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Check here for our latest announcements and opportunities — from artist calls and grants to exciting projects.
COVID-19 Arts and Culture Updates
What has transpired in the last two weeks has made an enormous impact on our lives, yet I know that as an arts community we have great skill in redirecting, of changing the course so that our art can continue to grow. You are all doing great work to ensure the safety...
Applications Open for New Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Program
The Long Beach Public Library and the Arts Council for Long Beach are launching a new Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate (LBYPL) program to serve Long Beach youth with year-round literary arts, civic engagement and performance opportunities. “Adding to the incredible...
Determinaton LB
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 food.• • •...
We’re Moving
Arts Council for Long Beach is moving its offices. We will be closed from Monday, December 16, 2019 through Thursday, January 16, 2020. Our new address will be: Arts Council for Long Beach 115 Pine Ave., Suite 350 Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone: (562) 435-2787...
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos on November 2
On Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. celebrate Dia de los Muertos at 14th Street Park between Pacific and Cedar. Enjoy free snacks, live performances, arts and crafts, bounce houses and face painting. Traditional attire encouraged.
Washington Middle School Mural Celebration
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...
Things to Do
Learn more about upcoming Arts Council events and partner events happening around town.
Go Make Something: Working Through and Beyond the Convergence
Go Make Something: Working Through and Beyond the Convergence is led by artist and facilitator Jose Angel Castro. This unique program is both cathartic and productive because of its multifaceted approach. Go Make Something will include local creative interviews on...
Long Beach and San Pedro to host “Bridge Wellness” Through Art and Healing
“Bridging Wellness” is a series of community pop-ups generously supported by WE RISE LA and Arts Council for Long Beach. “Bridging Wellness” is a collaborative effort with partners Angels Gate Cultural Center, Compound LB, 10 other organizations and numerous...
Create Your Own Container Project
The Port of Long Beach and the Arts Council for Long Beach launched Create Your Own Container, a Do-It-Yourself container project designed by local artist and designer Nick Zegel. You can watch the tutorial...
Arts Council State of the Arts 2021
Join us for our virtural State of the Arts 2021, Presented in partnership with the Port of Long Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N4kmUcPPDI
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...
Port PHOTO Alumni Feature: Weldon Spurling
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...
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Learn more about the Arts Council’s latest initiatives, education opportunities and arts advocacy calls to action.
Arts Council for Long Beach Spreads GRATITUDE, COURAGE and LOVE With Art Kit Giveaway Program During Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, the Arts Council for Long Beach has created phase two of our Art Kits, generously sponsored by the Port of Long Beach. In efforts to reach children at home to ensure arts education for students in Long Beach, Arts Council’s Eye on...
Arts Council for Long Beach Announces Art Kit Giveaway at Martin Luther King Virtual Day of Celebration & Service
While COVID-19 protocols have cancelled all gatherings and events, the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King cannot be cancelled. In a creative pivot under the stress of COVID restrictions, DreamKreator Studio and the esteemed business development organization Leadership...
Passport to the Arts Summer Camp
Passport to the Arts showcases the cultural and artistic traditions of prominent cultural groups in Long Beach. Learning about these groups fosters student tolerance and appreciation of cultural diversity. Long Beach third and fourth graders...
Profiles in the Arts
We love to share all the fantastic work happening in the creative community. Check here as we profile local artists, community leaders and organizations making things happen.
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 legacy to...
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...