Arts and Culture Newsletter: April 2026

April was Arts Month in Los Angeles County, and we are deeply grateful to Chair Hilda L. Solis for authoring the motion that made it so. As you can read more about below, her designation also marked a significant milestone: ten years of the Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative (CEII), which she established in 2015 to expand access to arts and culture and advance equity across our county's cultural ecosystem. Ten years later, CEII continues to guide our work. May was also Mental Health Awareness Month, and we continue to explore how creative practice and cross-sector partnership support youth wellness through our ongoing Creative Wellbeing programming…

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