Linda Grimes

Under her guidance, the Arts District has commissioned over 25 DOT boxes, painted by professional artists, 8 storm drains, 2 asphalt art crosswalks and 4 large murals in downtown San Pedro. In the summer of 2019, the Arts District launched another new pilot program, “Adventures in Public Art”, aimed at giving students public art experiences. The second Adventures in Public Art mural was painted on the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s Building G in June of 2023, by the Revival Murals team of Alonsa Guevara and James Razko. This mural features one of three augmented reality activations, designed by the CTE classes at the Port of LA High School, led by  Snap Lens Lab/Otis Teaching Artist Raul Moreno and funded by an NEA grant.

In August 2021, Linda was part of a squad, aimed at engaging the San Pedro Arts and Culture District Partners (now called Arts United Cultural Coalition), the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce and the San Pedro Property Owner’s Alliance to bring back the pandemic shuttered FirstThursday ArtWalk. In November 2025, the First Thursday ArtWalk will celebrate its 28th Anniversary and the Arts District continues to lead Guided FirstThursday ArtWalk Tours 10X/year.

In 2017, the Arts District launched a new arts appreciation series, called “Cuatro@Cabrillo”, hosted by the preeminent arts scholar, Gregorio Luke and in collaboration with one of the Arts and Cultural District Partners, the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Now it is called Culture TALKS! this series was relaunched in the fall of 2022 at the Aquarium and included an LA-ist, 89.3 Retake Live John Horn conversation with Culture Clash’s Richard Montoya.

In 2017, San Pedro was named as a California Cultural District by the Sacramento based California Arts Council. San Pedro is one of 14 initial Cultural Districts and has been recertified for another five years, helmed by an expanded group of coalition partners. This was Linda’s Arts for LA ACTIVATE Program 2016-17 project.

Linda’s past community involvement includes – Board President of the Palos Verdes Art Center, Arts for LA Advancement Committee, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Harbor Communications Committee, communications assistance for the Beacon House Men and served on the Board of the Little Italy of LA non-profit. Linda also served as the Arts for LA Advancement Committee co-chair and is now a proud member of the Arts for LA Board, as well as a San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Board member and co-chair of the Quality of Life Committee and a Member-At-Large of the San Pedro Property Owner’s Business Improvement District.