Executive Director Danielle Brazell blogged for ARTSblog on her takeaways from the 2011 Americans for the Arts National Convention, and she wants your advice.

 

 

Joint Committee on Arts: The Creative Economy as a Jobs Engine

Principal Stephanie Harris, recently of Short Avenue Elementary School and now assigned to 54th Street Elementary School, presented the following to the LAUSD School Board at the Committee of the Whole on January 19, 2010.

CAA Legislative Briefing 2009

 

This morning, California Arts Advocates in partnership with Arts for LA, LA Stage Alliance, California Alliance for Arts Education and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presented a legislative briefing reporting on current arts-related legislation at the state level.

EAL/LA's Creative Conversations

 

Los Angeles County Arts Commission and The Getty Foundation Host a Leadership Event for Arts Intern Alumni

 

The City of Los Angeles has declared January 2009 as Arts Month, encouraging L.A. residents to explore the wide range of visual & performing arts opportunities throughout the city.

Within a week, the LA Weekly got rid of Steven Leigh Morris' position as Theatre Editor and the Daily Breeze laid off Jim Farber, their arts & theater critic. These are huge losses for the Los Angeles cultural community; however, like many others on the LACN & BCT listservs and commenting on the Times coverage of the layoffs, I'm feeling powerless to do anything about it.

Looking Ahead: Leadership Strategies for TurbulentTimes