Arts Council for Long Beach

Please help us urge Long Beach City Council to vote for establishing an Artist Fund that would provide emergency funds for qualifying artists who live in Long Beach and have been impacted by Covid-19. Let City Council know that you support creating an artist relief fund as part of the city's new guaranteed income program. Click the link and let your voice be heard. https://www.artsforla.org/support_long_beach_artists #keepartsworking #artslb #WeCreateUs #ArtCreatesHope #LongBeach

Arts Council for Long Beach’s 2020 Development Intern sponsored by the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture is Jennifer Kumiyama. Jennifer was born with Arthrogryposis and uses a wheelchair daily. In 2002, Jennifer was cast in Disney’s Aladdin; a Musical Spectacular at Disney California Adventure Theme Park, where she was the first performer in a wheelchair to ever be on any Disney stage in the world. Jennifer used her performing platform at Disney to compete and wi...n the title of Ms. Wheelchair California 2010 and promoted empowerment for youth with disabilities, speaking throughout the state of California and the nation during her reign. Jennifer later served Ms. Wheelchair America, Inc. as Member at Large, Secretary and Vice President and was the owner and State Coordinator of the Ms. Wheelchair California Foundation from 2011-2016. The Ms. Wheelchair California Foundation hosted the national pageant in California for the first time in 2014. She was appointed by Mayor Robert Garcia and became Co-Chair of the Citizens Advisory Commission on Disabilities for the City of Long Beach. Later in 2016, Jennifer served Long Beach City Council District One under Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez as her Special Projects Manager until her election as Senator to California’s 33rd District; to then serve newly elected Councilwoman Mary Zendejas until June 2020 as her Legislative Assistant. Jennifer currently works at PSC Campaigns. Kumiyama currently attends Long Beach City College and is studying Communications. She is the new Secretary of the Long Beach Democratic Women’s Study Club and is a Board of Director for the Disabled Resources Center. #keepartsworking #artslb #development #performingarts

Arts Council for Long Beach’s 2020 Marketing and Grants Intern sponsored by the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture is Anisah Ullah! Anisah is passionate about art and design, community, and advocacy. She is flexible and likes to go with the flow, so she works in whatever medium serves her at that moment. Although, her preferred methods are graphic design and print making. As an intern she’s learned more about marketing, community, and communication. She will be graduating from CSU Long Beach with her BA in studio art and minors in graphic design and art history. #keepartsworking #artslb #marketing #grants

We're excited to present PhotoWorks in collaboration with the Port of Long Beach. This opportunity offers a chance to virtually connect with other photo-enthusiasts through an educational and professional development series. Classes start November 5th! Join the facebook group PhotoWorks Program to learn more.

This #VeteransDay join us in thanking and honoring our nation's heroes. Join @The Rock Club, Music is the Remedy at 3 pm for a virtural concert. #artslb #keepartsworking https://www.youtube.com/watch

Arts Council for Long Beach's 2020 Public Art Intern sponsored by the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program is Sergio Alan Diaz who currently attends California State University, Fullerton where he is graduating this semester with a bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies with a focus on Chicana and Chicano Studies while completing a minor in Cell and Molecular Biology. He is passionate about and an advocate for the decolonization of art institutions that continue to impl...ement americentric and eurocentric views and ideals in their programming, exhibitions, and staff that are hired. Sergio one day hopes to become a curator in an effort to continue the decolonization process and ultimately become the curator of the Museum of Latin American Art to highlight, promote, and create dialogue about the importance of Latin American and Latinx art at a global scale as well at local, state and national levels within the United States. A few of his hobbies include photography, photo editing, collecting vinyl records, reading books, and video games. #keepartsworking #artslb #publicart See more

Are you signed up for our photography program? Joanne Kim is a professor at both @csulongbeach and @otiscollege and is our featured instructor for the Knowing Your Photo workshop in our PhotoWorks Program via Facebook groups. Join us for the launch this Thursday, November 5 at 6pm! Learn more in Photo Works Program link in bio. #keepartsworking #artslb #wecreateus #polb

Tonight AACCLB Presents VOTING 101 with guest speakers: Renee Simon and Derrick Mims Register with link in flyer or here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEkdemhpzgpH9YI7u2XiS5LAsp_ETeme

At first glance, the TVIC appears to be your standard transit center. It offers easy access to all visitors seeking essential rider information or connecting to their destination via LBT routes, the Metro A Line and other regional Transit systems. As you continue into the First Street Transit Gallery, you'll see that it offers a much deeper look into a facet that Long Beach holds close to its heart, Community Art. In honor of National Art Day, Long Beach Transit launches a ne...w installation featuring artwork in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach’s Eye on Design Program. The installation will be integrated into the First Street Transit Gallery, offering visitors a unique Art Gallery experience. Eye on Design is a 15-week student course program based around public service through public art - showcasing student mosaics inspired by neighborhoods in and around the city. Learn more about this new amazing public art installation online at ridelbt.com/art. https://youtu.be/iM4Pkfrta8w #longbeachtransit #lbt #longbeach #nationalartday #artslb

#icymi The Signal Hill Tribune did a Small Business Holiday gift giving guide to help us all #supportlocalartists & #shoplocal. Buying local really is the gift that keeps on giving!! With so much talent in the LBC it's hard picking gifts for them when I want to buy for me!!! Go check out @signaltribune for their digital issues and #supportlocal #longbeach so we can #KeepArtsWorking!

The weekend is over but we are all still on Native Land. We honor the original caretakers and sacred lands of the Tongva, Kizh, and Chumash and the many other indigenous groups who call these grounds home everyday. #Repost The California Endowment This #Thanksgiving, let's acknowledge the original caretakers of this land and honor the Native peoples whose land we live on.... This means recognizing the holiday's true history and refusing to forget it. @kelly_mija for The California Endowment #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NAHM #KeepArtsWorking #WeCreateUs #ArtsLB #ArtCreatesHope

Join the @lbcitylibrary for WPA Art, Artists, and Architecture of Long Beach local history lecture series. RSVP via event rite. Modern-day Long Beach was shaped by two major historical events -- the Great Depression and the 1933 earthquake. Learn about New Deal art and architecture -- funded by Federal programs such as the WPA, PWA, and FAP -- which are still very visible in our city, as well as the artists who worked in Long Beach and their activities after the New Deal ended. Much of this research is sponsored by the Arts Council for Long Beach. #artslb #lbpl #longbeach #WPA #newdeal

Our board member Jocelynn Pryor has created Giving Tuesday campaign. We want to thank her and all of our board members who have given over 1200 hours of their time this year. When so many cities were still struggling to create an Artist Relief fund early during the pandemic, our board voted to seed a fund in May 2020 with $30,000 which then doubled by August with private and public dollars - and then tripled in October with city support. We are still working on creating more relief funds. Thank you. Gracias. Salamat. #keepartsworking #artcreateshope #ArtsLB #WeCreateUs

Once again the Arts are here to help the community get through difficult times! @e.viramontes is donating his beautiful paletero cart which will be raffled off by @thehoodsanta & @localheartsfoundation to raise money for families in need this Thanksgiving. You can purchase a $20 raffle ticket and each donation will help feed a family in need by visiting @localheartsfoundation & @thehoodsanta Follow and support @e.viramontes an amazing artist doing good things for the community. #keepartsworking #WeCreateUs #ArtsLB #keepgoodgrowing #strongertogether #ArtsHero #longbeach #thanksgiving #artober2020

Join California Lawyers for the Arts, The Actor's Fund, and Entertainment Health Insurance Solutions for this free workshop, A Guide to Enrolling in Covered California! This statewide program is designed for all Californians. This seminar will help you understand the Affordable Care Act and give you clear, step-by-step guidance on what your Covered California options are and how to get the most affordable coverage. We will provide important information relevant to freelancers and the self-employed. Find out how to re-estimate your income after a loss of work, and whether you’re eligible for free insurance or subsidies. This is an excellent opportunity for unbiased information.

@longbeachsymphony Has some exciting virtual engagements for Free! #Rp Introducing Musically Speaking, a free virtual series hosted by Music Director Eckart Preu!... This series features interviews with world-famous performers, conductors, musicians, and composers combined with artistic topics relevant to today's world. Each recording will be available on our website for the public to enjoy. Our first Musically Speaking virtual event will feature world-reknowned guitarist Pepe Romero and will be available on our website October 22! in @longbeachsymphony bio! You don't want to miss it! #longbeachsymphony #musicallyspeaking #ArtsLB #keepartsworking #WeCreateUs

Thank you @Asia Morris and the Long Beach Post for covering the COVID Relief Grant opportunity for artists and arts organizations. https://lbpost.com//arts-council-adds-75k-to-its-covid-19-

As the final weeks of the presidential campaign draw to a close, International City Theatre will stream a virtual presentation of Daisy, a fascinating look at the creation of and psychology behind TV’s first political attack ad. Set during the 1964 presidential campaign that pitted Great Society Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson against Republican populist Barry Goldwater, Sean Devine’s compelling drama takes us behind the scenes to advertising firm Doyle Dane Bernbach on Saturday..., Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. PT. / 10 p.m. ET. Tickets are $20.00 at www.InternationalCityTheatre.org, where Daisy will remain available for viewing on demand through Nov. 7. Based on true events and strikingly relevant today, Daisy explores the moment in TV history when the political attack ad was born. In the autumn of 1964, bloody turmoil over Civil Rights was spilling onto the streets, a fearful ideology that made the threat of nuclear war palpable was growing from the conservative right, and a skirmish in the far-off nation of Vietnam wouldn’t go away. With the presidential election looming, an advertising agency working for Lyndon Johnson unleashed the most devastating political commercial ever conceived, the Daisy ad. It was so controversial at the time that it only aired once

This Sunday 10/18 is the Annual Uptown Jazz Festival!! Get familiar with these amazing artists from North LB where there may not be any fancy street cleaners but you'll find a whole lot of friendly faces and delicious smells to tantalize your taste buds. Grab a meal from the Northside's finest and enjoy some Uptown Jazz from the comfort of your screen. For more info visit @rexrichardsonlb #ArtsLB #KeepArtsWorking #WeCreateUs #LongBeach #norfnorf