Aug 29, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
Students of the Washington Middle School were welcomed back to a new school year with a festive two-day event of textbook pick-up, registration, and fun activities. Various organizations in Long Beach attended the event to engage with middle school students and...
Aug 22, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
Thanks to our grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the Arts Council for Long Beach activated the intersection of 15th St. and Chestnut Ave. with our partners, Long Beach Day Nursery and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, in...
Aug 10, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
The Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine’s mobile recess program is a great place to learn more about creativity and what children have to say about art in their neighborhood. The Public Art team went to their recess and talked about the Community...
Jul 22, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
Washington Middle School students show up with their school spirit as they learn about the Community Corners project with the Public Art team. They express their creativity through the stencil workshop that provides a canvas for what they are looking to see as part of...
Jul 20, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
City Fabrick hosted an Open House for the Zone In: City Core plan at 14th St. Park that aims to improve city street quality and safety through pedestrian-friendly design, using gathered input from residents and community members for updated zoning regulations. The...
Jul 16, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles invited the Arts Council for Long Beach to their “Pathways” orientation to meet with Washington Neighborhood residents and community members about the Community Corners project. Attendees expressed their concerns over the...
Jul 9, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
The Public Art team is joining students of the Washington Middle School Books and Buckets club during their Saturday basketball practice for a fun overview of the Community Corners project and safety gear giveaways. Students share their thoughts on the safety of 15th...
Apr 6, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
The Growing Better Together mural project came to a celebratory finish as the newly painted mural by Mister Toledo was unveiled behind the Long Beach Day Nursery. Washington Neighborhood community members, residents, and Long Beach Day Nursery families who attended...
Mar 31, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
The Community Corners project is underway and is looking for Washington Neighborhood residents and community members to share their thoughts on safety at the intersection of 15th St. and Chestnut Ave., and their artistic vision for designs to be painted as bulb outs...
Mar 27, 2022 | Community Corners, Public Art
Thank you to Bloomberg Philanthropies for awarding the Arts Council for Long Beach and the Long Beach Public Works Department the Asphalt Art Initiative grant! We are one of 26 cities in the United States awarded this grant and are thrilled to work with the Washington...
