Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

Calling all artists! The PAiD Artist Council is back and we invite you to apply to join the 2025 cohort. The Artist Council is an eight-member group of artists selected to provide recommendations to help shape the future of Los Angeles County’s public art policy and processes to better support artists. Each artist on the Artist Council will have access to professional development support and be granted an individual project budget to develop a temporary public artwork. Deadline to Apply: May 12, 2025, 11:59pm PST Link to apply: https://lnkd.in/gjKiBQtS The Artist Council is one component of Public Artists in Development (PAiD), a new program by Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture funded by the Mellon Foundation, to promote the career growth and economic empowerment of underrepresented artists in LA County. The program was created to address critical structural barriers to participation in public art as well as expand access to educational resources, training, mentorship, and new project opportunities for artists. Public art consultants, Dyson & Womack were selected to manage the Artist Council, including development of a series of policy discussions and the implementation of the temporary public art commissions. You can learn more about the PAiD program and the first Artist Council cohort artists on our website. Photo: 2024 Artist Council members, Noé Montes @noemontesstudio and Michelle Sui @michelle.sui pictured above. Photo by Isabel Avila @isabelaavila.photo. Graphic identify: @handbuiltstudio PAiD Program design and management: Brianna MacGillivray and Pat Gomez LA County Department of Arts and Culture. #PublicArtistsinDevelopment #PAiD #ArtistCouncil

The City of Palmdale is accepting applications for stair murals to be installed at Pelona Vista Park. This exciting art initiative will transform the park’s two staircases leading to the north fields into visual expressions of the project’s themes of health, wellness, sportsmanship and community pride. With an all-inclusive budget of $10,500, the grant will cover all the necessary expenses, including the artist’s fee, paint supplies and equipment rentals. Included in the budget, the selected artist will receive a $450 stipend to create a color sketch or digital image of the proposed artwork to scale. Proposals must align with the project’s objectives, ensuring the artwork is family-friendly. The City’s a public Art Commission will evaluate and select submissions that best meet the objectives of this project.Link in comments.

Arts Education Month is almost over, but we can't say goodbye just yet. 🚨 There’s news for arts education in LA County! 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring the Bloomberg Arts Internship to LA County! Starting in 2026, this program will provide rising public-school seniors with paid internships, mentorship, and career exploration in the arts and creative industries. 🎬🎼 Students will gain hands-on experience working with top arts and cultural organizations, helping them develop skills for a future in the arts. March 2025 was declared Arts Education Month thanks to a motion by LA County Chair Pro Tem & Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors - LACountyBOS! 🎭🎨📚 Thank you for celebrating with us all month long!📌 Learn more about the Arts Ed Month motion—link in bio. 📩 For details on the Bloomberg Arts Internship, launching in 2026, email: cross-sector@arts.lacounty.gov. 📸 : Lindsey Best #ArtsEducation #CreativeCareers #BloombergArtsInternship #LACountyArts #ArtsMatter

WE ARE HIRING! 👉🏽 The California Arts Council has three significant management positions open now and closing on March 10, 11 & 13. All are hybrid (in-office and telework) opportunities. 🖇️ Deputy Director (SSM III) - this is a key Executive Team position that provides high-level strategic and policy advice to the Council, the Chief Deputy Director and the Executive Director while overseeing management of all internal functions of the agency. Apply by 3/10. More info: https://lnkd.in/gP7Tq2F9 🖇️ Programs Manager (SSM I) - this position is responsible for managing a portfolio of CAC arts funding opportunities and leading a multi-disciplinary staff team. Apply by 3/11. More info: https://lnkd.in/g2bhgQK3 🖇️ Legislative & Governmental Affairs Manager (SSM I) - This is a non-supervisory manager whose primary responsibility is with the state legislative process, including bill analysis, legislation tracking, arts-related committee work/ budget hearings, agency related advocacy, trailer bill language and budget change proposals. Apply by 3/13 More info: https://lnkd.in/gvFgs2g7 #Hiring

Register now for ARTS DATATHON: INTELLIGENCE Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9AM – 4PM (PDT) 📍 Inner-City Arts 720 Kohler Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 The Arts Datathon returns with another day of data exploration, collaboration, and creation. Arts Datathon: Intelligence will feature hands-on workshops designed to help our arts and culture communities understand how to use generative AI tools effectively and ethically. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g_8m46xv ABOUT ARTS DATATHON: Since 2017, the annual Arts Datathon has brought together arts administrators, artists, educators, data scientists, students, community advocates, researchers, civic technologists, and others to explore how we can use data to improve access to the arts. This event is for all and open to the public. Contact research@arts.lacounty.gov with any questions. Photos by Malik Daniels @mdanielsphoto #artsdatathon #artsdata #artsdatathon2025

Calling all artists! We invite you to submit qualifications to design, fabricate, and install one or more sculptures for the entry plaza of the Environmental Justice Center, which will welcome visitors to the future Puente Hills Landfill Park. With longtime support and funding from Supervisor Hilda Solis, LA County Parks and Recreation, in collaboration with landscape architects OJB, will re-purpose the former Puente Hills Landfill site into a 142-acre park situated at the western end of Puente Hills. The park will offer sweeping views of the San Gabriel mountains and provide a wide range of recreational, cultural, and educational opportunities. The green space will help reduce temperatures, conserve water, and support biodiversity. It will be the first new regional park in the County in more than three decades. The goals of Puente Hills Landfill Park are to provide public access to nature and hands-on discovery for all, by creating an accessible and engaging park, healing local ecosystems, demonstrating regenerative practices, advocating environmental justice, and providing a public forum for learning, sharing, and advancing best practices. Deadline to Apply: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 5PM PST Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gQMZpiBR

THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED! The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is looking for well-qualified candidates with experience designing, implementing, and/or carrying out administrative tasks for one or more of the following types of programs: visual art; public art; art collections management; performing arts; arts education; grant-making; arts research; arts program communications; or similar arts programs. Exam Title: Program Associate, Arts and Culture Exam No.: RT8805C Exam Type: Open Competitive Starting Salary: $ 6,152.36, Monthly Filing Period: Online applications will ONLY be accepted beginning Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. (PST). Filling will be suspended after the first 200 applications are received, or by Thursday, December 5, 2024 before 5:00 p.m. (PST), whichever occurs first. Any applications received after the first 200 will not be considered. Job bulletin: https://lnkd.in/gZXcfHAc If you have any questions regarding this exam, please contact careers@arts.lacounty.gov. 📷 Theatre Movement Bazaar @tmbazaar

We’re celebrating! 🎊 Arts and Culture has received a grant from The Music Man Foundation to support the LA County Arts Education Collective. The Strengthening the Sector funds will strengthen arts education across LA County’s 80 school districts through strategic planning and coaching, matching grants, professional development for educators, and data collection and analysis. Thank you to The Music Man Foundation for their continued support as we work together to expand and sustain arts education for all young people, in all schools, and in all communities.

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture allocated over $31M to post-pandemic recovery of the city's arts and cultural sector. In a new case of federal relief funding, we highlight how funds were obtained and distributed across the sector. Findings show that efforts prioritized organizations located in or have a primary program location in or within one mile of a “Highest Need” or “High Need” census tract. 🔗 #LosAngeles #ArtsResearch #FederalFunding

Did you know that the state of California has the highest level of employment in arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations? Check out the blog post from the Snap Foundation about the Entertainment Equity Alliance!