Since becoming a non-profit in 2014, the Arts District’s focus has evolved to include public art, community education and advocacy for all types of arts endeavors, reflecting the diverse cultural backgrounds of the people who live in San Pedro, along with the gritty glamor of our distinctive, varied neighborhoods. We seek projects and programming reflecting the authentic character of our vibrant portside community and will establish a legacy for the arts in San Pedro, one that expresses the absolute best of human creativity.

The goals of the Arts District are to:
• Cultivate new sustaining partnerships;
• Build upon past accomplishments and use the infrastructure created under the CRA to advance future projects;
• Generate new opportunities to support local arts, culture and entertainment;
• Fulfill our mission to nurture the cultural roots of San Pedro through arts advocacy, education and promotion.

We actualize our mission through our arts appreciation series (Culture TALKS!), we provide promotional and event planning of the 28 year old FirstThursday ArtWalk, leading Guided ArtWalk Tours, monthly arts and culture columns in San Pedro Today Magazine, public art commissions, and as a collaborating partner in the recently recertified San Pedro Arts&Cultural District, as well as email news letters touting arts happenings in the district and maintaining an active social media presence.