Grantee Database
18TH STREET ARTS COMPLEX
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Creative California Communities
Award Amount
$150,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, 18th Street Arts Complex (18SAC) will develop Pico Connected and Engaged, an arts-integrated partnership with the Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) to strengthen social cohesion among residents in 18SAC’s historically diverse Pico neighborhood. Three lead artists-in-residence will activate many of the 100+ stories collected in 18SAC’s new cultural assets map through storytelling, performance, and public practice activities across the city.
Organization Summary
18th Street provides a hub for contemporary artmaking through two program areas that reflect its mission:
1) A Public Events and Exhibition Program that includes commissioning new work from artists focused on engaging the public and revealing the art-making process, and a Cultural Asset Storytelling Map which underpins our community engagement projects with citizen-generated research.
2) A three-tiered Residency Program fostering inter-cultural collaboration and dialogue
The three tiers are:
a) Visiting artist residencies, for national and international artists and curators who live at 18th Street for 1-3 months.
b) Long-term residencies subsidized by 18SAC for local Los Angeles-based artists.
c) Long-term Cultural Organization residencies that uniquely add to the vibrancy of the 18SAC and often serve as collaborative partners.
Organization
18th Street Arts Center
Address
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica
90404
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(310) 453-3711
Congressional District
CA District 3636
State Assembly District
District 51
State Senate District
District 24
