Culver City is home to a vibrant and diverse arts and culture community dedicated to enriching the lives of all Culver City residents.  The City previously supported its arts and culture sector through the work of a dedicated Department of Cultural Affairs.  However, this department was dismantled in May 2012 when funding from the Community Redevelopment Agency was lost.

In response to decades of budget cuts to one of California's most dynamic industries, Sen. Ted Lieu today announced plans to restore state funding for the California Arts Council to levels not seen in more than a decade.

“California is home to one of the highest concentrations of creative individuals in the world,” Lieu, D-Torrance, said in support of the role the 'creative economy' plays in the Golden State. “Artistic services and intellectual capital are essential to the 21st Century economy, which is dynamic, knowledge-based and increasingly global.”

Recognizing the importance of creativity to California’s past, present and future, Sen. Ted Lieu will convene a hearing in the state’s capitol to examine the role the creative sector plays in the state’s economy.

Legislative hearing Feb. 12, 2014 in Sacramento:

On February 6, Otis College of Art and Design will release the newest edition of its Report on the Creative Economy.  

As the Creative Capital of the United States, L.A.'s greatest export is culture. The creative economy is the 4th largest employment cluster (of 66) and accounts for 1 in 8 jobs in the County.

For the first time in seventeen years, the United State federal government has shut down all non-essential functions after the US Congress failed to meet a September 30 deadline to approve a spending plan that would keep all government services running as implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act goes into effect.

Sen. Ted W. Lieu today announced his appointment as chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Arts.