My LA2050
Arts & cultural vitality
There are 230 matching organizations. Select an organization to learn more about plans, goals, and opportunities to be involved.
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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
LA Plaza is the hub of Latino culture and the only museum in L.A. dedicated to celebrating and preserving the history and many contributions of Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and all Latinos in L.A.
2019 Winner
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The Triforium Project
We are a coaltion of people dedicated to reimagining The Triforium, transforming it from a forgotten piece of public art to a dynamic, interactive, creative site for Angelenos of all ages.
2016 Winner
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Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County AKA The Music Center/Grand Park
The Music Center is a world-renowned performing arts center, home to over 1,000 performances a year and year-round free public and community cultural programs across our fully ADA accessible 22-acre campus that includes 12-acre Grand Park.
2015 Winner
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Hammer Museum
Over the past decade plus, the Hammer Museum has transformed itself into one of the most innovative and well-respected arts and cultural institutions in Los Angeles. One important focus of our exhibitions and artist programs is highlighting emergi...
2013 Winner
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MAKE IT IN LA
MAKE IT IN LA is a community of diverse creators who turn their passions into products in L.A.; our content, connections and programming help entrepreneurs create products and brands that matter.
2018 Honorable Mention
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Women's Center For Creative Work
The Women's Center for Creative Work is a LA-based intersectional feminist arts space that is building community & elevating the work of women & non-binary artists, makers, & creative practitioners.
2019 Finalist
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Women In Film
Women In Film advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries — to achieve parity and transform culture.
2019 Finalist
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Turnaround Arts: California
Turnaround Arts: California harnesses the power of the arts to engage, empower, and transform high-need schools and communities.
2019 Finalist
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Justice for My Sister Collective
The Justice for My Sister Collective is committed to diversifying the film industry by equipping the next generation of socially conscious filmmakers with skills training, mentorship, and job access.
2019 Finalist
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Human Rights Foundation
HRF's Art in Protest Program seeks to aid artists living under authoritarian regimes or whose work is connected to their countries' struggle for democracy and basic human rights.
2019 Finalist
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Freedom and Fashion
Humanity was created for freedom. Using the arts of fashion and beauty, we empower youth and women overcoming trafficking, homelessness, and other injustices.
2019 Finalist
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EVERYBODY.WORLD
EVERYBODY.WORLD makes thoughtful goods in LA and is committed to championing fair wages, pushing boundaries in apparel sustainability, and collaborating with creative minds to make enjoyable clothing.
2019 Finalist
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Bob Baker Marionette Theater
To provide unique theatrical experiences; to educate, to celebrate, to rejuvenate puppetry and the allied arts.
2019 Finalist
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Brioxy
We close the opportunity gap for innovators of color by training them to build and run strong organizations in the communities they grew up in.
2018 Finalist
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Red Hen Press
Red Hen Press is committed to publishing works of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in our local schools.
2019
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The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
NALIP is a nonprofit whose mission is to discover, promote and inspire Latinx content creators and diverse voices across all media platforms.
2019
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Film Independent
Film Independent's mission is to champion creative independence in visual storytelling and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision.
2019
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3-D SPACE
3-D SPACE: The Center For Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education, is an LA based nonprofit organization and museum educating the public in the art, science, and history of 3-D images.
2019
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Pacoima Beautiful
Pacoima Beautiful’s mission is to empower community members to foster a healthy and safe community through environmental education, advocacy, and public policy to improve the environment.
2019
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization designed to showcase innovative works by both domestic and international emerging filmmakers at annual screenings in LA County.
2019
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W Tenth Co
We are building a digital marketplace that encourages women who have left the workforce to market (and monetize) their everyday talents to their neighbors, friends, and communities.
2019
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Urban Encore Symphony and Singers
Urban Encore connects world-class musicians and emerging artists with underserved communities in L.A. We encourage caregivers and patients to perform and experience the healing power of music.
2019
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The Institution for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction is a 501(c)(3) non-profit devoted to advancing public, artistic and experimental engagement with scent through education, experimentation and advocacy.
2019
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The Editorialist LA
I believe LA boasts incredible untapped potential for content, so I launched my media company, The Editorialist LA, to provide curated content about Los Angeles to millennials, especially women.
2019
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Sense LA
An LA-wide set of workshops designed to harness the power of art + collective intelligence so we can better connect our communities and our city.
2019
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NAVEL
NAVEL is an equitable, collectively-run cultural space where people from a range of backgrounds and skillsets feel welcome and supported in developing radical ideas with revolutionary potential.
2019
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ManifestWorks
ManifestWorks connects those impacted by foster care, homelessness and incarceration with transformative job opportunities and provides the life and professional skills for long-term success.
2019
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JOY FACTORY
JOY FACTORY is an artist run clubhouse with a season of events. Membership fees pay for our internship program for teens and adults who are ready to get off the streets and into employment.
2019
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Infinity Studio 8
Create a platform through collaboration and community, in order to develop a sustainable and commercially viable model for an independent artistic career.
2019
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Earios
Amplifying women's voices and stories by creating a podcast network built entirely by women. We hope to open up opportunities for women in an industry where they have been largely excluded.
2019
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Creator Force at Civic Nation
Creator Force is expanding and diversifying the Creative Class by providing young people with awareness, inspiration and access to realize that the culture they love can be pathways to creative jobs.
2019
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Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival
To support the preservation of all indigenous cultures in the world through arts and storytelling.
2019
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LA River Public Art Project (c/o ERW Design)
The LA River Public Art Project advocates for an arts and culture infrastructure, preserves the legacy of art on the River, and develops public art projects to engage communities throughout LA.
2018
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World Famous VIP Records LLC
Fosters entrepreneurship and careers in creative arts, music, technology and broadcasting by providing work space and support system to help launch and maintain such careers.
2018
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TWIGG How-To
TWIGG How-To [aka The Winging It Girls’ Guide] is an award-winning platform seeking to create a damsel-free world through how-to articles, workshops, and video guides in ten practical categories.
2018
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The Glue
The Glue is a mission-driven creative agency that designs and builds beautiful, functional digital products that keep people and our planet healthy.
2018
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Revolutionize Hollywood
We help LA artists approach their career with an entrepreneur mindset, we host events and have created an online market place so that LA artist gain visibility, make money and sustain longevity.
2018
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Mutuo
We are an architecture studio that thinks innovatively to build meaningful architecture while promoting a more equitable future.
2018
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Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Master Chorale is an independent and innovative professional vocal ensemble that shares the traditional and evolving spectrum of choral music with the widest possible audience.
2018
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Justice LA | Dignity and Power Now
Justice LA seeks to reclaim, reimagine, and reinvest the $3.5 billion allocated to building two new jails into community-based alternatives and to reform LA County’s cash bail system.
2018
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#HappyPeriod
#HappyPeriod is a social movement aiming to eliminate the stigma surrounding menstruation by providing menstrual products to homeless communities through donation and volunteer opportunities.
2018
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Gracias Music Foundation
Cultivating and empowering generations of musicians that give back to the community. We Believe Having A Dream And Never Giving Up Will Eventually Create Tomorrow's Music
2018
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Future America
The LJYE.com provides ensemble and performance training FREE for musicians 10-17 and records original music is expanding to Los Angeles.
2018
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DSTL Arts & The Partnership for Los Angeles' Creative Education (The PLACE)
DSTL Arts & The PLACE support & nurture emerging artists & arts administrators through mentorship opportunities, arts-education programs & events, & arts-related work-readiness development.
2016
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Relational Medicine Foundation
The Foundation empowers patients and improves the humanism of patient care through its dedication to the “relationally present” person-to-person encounter between patient and healthcare professionals
2016
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PIECES
PIECES empowers young adults, ages 18 - 25 through opportunities in the visual and performing arts.
2016
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L.A. Works
L.A. Works empowers Angelenos to address critical social issues by recruiting, managing, and training volunteers for nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies.
2016
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KCRW
Driven by the spirit of Los Angeles, KCRW creates and curates a unique mix of content centered around music discovery, NPR news, cultural exploration, and informed public affairs.
2016
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Hollywood Fringe Festival (Hatchery Arts)
Through its annual festival, Hollywood Fringe provides a platform for emerging, underrepresented and experimental local performers to interact with one another and engage with the Hollywood community.
2016
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Arts For Incarcerated Youth Network
AIYN is a collaborative providing support/coordination for ten community-based arts organizations in order to build resiliency/wellness, eliminate recidivism, and transform the juvenile justice system
2016
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PEN Center USA, 'PEN USA'
PEN Center USA advocates for imprisoned, censored, and persecuted writers throughout the world, while cultivating and expanding a diverse and engaged literary community in the western United States.
2016
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LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division)
LAND presents museum-quality contemporary art for broad audiences to encounter in their everyday lives, enabling artists to work in nontraditional sites, expanding their creative practice & audience.
2016
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Ryman Arts
Since 1990, Ryman Arts has empowered 26,000+ artistic youth, through free high quality studio classes, college/career planning, support services, community engagement opportunities.
2016
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Fallen Fruit
Fallen Fruit invites you to re-imagine the function of public participation and urban space, and to explore the meaning of community through planting, mapping and sharing fruit trees.
2016
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Zeneith Performing Arts
Zeneith Performing Arts provides excellent training, a dynamic community, and professional development to youth and adults in the performing arts.
2016
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Wyota Workshop, Inc.
Wyota Workshop is a design and research firm working in the fields of art, architecture, urban design and planning
2016
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Wisdom Arts Laboratory
Wisdom Arts Laboratory encourages and nurtures the imagination, critical thinking skills, and citizenship of our students and instructors through art and science education.
2016
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Valley Relics
Valley Relics is a non profit 501(c)3 organization working to preserve and protect the history, culture and artifacts of the San Fernando Valley
2016
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Unified Everything Project
Brings Mentors together with Newbies to Create Arts & Science spectacles for education and entertainment.
2016
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thecool
thecool is a physical space that encourages safe, organic sharing of ideas & opinions, unique gifts & hidden talents - centered around humanity’s age-old pastime of congregating over food and drink.
2016
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The LadyParts Collective, fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas
Tipping the scales of gender equity in the arts and entertainment industry, The LadyParts Collective is an all-female group igniting social change by creating original plays about women's issues.
2016
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The Harmony Project
The Harmony Project offers an after-school music program that empowers and fosters positive youth development in children from under-resourced communities, throughout their entire childhood (k-12).
2016
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The Billboard Creative (TBC)
TBC stages art shows on LA billboards in order to create attention for emerging artists who often lack access to conventional channels, and to bring art into the streets and to the people of LA.
2016
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Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.
2016
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Say Word and 4C LAB
Say Word’s mission is to empower, enlighten, and activate young people through writing and performance to improve literacy, and cultivate self-awareness, social change and healing.
2016
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Represent
Represent works to reach equal media representation for marginalized groups by training the next generation of media makers at our LA-based Acting & Media Arts School free of charge.
2016
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Regents of the University of California
The UCLA Art & Global Health Center harnesses the transformative power of the arts to improve public health in Los Angeles.
2016
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Peaceworks International
Impacting future generations through art, education, and culture.
2016
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Make Music Los Angeles
Enriching lives through music,Make Music LA desires to expand the horizons of residents of every age by unlocking their artistic imagination to enable lifelong learning, and creative invention.
2016
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Maiden LA
Maiden LA is a decentralized county-wide program that encourages, maps and connects art-related events annually.
2016
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Lucie Foundation
Lucie Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote the appreciation of photography through a variety of year-round programming.
2016
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Los Angeles Magazine
L.A. magazine is the single most powerful media voice in the region, delivering content that encourages Angelenos to act, discover and connect in our city in ways that are most meaningful to them.
2016
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Las Fotos Project
Las Fotos Project is a photography mentoring program for teenage girls. We partner with schools, community groups, and libraries to create brave spaces for girls to learn, collaborate, and create.
2016
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L.A. Theatre Works
LATW records great performances of important plays, using new technologies to make world-class theatre accessible to the widest possible audience and to expand the use of theatre as a teaching tool.
2016
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Just As You Are Legacy
We provide resources to artists and the community in the areas of professional development, empowerment, self awareness, and entrepreneurship.
2016
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA)
ICA LA creates exhibitions, education programs, and community partnerships that spark the pleasure of discovery and challenge the way we see and experience the world, ourselves, and each other.
2016
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Inner-City Arts
Inner-City Arts—a leading provider of quality arts education for underserved children—is a creative oasis and a vital partner in enriching the social, cultural and economic landscape of Los Angeles.
2016
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I3 Arts Fest
I3 Arts Fest is a definitive demonstration of how community is built through interactions with arts and culture and how this in turn creates the foundation for a thriving and dynamic city.
2016
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Hollywood Arts Council
Project S.O.A.R. is an after-school and in-class arts program serving children in Hollywood’s public elementary schools.
2016
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FILMLIT MISSION
The Filmlit Mission facilitates a curriculum engaging pupils to develop in the skill sets of script composition, graphic design, photography, character expression, and commercial production.
2016
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EMX Los Angeles
EMX is a LA-based electronic music community providing upcoming artists a platform for artistic development, cross-generational educational programs, safe event practices, and community engagement.
2016
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County of Los Angeles Public Library
We are a library system which has the stated mission of helping its patrons connect, create and explore.
2016
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Cornerstone Theater Company
Cornerstone Theater Company makes new plays with and about communities.
2016
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Come Alive Long Beach
Come Alive Long Beach (CALB) partners with volunteers, artisans and organizations to empower under-resourced youth and children through low-cost creative summer arts camps in the city of Long Beach.
2016
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Clockshop & California State Parks
Clockshop creates new conversations about cultural production, politics, and urban space by commissioning work by artists and writers and partnering with diverse institutions.
2016
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Arts Bridging the Gap
Arts Bridging the Gap creates Arts-educational experiences and programs to bridge the achievement gap for underserved youth and ensure a better future for all children
2016
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Arts and Living Charitable Foundation
Arts Connect takes successful, well-known relevant people and produces their real-life stories in a digital multimedia curriculum, integrating the arts to enhance pupils learning experiences.
2016
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Alliance Building & Construction Services
General contractors for exterior property improvements
2016
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Able Arts Work
The mission of Able ARTS Work aka Arts & Services for Disabled is to provide life long learning, community services, and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people with inte
2016
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Hollywood HEART
Hollywood HEART nurtures resiliency, creativity, and community through collaborative arts programming with a focus on low-income and at-risk youth between the ages of 13 and 21.
2015
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The New History
We are a modern music education program that brings at-risk students, music industry professionals, creativity & technology, into the same classroom.
2015
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FLY Yoga Arts
FLY Yoga Arts brings balance to education through play- based classes designed to engage each child's body, mind, and spirit!
2015
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Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural
Tia Chucha’s cultural center and bookstore supports and promotes the growth, healing and holistic learning of our community through the arts and literacy, thereby activating creativity, imagination and expression to improve our quality of life.
2015
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South Bay Contemporary, CRAFTED
South Bay Contemporary (SBC) bridges art, science and humanities through exhibitions and experimental projects serving the South Bay and engages the community in reflection of the meaning and relevance of contemporary art through educational programs
2015
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Levitt Pavilion Greater Los Angeles & Pasadena
We create “Community through Music”, by making live music accessible to all, creating stronger and more connected communities. We celebrate the diversity of cultures, and promote appreciation of the arts, through 50 FREE concerts each year per venue.
2015
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DUBLAB
DUBLAB is a non-profit internet radio station and community arts collective that has been broadcasting from Los Angeles, California since 1999.
2015
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Yes4arts
Yes4arts provides free classes in sewing, crocheting, and knitting to schools and communities especially where art education is not offered in the curriculum.
2015
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Urban Word Los Angeles
Urban Word LA provided diverse platforms for youth to cultivate and share their powerful voices.
2015
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The Moving Museum
The Moving Museum runs a nomadic contemporary art program in significant locations across the world.
2015
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Tagliaferri Howard Architecture
THarchitecture is a community minded Architecture firm seeking projects to provide a positive meaningful impact within our built environment in Los Angeles. As Architects we can bring together Community Stakeholders, Governmental Agencies and NPOs.
2015
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Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
HomeFront Rising, a program of Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, develops food, housing and career solutions for military veterans.
2015
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Siqueiros Foundation of the Arts
To promote peace and good will in the world by helping those in need through the arts.
2015
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Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center
The Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center (SIJCC) is a leading center for arts, culture and Jewish education on the east side of Los Angeles, and strives to connect people of all different backgrounds through arts & cultural programming.
2015
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San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center and The Valley Economic Alliance
The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center advocates the arts through exhibitions, education, music and theater by promoting visual and performing arts, providing a cultural hub for our community and enriching the lives of artists and others.
2015
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RRM Design Group and Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative
We create environments people enjoy
2015
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Robey Theatre Company
Robey shares stories, written and conceived with a POV that filters through a Black lens.
2015
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Project MuszEd
Project MuszEd provides resources and opportunities in the arts that encourage creativity, community, personal and academic growth.
2015
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Off The Saw
Off The Saw creates community around furniture making by offering bench space, workshops, maker talks, and apprenticeships to furniture makers in Los Angeles.
2015
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Melrose World Cinema Centers
Melrose World Cinema Center (MWCC) is a non-profit film studio, the major components of MWCC are to seek and cultivate creative talent, supplement film education.
2015
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Media Done Responsibly
Media Done Responsibly is a media leadership program providing healthy media and lifestyle alternatives to teens by training them to be critical thinkers, decision makers, conscious consumers and creators of media in the Digital Age.
2015
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Los Angeles Center of Photography
The Los Angeles Center of Photography is a community for new and seasoned photographers to come for artistic growth, discussion and inspiration--with classes, certificates and a one-year professional program, as well as outreach to underserved youth.
2015
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LACT - Los Angeles Community Theatre
We build community through theatre.
2015
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O Fine Art
LA Art Fest supports artists of all kinds from the diverse communities in the Los Angeles area.
2015
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Heart of Art Gallery
Heart of Art Gallery is a conscious space run by women in South LA that provides a safe, unfiltered space for the creation and presentation of art made by women, youth, and members of the LGBTQIA community.
2015
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Heart and Soul Design Communications Center
The mission of Heart and Soul Design Communications Center (HAS) is to create a new paradigm of learning in under-served communities; we utilize digital technology to teach youth 21st Century skills as a tool for change.
2015
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Grand Performances
In 2016, Grand Performances (GP) celebrates 30 years of presenting FREE, high quality performing arts that reflect the best of global culture and inspire community among America's most diverse audience.
2015
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FEAL.LA
FEAL.LA is an artist development platfrom for independent musicians, providing resources to connect to a broader community, with the vision to create a physical space where L.A. artists can come to collaborate.
2015
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ExchangeWorks
ExchangeWorks creates new opportunities for artists and the public through the exchange of art and resources.
2015
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Eastside Rehearsal
Our fully back lined studios will be available to students as an after school program so they can learn to play on professional equipment, hone their music skills, and experience the camaraderie and confidence that this environment will foster.
2015
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Dreamhaus Inc.
Dreamhaus is both an educational and economic catalyst for urban youth in South Los Angeles to creatively empower themselves through art and amplify the future vision and their own community's growth.
2015
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Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
DWC aims to end homelessness for women in Los Angeles; to achieve this, we provide gender-responsive services including access to basic needs and resources, clinical health and wellness, mental health, housing, education, and job readiness.
2015
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Culture Shock Los Angeles
Data Roads Foundation expands access to interconnected networks (or Internets for short) by promoting community network ownership, free as in liberty software, and free documentation (including legal templates).
2015
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Breaking into Hollywood
Founded in 2005, BReaKiNG iNTo HoLLyooD (BiH) helps creative and business professionals in the entertainment industry pursue their careers by hosting educational networking events and offering unique resources focused on the arts and media.
2015
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BookArtsLA
BookArtsLA brings the experience of making handmade books to people of all ages.
2015
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Artists for Literacy / LitRemix
LitRemix is a collaborative learning platform that encourages both the exploration and creation of music, video and visual art inspired by specific works of literature, making the comprehension of those books more accessible to struggling readers.
2015
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Art of Acting Studio
AOA transforms lives and communities through the arts by creating an environment that nurtures theatre artists who value humanity as their first priority.
2015
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Architecture and Design Museum (A+D)
The mission of The Architecture and Design Museum is to celebrate and promote an awareness of progressive architecture and design in everyday life through exhibits, educational programs and public outreach.
2015
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Angel City Lumber
Angel City Lumber intercepts felled city trees designated as “green waste” before they can be destroyed - mills and dries them into usable dimensions - and offers them to artists, crafts people and builders at an affordable price point.
2015
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LA STAGE Alliance
LA STAGE empowers artists and engages audiences by building awareness, appreciation and support for the performing arts in Greater LA.
2014
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L.A. Freewaves
Freewaves creates public media art events that bring diverse audiences and independent media artists together in collaboration and dialogue.
2014
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Would-Works
Would-Works CREATES opportunities for men and women living in poverty in Los Angeles to work for specific goals by CREATING quality products
2014
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Will & Company
Will & Company is a non-profit that produces theater for social change at the grassroots level in Los Angeles.
2014
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Theatrum Elysium, San Pedro Rep
TE San Pedro Rep is a Teaching Theatre and Arts Organization dedicated to cultivating the potential in aspiring artists through mentorship.
2014
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The La Brea Tar Pits Museum
The La Brea Tar Pits Museum and park are where Angelenos discover, interpret and appreciate their shared natural history.
2014
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The L.A. Fort
The L.A. Fort is a membership run arts and music studio and exhibition space focused on collaboration and empowerment through the arts.
2014
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The Industry
The Industry is an independent, artist-driven company creating experimental productions that expand the definition of opera.
2014
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The Gabba Gallery and Andrea LaHue aka Random Act aka Random Act Projects
We enrich artists and community through Street Art, public projects, exhibitions, education, community outreach and beautification.
2014
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South East European Film Festival
South East European Film Festival engages all of Los Angeles through educating about and promoting cultural diversity of South East Europe.
2014
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Senior Star Power Productions
The mission of Senior Star Power is to engage, inspire, and enrich the health and wellness of the aging population through the arts.
2014
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Schkapf
Schkapf incubates Los Angeles performing artists and culturemakers through mentorship, shared resources and networking.
2014
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Row Gallery Foundation
Row Gallery strives to create a positive community that promotes artists and their work that may typically be disregarded in society.
2014
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Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture
We create, teach, present, and produce Indian classical dance, music, and visual arts
2014
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Psychic Bunny
Psychic Bunny is a multidisciplinary creative company – we make films, animations, games, and interactive transmedia experiences.
2014
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Proktr
Proktr illuminates what is going on now in the art and design world of Los Angeles.
2014
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Piece by Piece
Arts-Based Social-Enterprise centered on training in mosaic skill directed to persons vulnerable to homelessness
2014
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Nomadlosangeles
We are a printmaking studio and communal arts lab, with a focus on hand processes and the reusing and repurposing of existing materials.
2014
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NextStage Agency
NextStage Agency produces programs, events and campaigns that enhance the quality of people’s lives through art, creativity and culture.
2014
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Millennial Magazine: Apps4LA
Millennial is a lifestyle and culture magazine profiling those who shape the world we experience.
2014
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Los Angeles Performance Practice
LAPP is a producing organization and artists’ network dedicated to supporting the unique contemporary performance community of Los Angeles.
2014
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Los Angeles Drama Club
Our Shakespeare programs provide underserved children with the camaraderie of an arts community, while improving their literacy skills.
2014
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Los Angeles Downtown Arts District Space (LADADSpace)
LADADSpace supports artists and develops strategies to preserve the Arts District as a productive creative community.
2014
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Light Bringer Project
Light Bringer Project builds communities through the power of the arts and education
2014
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Libros Schmibros
Libros Schmibros is a Boyle Heights-based lending library that puts low-or no-cost books into all hands, rich and poor, Eastside and West.
2014
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Levantine Cultural Center
We champion a greater understanding of the Middle East/North Africa by presenting arts and education programs that bridge divides.
2014
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LACE Center
The LACE Center is a community-led organization invested in arts for transforming local conditions towards sustainable collective liberation
2014
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Imagination Workshop
We help mental health consumers live fuller lives using the theater arts.
2014
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Ghetto Film School
The Ghetto Film School educates, develops, and celebrates the next generation of great American storytellers.
2014
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Getting Your Sh*t Together (GYST-INK)
With our mission to make life better for artists, GYST-Ink provides information, technology and solutions created by artists for artists.
2014
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FORT
FORT is a scalable community workshop that organizes artists and community members to repurpose reclaimed materials into functional goods.
2014
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Experimental Half-Hour
We are a multimedia arts organization that collaborates with artists to document, showcase, produce, and broadcast a half-hour TV show.
2014
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Elusive Minds Productions
Elusive Minds Productions is a multimedia production company focused on creating content across various digital platforms
2014
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Duvivier Architects (DA)
DA pioneered the integration of water resources & architecture in sustainable design, mapping, wetland restoration & watershed education.
2014
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Dumlao Enterprises
Dumlao Enterprises is a digital media & marketing business focused on helping small businesses, artists, & entrepreneurs.
2014
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Deaf West Theatre, Inc.
Deaf West Theatre creates, innovates, entertains, enlightens, educates, employs, bridging the gap between deaf and hearing worlds.
2014
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Critical Mass Dance Company (CMDC)
Critical Mass Dance Company (CMDC) catalyzes community health, personal growth and social justice in Central Los Angeles through dance.
2014
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Creative Cycle, LLC, dba. L Creativo
Supporting the Latin Indie Music Community of LA & Inspiring a new generation of Latinos to connect w/ their heritage by creativity and art.
2014
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Conant Moran Design & Fabrication
Conant-Moran is a Design-Build metal fabrication and General Contracting business.
2014
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Company of Angels (CoA)
Company of Angels reflects the richness, diversity and complexity that is Los Angeles through the development of emerging artists of color.
2014
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Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
We are dedicated to nurturing the literary arts, and to building community by making participation in the arts available to all.
2014
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Beautify Earth
Beautify Earth creates murals to uplift neighborhoods, build strong communities and boost local business.
2014
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B.R.I.D.G.E Theatre Project (fiscal sponsor, The Attic Theatre)
Through original theatre, BRIDGE fosters cultural awareness & engages youth in exploring practical ways to create change in their community.
2014
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Avenue 50 Studio
Ave 50 Studio is an arts organization that seeks to bridge communities by using content-driven art to stimulate intercultural understanding.
2014
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Art In Motion, Inc.
Art in Motion works to bring culture and education to the Los Angeles area.
2014
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Art Community Land Activism (ACLA)’s La Tierra de la Culebra
We facilitate access to a public park by developing creative and cultural programming to engage the community.
2014
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24Connect
24Connect is a public affairs and social innovation strategy firm that works to scale impact-driven businesses, organizations, and ideas
2014
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verynice
verynice started in my apartment at UCLA when I was 19 years old. To date, I have grown the organization to be home to over 170 people around the globe. We have successfully completed projects for over 200 non-profit organizations. Our work has be...
2013
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Venice Art Crawl
The Venice Art Crawl has been around for more than two years now and has focused a lot of the artistic energy which Venice has historically been known for. For one night, we’re able to turn so many shops and restaurants all across one of the bigge...
2013
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Valle Artists
Mural Mile has become a necessary project for artists, community members, and art enthusiasts. There have been a dozen new murals added to Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima, all in the past 2 years. This has been a grassroots effort, propelled forward by ...
2013
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Urban Macrosystems
Urban Macrosystems’ partners have collaborated on several projects prior to its inception: MultipliCity — A public art demonstration project for the Los Angeles County MTA, 2000-2003 Canal du Rhone au Rhin, a Masterplan for Art, Sa...
2013
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UNITEDLAB
In many instances, professional practice may have constraints that could be client driven or simply pertaining to ordinances and budgetary constraints. In my earnest efforts at overcoming such limitations by streamlining design operatives, I found...
2013
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UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
The Library has offered a range of public programs and theater productions, taking advantage of the collection’s focus on the 17th- and 18th-century, one of the great ages of classical drama. Most recently, the Clark Library partnered with L.A. Th...
2013
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UCLA Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design
1. Toyota Auto Corporation-funded study exploring how emerging trends concerning automobile size and technology (alternative fuels, smaller vehicles) might affect how we might live in cities, the way they might look and operate in the future (2006...
2013
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The Last Bookstore
The RXforLA program is an expansion Brady Wastewater’s long work with a wide variety of stakeholders in DTLA. Since moving there full time, he was a founding member of Downtown LA Neighborhood Council where served as both president & VP. He also r...
2013
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The HeArt Project
Started in 1992 at one site with a budget of $2,000, HP now serves 650 students in 25 school sites throughout three school districts with an operating budget of $1.2M. Our long-term arts programs reach communities and students who otherwise lack a...
2013
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The Advot Project
Through our Healthy Community Program and performances of “Flowers Aren’t Enough” (see videos to see the show itself and interviews with the creators: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESG8SuW-6Eo & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN75Od3hJf0 ) we hav...
2013
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Thank You For Coming
The first milestone we reached was opening our doors December 5, 2012. After 9 months of fundraising, drawing, re-drawing, building, permitting, re-permitting, installing, inspecting, re-building, re-installing, and re-inspecting, we opened as a f...
2013
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Team Friday
Our brightest achievement was our central mission at the founding of ARTmageddon, to redefine Carmageddon II as ARTmageddon. And it worked! We brought together hundreds of artists and arts organizations including LA's major arts organizations, and...
2013
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String Theory Productions
Grant from City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Los Angeles World Airports to create a site specific performance installation at the Van Nuys FlyAway. Part of a pilot program to fund ephemeral arts in public spaces. The project w...
2013
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reDiscover Center
Using everyday discards donated by local businesses reDiscover’s range of hands-on, educational programs and workshops has served 24,500 people. We are proud of our Arts Earth Partnership certification and our 2007 Sustainable Quality Award from t...
2013
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REDCAT (The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater)
REDCAT is currently celebrating ten years of bringing experimental and interdisciplinary performing and visual art to Los Angeles audiences. Each year REDCAT collaborates with local, national and international artists and organizations on the pres...
2013
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Pasadena Arts Alliance
AxS Festivals have examined the interplay of art and science since The Universe” (2001), which contemplated man’s place in the cosmos; “The Tender Land” (2004) meditated on the fragile complexity of the natural world; “Skin” (2007) investigated cu...
2013
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Participlay
A mobile arts and crafting unit that visits targeted community sites around LA County providing the opportunity to create hands on art projects and community dance classes ultimately combining the two to produce urban situated community based perf...
2013
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MLoveizm Inc.
From working, guiding, promoting, encouraging and teaching artists, we have seen them go on to attain more jobs as entrepreneurs, build their own brands, manage their creative and business time, and develop confidence in heart and mind. We have im...
2013
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Machine Project
Since 2003, Machine Project has built a national reputation for nurturing innovative, experimental modes of arts engagement by framing challenging arts and educational opportunities as fun, approachable, and occasionally bizarre community events. ...
2013
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Los Angeles Youth Orchestra
Concert at Carnegie Hall: February 2013 Partnership with the Los Angeles Film Festival: June 2012 Youth Orchestra Day: In February of 2010 Partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music: In 2008. Los Angeles Philharmonic...
2013
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LAXART
Since its founding in 2005, LAXART has realized over 200 projects with artists such as Walead Beshty, Glenn Kaino, William Leavitt, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Yunhee Min, Ruben Ochoa, Mark Bradford, Nicole Miller, Thomas Lawson, Kori Newkirk, Michael...
2013
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LA-Más, Inc.
Farm on Wheels is a product of the partnership between LA-Más and Mia Lehrer + Associates. Since its inception, the partnership between Más and MLA has aimed to create sustainable communities comprised of innovative civic buildings, well-planned...
2013
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KCET Departures
In the past five years Departures Youth Voices has worked with almost 200 students in schools and organizations throughout Southern California. These include the L.A. Leadership Academy in Lincoln Heights in an exploration of the L.A. River; the E...
2013
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Human Resources L.A.
HRLA was a collaborator and grant receiver of Getty Museum for PST festival 2012, We have collaborated with REDCAT Gallery, UC Riverside, CalArts, LAND, Machine Projects on cooperative programs. Human Resources is a team of creative individuals, w...
2013
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Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)
HOLA’s recent achievements include: - In the last academic year, 324 students participated in intensive art classes in a multi-level class structure that built and advanced with each session. Each quarter, HOLA offered the community 33 ...
2013
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Harmony Project
The Harmony Project has won numerous accolades, including the Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities — the nation’s highest honor for an arts-based youth program. We have been featured in the Los Angeles Tim...
2013
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Great Leap, Inc.
2013 is the 35th anniversary of Great Leap. We have consistently created productions, workshops and art programs that have grown from our engagement with diverse communities. Our longevity reflects our ability to change, innovate and respond to th...
2013
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Geoff Gallegos/daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
I am applying as a composer with an idea about housing. I have no achievements in the housing sector. At this point, it’s an achievement to make my rent payment on time. My achievements have all happened on a stage, in a classroom or i...
2013
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Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum
Despite the economic downturn and budget reductions we have grown attendance at CAAM over the last 10 years from35K to over 100,000 visitors representing an average 20% increase each year. We are now presenting 80+ public programs each year and 9 ...
2013
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ForYourArt
ForYourArt creates new contexts for art on- and off-line and applies an entrepreneurial spirit to producing and distributing artists’ work. ForYourArt experiments with a range of activities in its 6020 Wilshire Blvd. space that fall in between the...
2013
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For Learners of All Ages
For Learners of All Ages was incorporated 6 months ago. We received our 501c3 charitable status in February of this year. A baker's dozen in size, our staff includes credentialed teachers, one active and one former university professor...
2013
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FLARB LLC
FLARB LLC is one of the earliest developers and publishers of mobile games and content in the West. In addition to consulting on mobile and social games FLARB recently created Camera Birds (www.camerabirds.com), a unique 3D birdwatching simulator ...
2013
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Filmanthropos
While Filmanthropos is a fairly new social enterprise that was founded in Q4 2012, we are proud to have connected with several social enterprises to create powerful stories that engage their audiences to elicit change. On top of this, we have prov...
2013
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ERW DESIGN + SALT Landscape Architects
ERW Design + SALT have partnered to develop the Park-in-a-Box concept. ERW Design (www.erwdesign.com) is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary architecture firm whose work is based on the intersection of the built form and the landscape. Founded in...
2013
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Electronic Music Alliance
We are still a young organization. We worked hard last year to get over 100 founding industry and cultural veterans to come on board as our founding members. We have also made many key collaborative partners such as E-stewards for our ...
2013
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DIYFO (Do-It-Yourself. For Others.)
In fewer than 18 months, DIYFO has grown from an arts and crafts-oriented meeting among friends at a bar, to an organization whose vision will change the way Los Angeles uses and cultivates its creative talents. We have teamed up with organization...
2013
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design east of La Brea
We've built a community of committed design enthusiasts in Los Angeles in about 4 four years. We currently have over 1,000 followers on Facebook, nearly 700 followers on Twitter and 3,000+ email subscribers. Our events consistent...
2013
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Creative Visions Foundation
To date Creative Visions Foundation has incubated over 150 creative activist projects and productions, reaching over 90 million people. Furthermore, these projects have reached 195 countries across the globe, and a recent evaluation of our finance...
2013
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Create LA
Within the past year, we have been thrilled to work with a dedicated group of volunteers to provide free art workshops to youth in the community in various capacities. We have successfully engaged community members by hosting fundraising events in...
2013
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CRE Outreach
In the past two years, CRE Outreach has become a fixture within the Inglewood Unified School District serving over 100 at-risk youth with after-school programs, doubled our audiences for local productions, expanded our donor database by over 15%, ...
2013
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CIVIC PROJECTS
Civic Projects: Publication of The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future was a collaboration between experts in many fields that resulted in an artful book about the future of cars, streets and public policy in Southern Californi...
2013
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CityLife-LA
CityLife brings together young people from diverse backgrounds and offers them exposure to and experiences with the Arts, culture, history and politics of Los Angeles in order to find creative solutions to urban issues. We promote educational and ...
2013
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cityLAB-UCLA
cityLAB, a research center at UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture, was founded in 2006 by Director Dana Cuff and Co-Director Roger Sherman. Since that time it has become one of the most well respected urban think tanks in America. cityLAB w...
2013
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City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
DCA generates & supports high quality arts & cultural experiences for LA’s 4 million residents & 26 million annual visitors. DCA supports artists & cultural projects through the following Divisions: The Grants Administration Division awards grants...
2013
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Children Mending Hearts
Since its inception in 2009, Children Mending Hearts has helped over 12,000 disadvantaged youth become involved in practicing Global Citizenship and positive social activism. The thing we’re most proud of is helping children of ALL cultural, socio...
2013
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Cheshire Moon Inc
We have grown Dancescape into a well-known and respected event that our previous participants looked forward to every year. Our show now regularly features more than upwards of 175 performers representing a wide variety of dance companies, studios...
2013
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cARTel: Collaborative Arts LA
Our greatest achievements have grown out of the people and artists with whom we are privileged to work. Our ensemble of dedicated artists has grown over the years into a dedicated, well-rounded staff. In addition to our core team, we have worked w...
2013
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c3: Center for Conscious Creativity
In 2009 the c3 created a partnership with The Millennium Project www.millennium-project.org, a global futurists think tank, and the founder of c3 serves as the Chair of their Global Arts and Media Node. Together with the Millennium Project, we hav...
2013
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Arts for LA
Our 2012 Annual Report and a comprehensive list of our organizational benchmarks are available at www.artsforla.org. Our work demonstrates the impact of advocacy by parents, students, teachers, small business owners, and government, corporate, and...
2013
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Arts:Earth Partnership
In February of 2010, after a couple years of developing the program, honing our business model and having our checklist vetted by various entities, AEP signed a groundbreaking contract with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to assess ...
2013
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Arts Council for Long Beach
Recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant for $150,000. The Arts Council was one of 80 organizations selected from a pool of 317 applicants. And, 1 of 6 organizations to receive the highest amount. The Arts Council serves ove...
2013
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Art Share L.A.
For over a decade, Art Share L.A. has provided 30-affordable live/work units in the booming Downtown Arts District, supporting hundreds of artists including Grammy Award-winning DJ, Sonny Moore (more commonly known as Skrillex). In the...
2013
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Antigua Coffee House
Best Coffee Roaster 2007 Best Coffeehouse 2012 Economic Development and successful business consulting. High ratings on Yelp Great facebook Page Community involvement and volunteerism A great community role model for...
2013
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A+D Architecture and Design Museum > Los Angeles
The A+D Architecture and Design Museum > Los Angeles was founded in 2001. A+D is the only cultural institution in the United States showcasing continuous programs on architecture and design. Through exhibits, symposia, multi-disciplinary projects...
2013
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58-12 Design Lab
58-12 Design Lab is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization formed and registered in the State of California. In 2009, three friends at UCLA who were going into architecture, law, and business sought to use the power of good design in order...
2013
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