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...
Creative Long Beach internships match CSULB and LBCC arts students to work at Long Beach arts and cultural organizations. In addition to the 17-week paid internship, selected interns take part in professional development and networking events with community...
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...
October 14 and 15 from noon to 5 p.m., visit studios of Long Beach artists by planning a self-guided tour with friends in celebration of Arts Month. For info on participating artists, studio locations, live music locations, etc., visit LBopenstudiotour.com. This event...
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.
The Arts Council has two exciting new partnerships with Centro C.H.A. and United Cambodian Community; together, they will contract teaching artists to conduct after-school workshops for high school students in community spaces in Long Beach. Additionally, the Arts...
The Creative Corridor Challenge is looking for artists to contribute to the collection of neighborhood mural with concepts that uplift, highlight and celebrate the vibrant history and culture of North Long Beach.
STATE OF THE ARTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. The Arts Council for Long Beach’s annual State of the Arts is the prominent arts event of the year. In partnership with the Office of the Mayor, this special occasion brings together residents, the creative...
HEART of LONG BEACH The Arts Council for Long Beach is excited to invite the community to participate and celebrate the completion of the Cambodia Town Mural Project in HEART of LONG BEACH on Sunday, August 13 from 3-8 p.m. through an open call for talent, vendors, or...
The Arts Council for Long Beach’s annual State of the Arts is the prominent arts event of the year. In partnership with the Office of the Mayor, this special occasion brings together residents, the creative community and city leaders to celebrate the arts in...
The Long Beach Music Council invites the community to rally at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting in support of two important initiatives being considered by the City Council. The Long Beach Music Council has been working with 2nd District Councilmember Jeannine...
The Arts Council for Long Beach is partnering with the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for the fifth annual PHOTO program, a free three-part photography experience. Whether you’re a pro with a camera or interested in learning the basics, you’re invited to register for the...
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...
Summer is almost here and we’d like to highlight some fun summer art camps and classes taking place over the break. There are classes in visual arts, performance, dance, music, writing and more. The Art Exchange has partnered with Able ARTS Work for the 2017 Summer...
Have you ever wanted to be a Leadership Long Beach (LLB) graduate? The Arts Council has an exciting opportunity for arts leaders: a $1,000 grant to fund a portion of enrollment costs. LLB will match this to cover even more. LLB is a 10-month intensive program where...
In October, the Arts Council for Long Beach launched the Cambodia Town Mural Project, an initiative that will install eight public art murals along Anaheim Street between Long Beach Blvd. and Junipero Ave. This project is in partnership with Cambodia Town Inc., United...
We learned last week that the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2018 budget eliminates the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Corporation for Public...
The Arts Council for Long Beach is pleased to announce that the 2017 Risk and Innovation Grant Application and Guidelines are now available on the Arts Council’s website. There is a total of $4,000 in grant funding and four awards of $1,000 will be granted....
The Arts Council for Long Beach is pleased to announce the appointment of our board president and three new members to our board of directors. Board President Tasha W. Hunter, who started her term in October, welcomes Duke Givens, Victor Ladd and Sharon L. Weissman....
The Aquarium of the Pacific will host its annual Urban Ocean Festival on April 29 and 30. Visitors will enjoy the Trashin’ Fashion show, boat cruises, art and other activities inspired by the ocean and learn more about how to better appreciate the urban ocean. In...
Image credit: Dave Van Patten, The Sheep and the Goats (top left); Angela Willcocks, Boy (top right); Anna Bae, Charcoaled, (bottom left); Norma Haas Rose, Watts Towers (bottom right). The Arts Council for Long Beach is proud to announce the 26 artists and arts...
The Arts Council for Long Beach is excited to announce program sponsorship from the Port of Long Beach’s Board of Harbor Commissioners for $5,000! The award will benefit two schools in the Long Beach Unified School District through our Eye on Design program,...
Creative Long Beach internships match California State University, Long Beach and Long Beach City College art students with Long Beach arts and cultural organizations. As part of the 17-week paid internship, selected interns take part in professional development and...
Eye on Design is the Arts Council’s 15-week public art education program for third-grade students in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Through the program, a teaching artist in residence guides students through the process of developing a public...
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...