Arts Month

Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) presents Spring 2024 Open Studios Day on Saturday, April 27th from noon to 4pm!

Over 40 local artists will open their doors to the public for a peek into their art practice. The free event includes a Ceramics Sale, Community Class demos, Family Art Workshop, Peruvian food truck Mikhuna, and Gallery Openings for new exhibitions, soundplay southbay and Direct from the Classroom.

Open Studios Day is a free, all-ages event that provides the public a glimpse into the process, art, and lives of local artists who create at the Center. AGCC hosts one of the largest studio artist programs in the region with a diverse range of artistic disciplines including ceramics, photography, printmaking, writing, sculpture, videography, music, and painting. This self-guided tour of artist studios provides a unique opportunity to interact with the artists and purchase contemporary works of art.

To learn more about Open Studios Day, visit our website: https://angelsgateart.org/events/annual-events/open-studios-day/

Registration is not required, however, those who register on Eventbrite will receive reminder emails leading up to the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-studios-day-at-angels-gate-cultural-center-tickets-876162334127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

IMAGES: Left – Photo of Open Studios Day Fall 2023, photo by Jordan Rodriguez. Right – Studio of June Edmonds, photo by Jose Cordon.

This event is generously supported by Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles, California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, LA County Department of Arts and Culture, and Perenchio Foundation.

Sign up to receive email notifications for grant opportunities, artist residencies, and professional fellowships for Los Angeles artists, dancers, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and other creative producers: here.

2023 Grants Application Schedule

Cultural Grant Program

July 2023
Grant RFP open to LA-Co-based nonprofit orgs proposing range of arts and cultural services

Call for Grant Review Panelists

September 2023
Open Call — RFQ open to artists, arts administrators, cultural event producers, and other local community members interested in participating in the peer review panel process to review grant proposals

Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co proposing multi-week community-focused residencies/public presentations in neighborhoods throughout LA City

Creative Opportunities-Optimizing Promise (CO-OP) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co and nonprofit social-justice organizations proposing artist-led, multi-week arts residencies/public presentations in South LA Promise Zone (same RFP as NEAR program)

City of LA Individual Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to mid-career literary, performing, and visual artists living in LA Co

Listing Current Year Grantees on the GAD Page

October 2023
Posting of DCA grantees on https://culturela.org/current-grantees/ once contracting has been completed

Public Space Activation Fund (PSAF)

October 2023
Grant RFP open to a range of LA-based organizations, individuals, neighborhood businesses, other community stakeholders (note: specific program categories dependent on budget)

Arts Workforce Empowerment (AWE) Grant Program

December 2023
Supplementary grant RFP open to mid-sized nonprofit organizations with current service contracts through the Cultural Grant Program

Sign up to receive email notifications for grant opportunities, artist residencies, and professional fellowships for Los Angeles artists, dancers, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and other creative producers: here.

2023 Grants Application Schedule

Cultural Grant Program

July 2023
Grant RFP open to LA-Co-based nonprofit orgs proposing range of arts and cultural services

Call for Grant Review Panelists

September 2023
Open Call — RFQ open to artists, arts administrators, cultural event producers, and other local community members interested in participating in the peer review panel process to review grant proposals

Neighborhood Engagement Artist Residency (NEAR) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co proposing multi-week community-focused residencies/public presentations in neighborhoods throughout LA City

Creative Opportunities-Optimizing Promise (CO-OP) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to individual artists living in LA Co and nonprofit social-justice organizations proposing artist-led, multi-week arts residencies/public presentations in South LA Promise Zone (same RFP as NEAR program)

City of LA Individual Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) Grant Program

September 2023
Grant RFP open to mid-career literary, performing, and visual artists living in LA Co

Listing Current Year Grantees on the GAD Page

October 2023
Posting of DCA grantees on https://culturela.org/current-grantees/ once contracting has been completed

Public Space Activation Fund (PSAF)

October 2023
Grant RFP open to a range of LA-based organizations, individuals, neighborhood businesses, other community stakeholders (note: specific program categories dependent on budget)

Arts Workforce Empowerment (AWE) Grant Program

December 2023
Supplementary grant RFP open to mid-sized nonprofit organizations with current service contracts through the Cultural Grant Program