has been the medium in which he’s “viewed the world for the last 48 or so years, through marriage 6 beautiful children, two different professions, and many hospitalizations. It has been a shield in troubled times, a...
Jan 22, 2020 | ACLB Events, Advocacy, Announcements, Around Town, Art Matters, Arts & Culture, Calls to Artists, Education, Featured, News, Opportunities, Public Art
We would like to invite you Saturday February 1st 11 am – 1 pm to celebrate our workshop series Determination LB with Big Sleeps at 1340 Cherry Ave, in Long Beach. There will be music, performances, Determination gallery, give aways by @creativeflowarts and...
Sep 12, 2019 | ACLB Events, Advocacy, Announcements, Around Town, Art Matters, Arts & Culture, Calls to Artists, City of Long Beach, Education, Featured, Initiatives, News, Public Art
On Tuesday, September 24 from 5–7 p.m. the Arts Council for Long Beach will be celebrating inclusion and diversity with the completion of a new mural at Washington Middle School. The Arts Council’s effort is to spotlight the collaborative work of muralist Kenny...
Jul 26, 2019 | Around Town, Featured, Public Art
Ever since 2015, POW! WOW! has made its mark on Long Beach. This week-long event gathers artists—both Long Beach-bred and international—to paint the walls of Long Beach. This year is no different, with 22 different artists displaying their talents. The Arts Council...
Jun 18, 2019 | ACLB Events, Around Town, Featured
Art@Work will present Long Beach-based artist Annie Stromquist and San Pedro artist WS Milner in an exploration of the intimate and otherworldly through print and sculpture. WS Milner, a multi-disciplinary artist working out of AGCC, explores the idea of myth and...
Jan 28, 2019 | Announcements, Around Town, Art Matters, Arts & Culture, Calls to Artists, News, Opportunities, Public Art
STORIES SHOULD BE BASED ON A TRUE STORY FROM YOU LIFE. Please limit your story to around 5 minutes long. OPEN FORMAT – NO TOPIC IS OFF LIMITS Please SHARE a story about whatever is on your heart or in your mind. What you witness in the world. Something really funny...
Jan 24, 2019 | ACLB Events, Advocacy, Announcements, Around Town, Art Matters, Arts & Culture, City of Long Beach, Education, Fundraising, Initiatives, News, Opportunities, Professional Development
Few things in life are more satisfying than seeing a talented young person begin a career in the arts. But without the right professional connections and hands-on experience, their first and greatest challenge may be just getting a foot in the door. That’s why...
Jan 14, 2019 | Around Town, Arts & Culture
On Friday, February 8, 5 to 7 p.m. Cam Town Art Gallery will open with its very first exhibition featuring emerging artists from the Living Arts Collective alongside established artists Dave Van Patten and Annie Nak. The gallery is located inside the United Cambodian...
Oct 26, 2018 | ACLB Events, Announcements, Around Town, Art Matters, Arts & Culture, Collaborative Gallery, Featured, News, Profiles in the Arts
On Thursday, November 1 from 6 to 8 p.m., join the Arts Council for Long Beach, for an Open Conversation with Murky Realms artist Peter Zokosky. Curators Brian Trimble and Terry Braunstein will lead an informal discussion about process, about influences, and about his...
