Today, in a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared the week of June 10, 2024 as Arts and Health Week. There is growing research that demonstrates the arts have a positive impact across physical, mental, and public health.

PATRISSE CULLORS SELECTED FOR LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE CREATIVE STRATEGIST ARTIST RESIDENCY TO Deepen UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

An evaluation of the first six residencies of the Creative Strategist program finds that a significant amount of art-as-process occurred across the residencies, with many of the creative strategists doing work engaging communities, especially those historically underserved by local government.

Creating Connections: An Arts and Culture Framework and Toolkit establishes standards for arts and culture as core programming across all County parks, and was developed by Creative Strategist Sandra de la Loza.

Healing Through Story: A Toolkit on Grassroots Approaches is a resource developed with and for Department of Mental Health staff by artist and LA County Creative Strategist Anu Yadav focusing on the power of story as an arts-based healing process.

LA County Department of Arts and Culture plan advances Board commitment to create more rehabilitative, less punitive, justice system.

Department of Arts and Culture Announces $750,000 in Awards for Community Impact Arts Grant Program Grantees Include Organizations Working with System-Involved Youth, Veterans, and Programs Serving the Disability, Homeless, and Immigrant Communities

Creative Strategists and County staff bring new thinking to projects that improve services and quality of life.

The re-dedication ceremony for the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial took place in downtown Los Angeles on July 3, 2019—the 51st anniversary of the original dedication.

LA County Releases Open Source Design Resource to Spur New Affordable Housing Free Publication on Accessory Dwelling Units to Inspire New Housing Typology in the Effort to Combat and Prevent Homelessness