Events
Tuesday November 10, 2009
Start: 7:30 am
End: 10:00 am

SAVE THE DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009

President Samuel Hoi invites you to attend the
2009 OTIS REPORT ON THE CREATIVE ECONOMY OF THE LOS ANGELES REGION

with a 5-year employment projection


7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 10 a.m. Program Presentation of new findings and employment projections by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with top business, philanthropic, art, and design leaders.

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Thank you to all who attended the Arts for All meeting on October 29th.

We are building momentum, and will spend our next meeting defining our specific tactics and developing individual roles within the group so that we can begin moving into implementation mode.

The meeting will be held at the Santa Monica Museum of Art

Located at:
Bergamot Station G1
2525 Michigan Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Monday November 16, 2009
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Tuesday November 17, 2009
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

Thanks to everyone who attended the Burbank Arts Ed Advocacy meeting on the 2nd.  We made great progress in defining our objectives for the year and beginning to develop strategies and tactics to achieve our objectives. 

At our next meeting we will refine our strategies and tactics, lay them into a timeline, choose individual roles, and plan our next steps!

Click here to RSVP.

Wednesday November 18, 2009
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Thank you to all who attended our 2nd Montebello Arts Education Advocacy meeting on October 27th.  We made some great headway in developing our advocacy campaign.

At our next meeting, we will revisit our ideas from the 27th and come to consensus on our advocacy goal for this year.  We will then develop our strategies, tactics, timeline, and roles.

Friday November 20, 2009
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

At this meeting we'll continue moving into implementation mode of our plan. The topics we will cover include visibility and communications strategies.

Click here to RSVP.


See you there!

Wednesday December 2, 2009
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATE BRIEFING
CAA

2010 statewide arts and arts education legislation


 

Tuesday December 8, 2009
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

Hello!  Don't miss the final Arts Ed Advocacy meeting of 2009.  We've already had our first victory, and our plan is near ready for implementation.  We'll be talking about leadership development, recruitment, and next steps.

RSVP here.

The meeting will be located at

The Community Services Building
150 N. 3rd St.
Burbank, CA 91502

Looking forward to seeing you on the 8th.

Wednesday December 9, 2009
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Please come to our last 2009 Arts Ed Advocacy meeting!  We have been making great progress in developing our objectives for the school year.  At this meeting we will continue our discussion of strategies and tactics and lay them into a timeline.  By the end of the meeting, we should have a clear idea of what next steps individual members of the group will be taking.

Click here to RSVP, or email Tara at tstafford@artsforla.org

Thursday December 10, 2009
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Hello!  Don't miss the final Arts Ed Advocacy meeting of 2009.  Our plan is near ready for implementation, and we've got some important action items ahead to prime us for success in the Spring.  We'll be talking about leadership development, recruitment, and next steps.

Tuesday January 12, 2010
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Be part of the next wave of cultural planning
for the Culver City community!


Culver CityThe Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission invites YOU to participate in the Annual Cultural Affairs Town Hall and contribute ideas for current and future Cultural Affairs programming.

Thursday January 14, 2010
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Quality Arts Education in Los Angeles
An evening with Steve Seidel and Lynn Waldorf


5:00pm - 7:30pm, January 14, 2010
Central Los Angeles High School #9
450 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, 90012

Register by January 11, 2010: http://jan14roundtable.eventbrite.com/

Saturday January 23, 2010
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Tuesday January 26, 2010
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

The purpose of this meeting will be to adopt our final advocacy plan for the Spring, and to work in subcommittees to plan upcoming actions.  We will also be discussing recruitment strategies to be utilized in growing our group this Spring, and brushing up on how to use the Arts for LA site to share information.  As we move forward, this will be a critical tool for keeping each other abreast on our progress.

Click here to RSVP.

Wednesday January 27, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Come to the next Montebello Arts Ed Advocacy meeting!  We spent the fall planning our advocacy efforts, now it's time to move into action.  We'll adopt our Spring advocacy plan at the beginning of the meeting, and spend the rest of the time assigning individual roles and next steps.  We'll also touch back on some basics of using our website to share info since this will bean important tool as we move forward.  Please review the notes from our last meeting here.

Thursday January 28, 2010
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

The purpose of this meeting will be to adopt our final advocacy plan for the Spring, and to work in subcommittees to plan upcoming actions.  We will also be discussing recruitment strategies to be utilized in growing our group this Spring, and doing a brief tutorial on how to use the Arts for LA site to share information and take action.  As we move forward, this will be a critical tool for our advocacy actions and for keeping each other abreast on our progress.

Wednesday February 3, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Come to our February Arts Education Advocacy meeting.  We had a great meeting in January where we planned out our Spring advocacy efforts, including our key strategies, tactics, and timeline.  We will spend this meeting further defining everyone's individual roles and planning upcoming actions and communications.

Click here to RSVP.

The meeting will be held at 

Saturday February 6, 2010
Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Arts Tune-UpFREE ARTS ADVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AT "ARTS TUNE-UP"
FEBRUARY 6 IN WOODLAND HILLS

Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on
Tuesday February 9, 2010
Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:30 pm

The City of Los Angeles Arts Parks and Aging Committee is scheduled to hold a special hearing this Tuesday, February 8, 2010 at 8:30am.

The agenda as been posted.  Download it here.

The following item will be addressed:

Wednesday February 17, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

The Book Salon

In Association with Emerging Arts Leaders/LA


bookAdd value to your organization and your own personal growth!  This month includes a workshop element to help you practice how to ask for what you need at work and beyond!

Monday February 22, 2010
Start: 5:30 am
End: 7:00 pm

Our next meeting is set for Monday, February 22nd at the Los Angeles County Arts Commission (1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90017 ) from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Please note: Metered parking is available on the street. The Arts Commission is not responsible and will not validate parking in the garage or any nearby parking lots.

Topics for our meeting will include (in no particular order):

Recent arts advocacy mobilization and success
Arts for All: Higher Ed Roundtable update
Arts Professional Advisors Link next steps

Start: 6:00 pm

The Budget and Finance Committee will hold four community budget metings throughout the City in preparation for the 2010-11 budget.  These meetings will provide residents the opportunity to hear about current fiscal challenges and discuss their budget priorities directly with Councilmembers and staff.

Be a part of the conversation.

This meeting will be held at

Thursday February 25, 2010
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

Arts for All's Arts Education Roundtable

NEXUS: Arts Professionals and the Arts, Media, and Entertainment Pathways
A Workshop for Practicing Artists and Industry Professionals

presented by LA Basin California Arts Project
in partnership with LA County Office of Education

Join Armalyn De La O of the LA Basin California Arts Project for an interactive workshop on Career Technical Education designed specifically for arts professionals working in the schools.

Friday February 26, 2010
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm

Joint Committee

Invitation: CA Joint Committee on the Arts

Tuesday March 2, 2010
Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm



On March 2, five pieces of legislation designed to support a THRIVING ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH will be presented to City Council.

All artists and supporters of the arts are invited to join advocates in Council Chambers Tuesday March 2 to show your support for these important changes to City policy on the arts. The proposals include:

* Creating a Blue Ribbon panel to improve funding for the arts
* Abolishing the obsolete restrictions on street performance

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:45 pm

CAAE LogoStanding Up for Arts Ed
A free webinar to jump start advocacy efforts in your school district, presented by the California Alliance for Arts Education
Tuesday, March 2nd, 4:00–4:45pm.

Monday March 8, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

The Budget and Finance Committee will hold four community budget metings throughout the City in preparation for the 2010-11 budget.  These meetings will provide residents the opportunity to hear about current fiscal challenges and discuss their budget priorities directly with Councilmembers and staff.

Be a part of the conversation.

This meeting will be held at

Thursday March 11, 2010
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Advocates

Join Arts for LA in a special workshop: "Understanding Government 101" or "How to work with and get what you need from the Government."

Saturday March 13, 2010
Start: 11:45 am
End: 2:15 pm

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT WORKSHOP MARCH 13

Congresswoman Laura Richardson invites the Los Angeles County arts community to a National Endowment for the Arts grant workshop on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in Welch Hall at California State University, Dominguez Hills (1000 East Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747).

Monday March 15, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

EAL/LARSVP by March 11, 2010 to artsleadersla@gmail.com.

Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles Network (EAL/LA) is pleased to announce that it is hosting an informational session on mentorship in the arts on Monday, March 15, 2010. EAL/LA members and others interested in mentorship are welcome to attend.

Monday March 22, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

The Budget and Finance Committee will hold four community budget metings throughout the City in preparation for the 2010-11 budget.  These meetings will provide residents the opportunity to hear about current fiscal challenges and discuss their budget priorities directly with Councilmembers and staff.

Be a part of the conversation.

This meeting will be held at

Tuesday March 23, 2010
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

You are invited to...
Los Angeles
Arts Ed Happy Hour

WHAT: Join the LA Arts Ed Roundtable for an evening of networking.
WHO: People involved with and interested in supporting arts & arts education in Los Angeles County.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 23. Drop in between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for drinks and conversation.

WHERE: Barbarella Bar, 2609 N. Hyperion Ave., Silverlake, CA 90027
Valet parking is $4.00 per car and minimal street parking is available.

Wednesday March 24, 2010
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

To register: www.cciarts.org/losangeles.htm or call (213) 687-8577.

WHERE DID THE TIME GO? TIME MANAGEMENT FOR ARTISTS
They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them
yourself. (Andy Warhol)

Time Management for Artists is designed to help you recognize and perhaps
reconsider your personal concept of time. During this workshop you will gain
a clear understanding of how you currently use your time in order to best

Saturday March 27, 2010
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:30 pm

Arts Council for Long BeachARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG BEACH TO HOST ARTS EDUCATION SUMMIT

Monday March 29, 2010