Yesterday, I received this e-mail from Zoot Velasco, the soon to be ex-Cultural Program Supervisor at the Homeland Cultural Center at McArthur Park. During the past 16 months that I have visited Homeland, I have witnessed a scene unlike any other in a neighborhood and city that is often fractured by racial and ethnic tensions [...]
The Creativity Network of Long Beach and LongBeachCulture.org sponsored two community forums to engage in a meaningful dialogue toward building a Cultural Master Plan for the creative community of Long Beach. The August 2nd meeting at Koos Art Center solicited a lengthy list of issues. On September 6, the second forum was held at Second [...]
As you may already know, a series of forums were held recently to explore the challenges, opportunities, and priorities facing the creative community in Long Beach. These forums arose from a series of informal mixers started by the Creativity Network which was co-founded by Arts Council Executive Board member Antonio Pedro Ruiz. These mixers brought [...]
The Creativity Network of Long Beach and LongBeachCulture.org sponsor a community forum to seek answers and solutions BUILDING A MASTER CULTURAL PLAN FOR LONG BEACH‘S CREATIVE COMMUNITY “Building a master cultural plan for the Long Beach creative community” is the continuing theme in the second of a series of community forums organized to spark dialogue. [...]
by Sander Roscoe Wolff We live in a city of nearly half a million people, yet only a small fraction of the residents participate in the most basic form of community advocacy: voting. Long Beach, according to the 2000 census, is home to the sixth highest poverty rate of any city in the country. While [...]
“FIRST THE QUESTIONS, NOW THE ANSWERS ARE NEEDED!” The Long Beach Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.org sponsor a community forum to seek answers and solutions. “Building a master cultural plan for the Long Beach creative community” is the continuing theme in the second of a series of community forums organized to spark dialogue. The next forum [...]
CREATIVITY NETWORK FORUM SUMMARY On Wednesday, July 26, The Long Beach Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.org co-sponsored a community forum at Koos Art Center. The topic was Building a Master Cultural Plan for Long Beach’s Creative Community. We asked the participants to list three goals, priorities or issues facing the city’s creative community. The following are [...]
”…Artists and a vibrant arts community are critical to the cultural life of Long Beach and its economic future. The city should review all policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure that it is viable to live and work in this community.” The quote is from the Long Beach Community Cultural Plan issued in February, 1996. [...]
Long Beach Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.Org present “BUILDING A MASTER PLAN FOR THE LONG BEACH CREATIVE COMMUNITY” Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7-9PM Koos Art Center 530 E. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 562.491.7584 The Arts Council for Long Beach is developing an updated Strategic Plan that will guide its mission for years to come. This [...]
The Long Beach Creativity Network in association with LongBeachCulture.Org and Gallery 33 East Present An ASIA IN RED Creativity Mixer Gallery 33 East 3202 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA Thursday, July 27, 6:30pm 562-433-1496 Meet and network with other members of Long Beach’s growing creative community. Chat, exchange ideas and business cards, drink some wine, [...]