Public Art
Zoning In on Street and Pedestrian Safety
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...
Habitat for Humanity “Pathways” Orientation
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...
Hoops and Art for Success
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...
Washington Community Self-Led Public Art Tours
Get to know the Washington Community and explore the wonderful artworks the community has to share with its neighbors by taking a virtual stroll through the Washington Neighborhood Public Art storymap. If you’re looking to view the artworks in person, a downloadable...
City Announces Long Beach Creative Economy Grants Program
Includes upcoming grant opportunities for local arts, culture and history nonprofits, professional artists and cultural .
Growing Better Together Community Celebration
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...
Share Your Artistic Vision for the Community Corners Project
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...
We Got the Grant!
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...
Call for Aviation Themed Art at the Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Airport (LGB) is calling on local artists to take part in a “Plane to See” aviation-themed design contest, where 10 selected winners’ drawings will earn $500 honorariums and be used to create coloring sheets for...
“Together We Make Change” — Washington Neighborhood Utility Box Project
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...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Kevin Apodaca
We are excited to feature Kevin Apodaca as this week’s Port PHOTO alumni feature! Kevin does creative work for a living where most of the photography he’s done has been in a professional setting. He’s been able to photograph in unconventional locations such as machine...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Gil Mares
Gil Mares is this weeks Port PHOTO alumni feature with some exciting abstract photography! Gil has been photographing for over 50 years. He looks for what is out in the open for all to see and attempts to compose the subject in a concise and balanced manner for all...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Slobodan Dimitrov
We are excited to feature Slobodan Dimitrov as this week’s Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Slobodan’s photography documents cultural and occupational life. In many of his projects, he has found that in the minutia of everyday life there are elements of the...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Lyn Watanabe
This week we are excited to feature Lyn Watanabe as this week’s Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Lyn’s love for photography started with an old film camera, black and white film and many hours in the darkroom. The camera became her visual journal, documenting her travels,...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Rejeana V. Black
This week we are excited to feature Rejeana V. Black as the Port PHOTO alumni feature! Rejeana is a Long Beach based artist working in photography and video. She is currently pursuing her BFA in Photography at California State University, Long Beach. In 2019, she had...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Ashley Corbin-Teich
We are excited to feature Ashley Corbin-Teich as this weeks Port PHOTO alumni feature! Ashley is a photographer, art director and writer who makes commercial, editorial and fine art work. She is a storyteller who uses her art practice to explore, understand, connect...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Dennis Keely
We are excited to highlight Dennis Keeley as this week’s Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Dennis works as an artist, photographer, teacher and writer. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous one person and group shows. He has works in the permanent collections at...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Cielo Roth
This week we are excited to feature Cielo Roth as this week’s Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Cielo is an artist, a mother and a wife. She remains positive, vibrant, and energetic. While she is drawn to industrial shapes, the portrait feeds her soul and provides...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Angela Valley
We are excited to highlight Angela Valley as this week’s Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Angela is a real estate photographer, videographer, and licensed drone pilot. She finds inspiration in symmetry, dawn and twilight, as well as our beautiful city of Long Beach, CA. She...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Raquel Landworth-Kleinhenz
This week we are excited to put the spotlight on Raquel Landworth-Kleinhenz as our Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Raquel is a local artist who specializes in portrait, event, and fine art photography. Her talent is capturing unique moments of human interaction and...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Joseph Trevino
This week we are excited to highlight Joe Trevino as our Port PHOTO Alumni feature! When Joe isn’t teaching math, they’re out capturing life with their camera as “life is so precious since we will never experience a moment twice, exactly how it was in the past.”...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Vincent Mattina
This week we are featuring Vincent Mattina (@vincentmattina) as our Port PHOTO Alumni feature! Vincent is a multidisciplinary artist who also is an accomplished digital photographer. His richly detailed work transports you to an alternate reality where science,...
Long Beach Airport Unveils Pandemic-Inspired Art Exhibit
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...