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Glendale Council Supports Expansion of Public Art Fund

The Glendale News-Press is reporting that the Glendale City Council has endorsed expansion of the Glendale public percent for art requirement to include more new developments citywide.

From the article: "The city's Downtown Specific Plan currently requires any new development valued above $500,000 to either incorporate an on-site public art installation equal to 1% of the project's total cost, or... Read more

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City Council Committee Discusses Cultural Center RFPs

Barnsdall Art ParkAt the Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee meeting on August 17th, Committee members discussed the process of creating public-private partnerships to run 14 cultural facilities currently operated by the City of Los Angeles.

Committee members Tom LaBonge and... Read more

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LA Cultural Facility Public/Private Partnerships: Meeting 8/17/10

Warner Grand TheatreOn Tuesday, August 17th, Los Angeles City Council's Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee will hear an update on the Request for Proposals process to transition cultural facilities to public/private partnerships.

Public comment will be taken after the Chief Legislative Analyst's report relative to... Read more

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LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer on Arts Education

LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer supports Arts EducationSteve Zimmer represents Board District 4 on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. 

 

I probably wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the arts. I was a struggling high school student doing a lot of... Read more

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bang Bang BANG: Letitia Ivins on the APAL Mentorship Program

Letitia Ivins
    

 

Letitia Ivins, civic art program associate of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s Civic Art Program, blogs about Emerging Arts Leaders/LA's APAL mentorship program.

 

 

 

This title is neither violent onomatopoeia nor a Femi Kuti... Read more

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Arts Council for Long Beach: Evolution and Progress

Craig Watson

 

Craig Watson, Executive Director of the Arts Council for Long Beach, writes about the evolution of the Long Beach Arts Council and becoming a "change agent" in the community.... Read more
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