Grantee Database
ANGEL CITY ARTS
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
Impact Projects
Award Amount
$21,250.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Angel City Arts will launch a new project in 2024, Concerted/ Rest, which is a commission of three site-specific pieces to be performed where people experiencing homelessness are seeking welcome and refuge. For several evenings after each performance, structures will remain at each site for a responsive light and audio installation, creating a sanctuary space for its visitors.
Organization Summary
Angel City Arts is responsible for producing:
– The Angel City Jazz Festival, a multi-week event featuring the best contemporary Jazz artists from LA as well as on the national scene.
– Commissioning new musical and multi-disciplinary work to be played at the festival or in alternative spaces/ time slots.
– The Young Artist Competition, an avenue for young musicians/composers (18 to 24) to present their original work at a high profile concert during the Angel City Jazz Festival.
– The annual Young Artist Competition open to all LA based musicians aged 16 to 24.
– Concerted/Rest a new program designed to bring live performances and sound/light installations to parks where unhouse people seek refuge
Organization
Angel City Jazz
Address
520 BAUGHMAN AVE
CLAREMONT
91711-3732
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(323) 573-2110
