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Our Grants and Professional Development Division is pleased to share the following opportunities and resources: |
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State of the Arts Summit
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Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 8AM - 4PM (PT)
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
State of the Arts is an annual gathering of LA’s creative community to reflect, connect, and rise to action. This year’s theme — People, Power & Cultural Equity — will explore how LA’s arts, culture and entertainment sector must continue to build power through arts advocacy, organize community voices, and sustain our work in a contracting climate. New to this year’s summit, and in reflection of our theme, our breakout segments will be curated and led by leaders in our community. Their voices in this year’s programming have created a thrilling lineup of breakout options. Scroll to the end of this newsletter for information about how to apply for a scholarship to attend this event. |
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2026 Department of Youth Development Youth Summit
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Built by Us
Friday, October 16, 2026 | 9AM–4PM (PT)
The Beehive
1000 East 60th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90001
The LA County Department of Youth Development’s annual summit focuses on youth leadership and empowerment, featuring food, music, resources, youth-centered workshops, and hands-on activities. This year’s theme, "Built By Us," celebrates the leadership, ideas, and power of young people while recognizing that lasting change happens when communities come together to build the future side by side. The Department of Arts and Culture’s Creative Wellbeing providers, Center for the Empowerment of Families and No Easy Props, will lead workshops that encourage creative expression in youth and adult participants. This event is free and open to all ages. |
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Songs That Carry Us:
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Making Music for Challenging Times
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 12PM – 1PM (PT)
(Virtual)
Music can anchor a moment, help weather a hardship, release a stuck feeling, and activate joy. A simple song can hold the power to create meaningful change during challenging times. Join this exploratory session as we breathe, hum, sing, discover, and write songs for ourselves. Playful and creative, explore activities that stimulate the brain, regulate the nervous system, promote wellness, and motivate positive change — strengthening our connection to ourselves and to each other and our community. All are welcome — no prior experience or music education necessary. The session will be led by Kate Richards Geller, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, a singer-songwriter and vocal improviser who holds an MA in music therapy from NYU and has worked in medical settings, schools, and community centers. |
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Getty Creative Engagement Forum
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Amplifying Youth Voices through Arts Education
Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 8AM – 3PM
Getty Center Campus
Join for a day of inspiring and informative conversations about critical topics affecting arts education for teens and young adults. The sessions spotlight innovative, inspiring, and replicable youth-centered programming in California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. In addition, enjoy youth performances and opportunities for networking. This program is for educators, teaching artists, art leaders, and youth advocates. Tickets are free, but required for event entrance. Your event ticket will also serve as your Getty Center entrance reservation. Morning refreshments, lunch, and parking validation will be provided for free to registered on-site guests. |
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Financial Relief for Small Businesses Impacted by the Lineage Fire and East Los Angeles Oil Spill
The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), in partnership with the County Board Chair and Supervisor Hilda L. Solis is providing financial assistance to help eligible small businesses recover for economic impacts related to the June 17, 2026, Lineage Fire and the May 22, 2026 oil spill Near E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and N. Eastern Avenue in East Los Angeles.
Eligible businesses located within County-designated impact areas may apply for grants up to $3,000, depending on business type.
The Small Business Recovery Grant is designed to help businesses located within the designated impact areas to address economic losses and business interruptions associated with the incidents. Southern California Grantmakers will serve as the program’s fiscal sponsor, with AidKit supporting grant administration and payment processing.
Application deadline is Thursday, October, 1, 2026. |
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Community Arts Grant Program
The 2027-28 Community Arts Grant cycle is now open. The purpose of the program is to support local artists and non-profit arts organizations and to engage Burbank residents with diverse and outstanding cultural arts projects.
Application deadline: Friday, October 16, 2026 | 5PM (PT) |
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SURVEY:
Generative AI in the Performing Arts Survey
This survey is for anyone who works in the performing arts, at any career stage or in any creative role: performers, directors and choreographers, designers, and technicians. While there has been significant discussion about AI and the arts, there is very little information about how these technologies are actually affecting artists’ work, income, career opportunities, and creative practices. This research aims to fill that gap. The findings will be used to inform policy discussions, funding priorities, advocacy efforts, and field-wide support strategies for artists navigating the rapidly changing landscape of generative AI. This project is part of Artists Make Technology, a collaborative initiative anchored by Mozilla Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation, in partnership with SMU DataArts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with additional support from the Ford Foundation. |
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REPORT:
Building Trust, Sustaining Art: Cross-Case Findings from the Arts Research for Communities of Color Fellowship
New report shows how community-based arts organizations navigate trust, provide artistic value, and ensure organizational well-being amidst shifting cultural and funding landscapes. |
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REPORT:
Collective Funding with Intention: Lessons from America’s Cultural Treasures Regional Grantmaking Initiative
We're proud to have been part of the America's Cultural Treasures regional initiative and are pleased to share this new evaluation of the effort. Drawing on the experiences of funders and intermediaries across nine regions, the report explores how regional partnerships supported BIPOC arts and cultural organizations during a period of significant challenge and change. It also highlights lessons that may help inform future philanthropic collaborations and field-wide initiatives. |
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Supervising for Success: Whole PersoN Supervision
Thursday, October 15, 2026
9AM - 4PM (PT)
(In person)
This class will sharpen your communication, conflict management, and change management skills. You’ll deepen your understanding of what it takes to cultivate a workplace where your team members feel safe to bring their authentic selves. |
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From Vision to Action: A Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Intensive for Nonprofit Leaders
Thursday, October 8, 2026
9AM - 4PM (PT)
(Location TBD)
Most nonprofit leaders know they need a strategic plan, but few have the time or experience to explore how to start one, or how to bring their stakeholders along once they do. This six-hour intensive is built for Executive Directors and board members of small and mid-sized nonprofits who want to leave with more than a framework: a working set of drafted strategic direction they can bring straight back to their organization. Participants will assess their organization's real readiness to plan, refresh their mission and values, run a SWOT analysis, and draft Strategic Impact Goals with measurable indicators. They will then be given the tools to translate their top priority into a 90-day action plan with named owners and deadlines. The goal is that the session ends not with just inspiration, but with steps to build a proposal ready for the next board meeting. |
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Market Your Year-End Giving for a Profitable 2027
Thursday, October 15, 2026
9AM - 11AM (PT)
(Virtual)
Your year-end appeal should be more than a holiday wish list! End your year strong with a strategically marketed year-end fundraising campaign that is rightsized for you. Learn how to promote your year-end fundraising campaign that taps into the benefits for your donors and kicks off your 2027 fundraising goals. You don’t need a large budget, a lot of time, or a ton of energy to give your bottom line a boost. |
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Arts and Culture grantees receive professional development SCHOLARSHIPS as part of their OGP, CIAG, and AIP awards!
Students attend the 2025 Arts Internship Program Summit. Photo by Yoko Morimoto. |
The Department of Arts and Culture offers scholarships (up to $750 each) to cover registration costs for professional development opportunities such as conferences or workshops for Organizational Grant Program (OGP), Arts Internship Program (AIP), and Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG) grantee organizations. Your organization must be a current grantee in good standing in order to participate in the scholarship program.
Visit the Professional Development page for full details on how to apply for a scholarship, as well as eligibility requirements. Benefits include up to 5 classes at The Nonprofit Partnership (TNP), up to 5 classes at the Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) and up to 5 scholarships (maximum $750 each) to be used for other PD opportunities, per organization every grant year.
SHARE THIS WITH YOUR COWORKERS!
Early career staff and emerging leaders within your organization will especially benefit from these trainings and the opportunity to attend conferences. |
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Reminder: we want to hear about your work! Share it with us and your Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor(s)
Photo courtesy of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. |
Every single day grantees of OGP, AIP and CIAG programs are doing incredible work to serve the communities of Los Angeles County. When possible, we want to share and uplift your work via our social media network. As mentioned in your program guidelines, include the handles below in your posts to connect with us.
Social Media Contact information for the Department of Arts and Culture and LA County Board of Supervisors
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LA Culture Net
LA Skyline by Susan Logoreci at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. LA County Civic Art Collection. |
The Arts and Culture Virtual Bulletin Board
An organizational representative should be subscribed to LA Culture Net to receive PD and other announcements from the field that are not included in our Newsletter.
In order to spare your inbox, moving forward we will post opportunities for professional development conferences and trainings as well as external funding opportunities on LA Culture Net.
To sign up:
- Visit LA Culture Net list serve webpage: https://groups.io/g/laculturenet
- Sign up for an account.
- Once you receive a confirmation email for your account from https://groups.io/groups, you’re set to subscribe to the laculturenet group.
- Note: It may take a few days to approve your subscription to the group.
- You will receive a confirmation email with a reminder that events, grants, and professional development opportunities from outside entities will be shared there moving forward as well as a note on how to sign up.
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