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A Message for Our Director
Artwork created by Creative Strategist Phung Huynh for the Los Angeles County World Refugee Day: Building a Brighter Future Community Event in 2023. Photograph by Monica Almeida. |
Dear Colleagues,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, two commemorations that speak to the importance of culture, inclusion, and connection. The intersection of the arts and mental health is also present in this month's updates.
Our Creative Wellbeing work, which uses arts education to support emotional resilience, trauma recovery, and youth mental health, continues to grow with opportunities below. To support wildfire recovery, our Civic Art Division has joined forces with local conservators to offer Conservation Clinics, providing artists and community members care for fire-damaged artworks and belongings. We are also excited for the 2005 Arts and Health Week Summit later this month, which is hosted by LA Opera and Supervisor Hilda Solis, and invite you to join artists, arts leaders, health professionals, and researchers to explore the intersection of arts, health, and healing.
As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we uplift the artists, culture bearers, and leaders of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities who have long enriched Los Angeles County’s artistic landscape. Their stories, cultural contributions, and resilience in the face of historical and present-day challenges, are a testament for us all.
With appreciation,
Kristin Sakoda |
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Opportunity for FIre-Impacted Artists and Community-Based Organizations
Graphics by Francisco "Frankie" Tejeda. |
Temporary Storage of Artwork
Did you lose artwork storage space as a result of the LA fires?
The LA County Department of Arts and Culture is offering free temporary storage for artworks to artists and community-based organizations who have lost access to home storage, studio space, commercial storage, or other areas for storing artwork due to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. Storage will be offered on a first come, first served basis, with priority given to applicants in the immediate fire perimeter. This service will be available for a maximum of one year, from July 2025 to July 2026. Please check our website for full details and how to apply.
The application deadline is Friday, June 6, 2025 | 5PM (PT).
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Free Fire Recovery Conservation Clinic
Graphics by Francisco "Frankie" Tejeda. |
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 11AM - 3PM (PT)
Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Do you need help with your fire-damaged art and cherished belongings? We are here to help! Art Recovery LA, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and Getty, are offering FREE services to those affected by the fires, including:
- Condition assessments of your recovered artworks and belongings
- Cleaning objects to remove soot and ash
- Demonstrations to remove the smell of smoke from small objects
- Custom archival boxes for safe storage
Bring your artworks, photographs, photo albums, stuffed animals, toys, collectibles, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and other cherished belongings that survived the fires. |
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Callout For Consultants
Student exploring clay in Creative Wellbeing residency. Photo by R. Curry. |
Creative Wellbeing
The Department of Arts and Culture seeks proposals for a contract with organizations to implement the Creative Wellbeing approach. Creative Wellbeing services supports prevention and/or early intervention in mental health promotion and arts-based healing.
Application Deadline: June 25, 2025 | 5PM (PST)
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Call for Consultants
California style juncus twined basket. Photo by Renae Wootson. |
Development of a Countywide Tribal Consultation Policy and Implementation Plan
The County of Los Angeles, through the Department of Arts and Culture, seeks to solicit proposals for a contract with an individual or organization that can develop a draft Countywide Tribal Consultation Policy and Implementation Plan for the LA County Board of Supervisors to consider adopting for LA County. The Policy will provide a framework for the County to establish and maintain effective and consistent government-to-government relationships and engage in meaningful consultation with California Native American Tribes with ancestral and cultural ties to the County.
The Consultant will develop a draft Countywide Tribal Consultation policy and accompanying implementation plan for the Board to consider adopting. The consultant will also maintain appropriate documentation of the project.
Proposals Due: July 1, 2025 | 4PM (PST)
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2025 Arts Internship Program
Interns attend the 2024 Art Summit event in Leimert Park. Photo by Yoko Morimoto. |
New Positions To Be posted June 1
The second batch of positions for the 2025 Arts Internship Program will be posted on June 1! This program will provide 228 university and community college students with paid on-the-job experience in arts at organizations across the LA region. What's more, all internships provide 400 hours of work experience at $17.87 an hour.
If you know an interested student (or students), please let them know to visit our website for the first group of available positions. Students will apply directly to the host organizations via the information found on our website. |
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Arts Datathon: Intelligence
Arts Datathon: Intelligence. Photo by Malik Daniels. |
On April 29, our Arts Datathon brought together arts administrators, artists, educators, data scientists, students, community advocates, researchers, and civic technologists from all over LA County to explore how we can use generative AI tools effectively and ethically.
The day included six breakout discussions that explored everything from the crafting of AI policy to the question of of what creativity is in the age of AI. Thank you to all who made this event possible. It was a wonderful day of learning, creativity, networking, and (of course) DATA! |
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June 2 is the Annual Reporting Deadline for OGP Grantees
Photo courtesy of the Garry Marshall Theatre. |
Each year grantees of the OGP program are required to submit a report regarding the grant-funded project. To support you through this process, we offer workshops to review the annual grantee requirements and the online grant management portal.
As a reminder, all grantees will need to submit their report forms through the SurveyMonkey Apply system. If you have questions about this reporting deadline, please email Grants@arts.lacounty.gov. |
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Creative Wellbeing
Self & Community Care Sessions
Artwork by Danielle Galván Gomez. |
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 11AM - 12PM
During this difficult time, with so many people impacted by the devastating fires, Creative Wellbeing and the Center for Empowerment of Families will be holding a self- and community care space to offer respite and support.
Please join this healing-centered space to support your own wellbeing and share with anyone you think could benefit.
This self- and community-care series is a virtual space for all adults supporting young people in Los Angeles County to:
- take a break
- explore creativity
- relieve stress
- connect to your joy and purpose
- build community
- support your own healing and wellbeing
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2025 Arts and health Week Summit
Invertigo Dance Theatre’s Rachel Whiting leads a dance session at the 2023 Arts and Health Week Summit. Photo by Monica Almeida. |
Friday, June 13, 2025 | 9AM – 5PM
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Ave.
This free, unique summit offers conversations and interactive arts experiences while promoting creative ways to approaching health, wellbeing, and recovery. It gathers arts practitioners, medical experts, funders, policymakers, researchers, and acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming—among other notable advocates for the arts in healthcare.
The 2025 LA County Arts and Health Week Summit is hosted by LA Opera in collaboration with LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; Healing Arts—an initiative of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab; and the World Health Organization.
To learn more and register, visit LAOpera.org/Summit |
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IN BRIEF
- The Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs and RepresentLA are hosting a “Know Your Rights” webinar on June 24 (1-2 pm) for LA County employees and service providers (including grantees and community-based organizations) to assist in their services for immigrant communities. The webinar focuses on information, education, and resources. Register for: Stay Informed! Know Your Rights
- WestEd, in partnership with Create CA, is conducting a statewide study to assess the impact of Proposition 28 funding on arts education in California. They invite arts education leaders to share their experiences and insights by participating in a brief survey. Relatedly, you can find Prop 28 resources on our Arts Ed Collective website!
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