The Creativity Network, in partnership with the Museum of Latin American Art, is presenting a first ever Community Television Special and Town Hall Meeting, Re-Imagining the Arts in Long Beach on Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 – 4 pm. Produced by Really Big Boom Productions in association with Charter Communications, the goals of this two [...]
On September 8th a group of talented local musicians will be sharing their gifts in an intimate acoustic performance at the Carpenter Center to raise funds in support of Arts programs for kids in Long Beach schools. Justin Hectus, one of the event’s organizers, and a long-time supporter of arts and music in Long Beach, [...]
from Antonio Pedro Ruiz Co-Founder of The Creativity Network Graffiti has been with us since the Romans. Today’s graffiti is a representation of contemporary urban hip-hop culture, often practiced by people who know no other form of artistic expression. When a spray can is used to scribble gang symbols on a wall it is called [...]
By Porschia Baker Special to LBC Constructing community bridges linking creativity, unity and education, the Westside Mural Project proves reputation alone is not enough to assume you know the Westside of Long Beach: there is always a story painted behind stories. Located on the Westside of Santa Fe Avenue, on a cement wall between 23rd [...]
ARTS FOR ALL: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING ARTISTS If you are a teaching artist who wants to maintain the integrity of your creative vision in your arts lessons’ while aligning with the California State Academic Content Standards in the Visual and Performing Arts and other core curricular areas such as Open Court, these workshops [...]