The Board of Supervisors has declared April 2023 as Arts Month—a time to celebrate, and advocate for, the power of the arts! The motion was authored by Board Chair and Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn and Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. It contains highlights and milestones from the Department of Arts and Culture’s 75-year history being commemorated this year.
"The arts are powerful and because of that, they need to be accessible. This motion solidifies the County’s commitment to promoting the arts, and the role they can play in building cultural equity and inclusion," Chair Hahn said. "I also want to formally recognize the achievements of the Arts Commission and now Department of Arts and Culture. It’s quite a track record, considering how dramatically the scale and reach of the work have increased in the last several years. I certainly celebrate its 75-year body of work, but I am more excited to see what comes next."
To celebrate Arts Month, we have made a few artworks available to download below as desktop wallpapers or video conference backgrounds (for programs such as Teams and Zoom). The artworks on this page represent only a small portion of the full Los Angeles County Civic Art Collection. We also invite you to:
Visit one of LA County’s museums, cultural venues, or County Library sites!
- Gloria Molina Grand Park
- LA County Library
- LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- The Music Center
Discover arts and cultural activities in your neighborhood!
The following are some sites that have listings of events taking place across the County:
- Curate LA: Los Angeles’ most comprehensive art discovery platform
- Discover LA: Events and things to do for both locals and tourists
- LAist: Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and SoCal
- Los Angeles Times Culture Guide
- Museum Hack: Reimagining and inspiring new adult museum experiences around the world
