Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

06/17/2026

Last week we celebrated the 5th Annual LA County Arts and Health Week and finished on a high point with the Arts and Health Summit at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. We're still reflecting on the conversations, insights, and collaborations from the incredible event hosted by with , and us, . Bringing together practitioners, artists, healthcare professionals, and community leaders, the summit highlighted the vital role creativity plays in improving health and wellbeing.

Thanks to a motion from Chair Solis, LA County proclaimed June 5-13 LA County Arts and Health Week. We are honored to have this motion highlight the last five years of arts and health collaboration. Thank you to all the organizations who made this event a huge success, especially the panelists from , , , , , and . Special thanks to , a partner of our Creative Wellbeing initiative, for your performance.

And thanks to the arts activations coordinators and resource fair partners:

Photos by Monica Almeida

06/16/2026

Come celebrate the conservation of the Benjamin Dominguez fantastical play sculptures with us at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area (WNRA)! The conservation team led by Site and Studio Conservation and the Civic Art Division have been hard at work over the past 8 months, cleaning, conserving and researching the sculptures as part of an apprenticeship program engaging emerging artists and conservators. Please join us to meet the team, play on the sculptures, and participate in free hands-on activities to celebrate the beloved artworks. 🐲

The open house event is a collaboration with LA county Parks and Recreation’s Overnight Family Camping at WNRA on July 3, 2026. Community members are invited to spend the night at the park and participate in a night hike to learn more about the sculptures.

Visit the link in our bio to reserve your camping spot. ⛺ 🔦 🥾

The Fantastical Dominguez Sculpture Conservation Apprenticeship is a program of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation. Emerging artists and conservators were selected through an open call to participate in the conservation of the sculptures. The project provides an opportunity to share and exchange knowledge with members of the community through efforts to preserve artworks in the LA County Civic Art Collection.

Whittier Narrows Recreational Area is a park operated by County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation

Illustration by Tzinti Aguirre-Medina, Jenny Payan, and Bianca Elena Ramirez

06/10/2026

We’re excited to share about Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell's 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair on Saturday, June 13!

This FREE community event includes food trucks, live performances, fun family activities and County services. Register today: https://mitchell.lacounty.gov/juneteenth-2026/

06/10/2026

The World Cup has arrived and some of the best seats in the house aren't in a stadium!
Across LA County, cultural centers, arts organizations, museums, and parks are hosting watch parties that celebrate more than just the game. Live performances, local artists, food, family activities, and a chance to experience the incredible cultures that make LA one of the most diverse (and special) places on Earth.

Whether you're cheering for your home country or just love the energy of the games, there's a place for you.

⚽Watch the match.
⚽Experience the arts and culture.
⚽And connect with your community!

Swipe through to find a watch party or fan zone near you!










Cover image is artwork by . Part of the LA County Civic Art Collection, this work is on display at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

06/10/2026

06/03/2026

Call for Artists! The Department of Arts and Culture invites LA County based artists to apply for a paid Artist-in-Residence opportunity with the LA County Cultural Climate Commons: Community Memory Lab & Living Archive.

The selected artist will work with community and library partners to develop a series of collective memory and artmaking workshops for Altadena residents and others impacted by the January 2025 fires that provide space for creative expression and storytelling and that foster healing and strengthen community bonds.

Deadline to apply: June 29, 2026, at 5 PM PDT. Visit our link in bio to apply!

This AIR will work in collaboration with , , , , Altadena Library Foundation, & .

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month from all of us at the Department of Arts and Culture! During the month of June we are proud to celebrate and commemorate the contributions of our friends, family, and colleagues in the LGBTQ+ community across LA County.

This Hermosa Beach lifeguard tower (located at 13th street) was painted back in 2021 after a local teen Izzy Bacallao, who identifies as non-binary, spearheaded the effort. Bacallao was inspired to do something after a similarly painted lifeguard tower was burned in an arson attack in Long Beach. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn was instrumental in the process of getting the new tower painted and later that year announced it would be here to stay. Check out for events this year including a meet up at this beautiful pride tower.

has many pride events throughout month and we would like to invite you PRIDE at Park with all month long at 59 parks across the County. Swipe to see the flyer and visit www.parks.lacounty.gov/pride for events, performances and art. For additional resources and events, check out what has to offer at www.lacountylibrary.org/pride/.

05/28/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in our overall sense of well-being. The County of Los Angeles understands that investing in wellness for its more than 100k public service employees leads to an increase in morale, productivity, and engagement.

Earlier this month, County employees had the opportunity to pause, reflect, and recharge through tours, performances and special activities created exclusively for them during the LA County Employee Wellness Through the Arts Week. This event is part of our Creative Strategist-Artist in Residence program and artist christy roberts berkowitz’s work during her residency with the LA County Department of Human Resources .

Thank you to for strategizing ways to use the arts to support County employee wellbeing, and to the many organizations that opened their doors and created special experiences for employees to access the arts and creativity, including , , Arts, , , , , , , , , at , , , , and Thank you for your partnership and generosity!

To learn more about mental health resources for everyone in LA County, visit LA County Department of Mental Health www.dmh.lacounty.gov/

Photo by Mayra Beltran for

05/20/2026

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 build, share, and sustain knowledge at a time when facts and reality are increasingly being challenged.
Centered around this year’s theme of knowledge, attendees participated in six dynamic breakout sessions that dove deeper into the powerful intersections of arts, data, storytelling, and community:

• Guerrilla Data Lab led by the Data Vandals, Jason Forrest and Jen Ray
• Arts at Work: Protecting Government Data Together led by Erin Meyer and Homeyra Banaeefar of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the U of Michigan
• No Numbers Without a Story: Case-Making When Trust Is Fragile led by Randy Cohen and Genna Styles-Lyas of Americans for the Arts
• Data Embodied: Building Knowledge Through Hands-on Techniques led by artists Kim Ableles and Elly Dallas, and Amy Ben-Kiki (LACDAC)
• Filling Archival Silences led by Sarah Richardson, Christine Rank, and Kathryn Ung of the Wende Museum
• Connections as Data: Strengthening Your Social Networks led by artist Theresa Hyuna Hwang and Matthew Agustin (LACDAC)

Thank you to our incredible group of speakers and facilitators who led attendees through thoughtful conversations, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning experiences. It was a wonderful day of learning, creativity, networking and of course DATA!





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Special thanks to for our beautiful event space. And thank you to Ginny Song and the whole .eto team for making the event run smoothly.



📷: Malik Daniels