Civic Engagement
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Los Angeles County requires an informed, engaged, and involved society able to participate in their community and in their government. Participation in the arts is a crucial catalyst in fostering engaged residents, developing opportunities for public debate, volunteerism, and lifelong learning.
As leaders who embrace opportunities to help shape the future of Los Angeles County, we will:
Arts Education
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Arts education fosters creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration, skills needed to compete in a twenty-first century workforce. Studies affirm students who participate in the arts “[develop] the ability to innovate, communicate, and collaborate.
Creative Economy
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Cultural and creative businesses are the fourth largest business sector in Los Angeles County, generating $115 billion in revenues annually. These businesses—ranging from for-profit creative enterprises to nonprofit arts service organizations—stimulate the regional economy by providing jobs, fueling tax revenue, and enhancing the overall quality of life for Los Angeles County’s ten million residents.
Arts for LA's Advocacy Work a Model for Other Orgs
Arts for LA's Advocacy Work a Model for Other Orgs
Arts for LA's own Danielle Brazell will join Wire Media's Marcy Rye and Salsa Lab's Jeanette Russell for a conversation about using online tools to fuel advocacy.
Arts for LA Announces Partnership with KCET's Artbound
Arts for LA Announces Partnership with KCET's Artbound
Arts for LA will contribute original content about Los Angeles County’s cultural politics, community arts, and related topics as part of a new partnership with Artbound (http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound), KCET’s magazine of Southern California arts and culture.
LA's Draft Mural Ordinance
Tanner Blackman on L.A.’s Draft Mural Ordinance
One of the ordinance's authors writes on why artists should support a time/place/manner approach to permitting murals and advocate for more.
Tax Policies & Regulations
CARROTS AND STICKS:
TAX POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TO SUPPORT TAX-EXEMPT A
Arts for LA Year in Review
Arts for LA Year in Review
Arts for LA has released an overview of activities and highlights from the 2010/2011 fiscal year, available here. Every year, the organization provides stakeholders with a brief year-in-review report, which charts the organization's development from its incorporation in 2006.
Cultural Policy Map
This map provides a comprehensive overview of the regional arts & culture policy landscape.
Click an icon to view links to cultural plans and policies, arts education plans and policies, and informational pages for municipal arts/culture programs.
Cities hosting Arts for LA Advocacy Teams also have informational reports; these cities are denoted by the red “A” icon.
Cultural Art Facilities Proposed RFP Process: Continued to Jan. 25, 2011
Cultural Art Facilities Proposed RFP Process: Continued to Jan. 25, 2011
The ongoing discussion of the proposed transition of certain Los Angeles city-owned cultural facilities to public/private partnerships has been continued for January 25, 2011.
