With support from the California Arts Council, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture will provide year-round professional development services for over 600 grantee nonprofit arts organizations as well as non-arts organizations with arts programming in support of their missions to advance cultural equity and inclusion to the field. These professional development services include scholarships for trainings, certificate programs and conference registration, as well as regional convenings addressing topics specific to the arts and culture sector. Efforts continue to provide diverse opportunities for BIPOC leaders as well as emerging leaders at nonprofit organizations.
We provide leadership, services, and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations, countywide arts education initiatives, commissioning and care for civic art collections, research and evaluation, access to creative pathways, professional development, free community programs, and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. All of this work is framed by our longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts, and the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative.