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Arts Council Annual Grant Applications Now Available
The Arts Council for Long Beach is pleased to announce that its 2016–17 annual grant applications are now available. The applications and guidelines are located on the Arts Council website at artslb.org/services/grants. The Arts Council provides three types of annual...
Summer Internship Opportunities
The Arts Council has two exciting internship opportunities available: a Marketing and Grant internship sponsored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and a Public Art internship made possible by the Getty...
Arts Council Triples Number of Arts Education Grants
The Arts Council awarded a record number of Long Beach Unified School District classrooms an Arts Education Enrichment Grant for the current 2015–16 school year. The Arts Council was able to triple the number of recipients to 32 classrooms at 24 schools. The increased...
Arts Council Announces Risk and Innovation Grant Awardee
The Arts Council for Long Beach announced an exciting addition to its roster of grant-giving for local artists and organizations last October: a $5,000 Risk and Innovation Grant. The grant was created to bring innovation to our communities through experimental,...
Arts Council Funds Four New Microgrant Projects
Every month, the Arts Council funds wonderful community art projects and professional development opportunities at up to $1,000. Here are the four diverse projects that received funding last month: • Camerata Kinder Konzert is an interactive children’s program put on...
First Mural Launches for the Uptown Creative Corridor Challenge Project
The Arts Council for Long Beach is a proud partner on the Uptown Creative Corridor Challenge, a beautification effort led by Councilmember Rex Richardson's office. The project is an initiative to beautify various sites in North Long Beach through art, sustainability...
Things to Do
Learn more about upcoming Arts Council events and partner events happening around town.
Empower Arts West Long Beach
The Arts Council for Long Beach and Councilmember Roberto Uranga invite you to Empower Arts, on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gold Star Manor. Join us as we celebrate arts education and veteran creativity through visual and performing arts. The...
Arts Council Recipient of Spirit of Downtown Award
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) has announced that the Arts Council for Long Beach will be a recipient of a Spirit of Downtown Award. We are very proud of the hard work board, staff, and supporters have done to grow the presence of the Arts Council. Join us on...
Inaugural Artist Registry Exhibition Opens with Excitement
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, the Arts Council opened Meditations, the inaugural Artist Registry exhibition at The Collaborative. It was a great success with over 150 attendees. The gallery was bursting with excitement because so many of our artists and supporters came...
Meditations: an Artist Registry Exhibition
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 6–8 p.m., the Arts Council for Long Beach will open Meditations, the inaugural Artist Registry exhibition at The Collaborative. The Arts Council is committed to fostering creativity, enlivening communities and enabling a thriving arts...
Restoration Drum & Movement
On Saturday, February 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Michelle Obama Library, join Jennifer Tehani Sarreal for Restoration Drum & Movement, a Social Emotional Arts program. The program is designed to provide the veteran community with tools and techniques for holistic...
Events Around Town
Explore events of all genres, happening throughout Long Beach. Hosting an event? Add your event to the calendar!
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Learn more about the Arts Council’s latest initiatives, education opportunities and arts advocacy calls to action.
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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.
Studio Available for Reservations
Make your media and start reserving online now! As of June 2015, members who wish to reserve the studio will be required to successfully complete the following FOUR classes: Producing at PADNET Studio 1 (previously known as Studio Production & Graphics) Studio 2...
Art Matters 6.23.15
Another Long Beach Business Journal was released this week and Art Matters is focusing on POW! WOW! Long Beach, virtual murals via Localism's WALLS: An Art Walk, and the two current exhibits at CSULB's UAM! Until next time, check out Art Matters on Page 38!
Pow! Wow! Long Beach
Long Beach just experienced a major art event with murals completed around town. Here's the map of the locations; the Long Beach Museum of Art's associated exhibit, Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape, is up through September 27, 2015. Truly dynamic...