Grantee Database

HIGHWAYS INC

Grant Year

2022-23

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$27,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Highways will provide partial salary support for Highways’ two full-time staff, the Executive Director and Artistic Director, who will organize and implement the company’s 32nd year of multi-racial, multi-disciplinary programming.

Organization Summary

Highways presents over 100 annual performances by culturally diverse dramatic soloists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists. We also curate an average of 10 annual contemporary exhibitions exploring the boundaries between the performing and visual arts and sponsor residencies that provide emerging artists access to professionally directed training in the performing arts. Our presentations and promotional campaigns financially support hundreds of culturally diverse and cutting-edge artists and nurture their artistic development. To date, Highways has presented over 1000 original works, and has produced over 2400 different arts programs that have attracted over 285,000 people.

Organization

Highways Performance Space & Gallery

Address

1651 18TH ST

SANTA MONICA

90404-3807

County

Los Angeles

Region

South – Los Angeles & Orange

Phone

(310) 453-1755

Congressional District

CD36

State Assembly District

District 51

State Senate District

District 24

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