Useful Links

Arts Advocacy Organizations

• Americans for the Arts

• Arts for LA

• California For the Arts

• Create CA

Arts & Culture Agencies

• California Arts Council (State of California)

• City of Beverly Hills, Arts and Culture Commission

• City of Burbank, Cultural Arts Commission (Burbank Arts)

• City of Culver City, Cultural Affairs Commission

• City of Glendale, Library, Arts, and Culture

• City of Inglewood, Arts Commission

• City of Pasadena, Arts, and Cultural Affairs Division

• City of Torrance, Cultural Services Division

• City of West Hollywood's Arts Division (WeHoArts)

• Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles

• Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

• Santa Monica Cultural Affairs

Other Arts/Culture-Related Resources

• Arts for LA Job Listings (jobs & artist opportunities)

• California Association of Museums (jobs directory)

• Otis Report on California’s Creative Economy (2026 Otis College Update on the Creative Economy)

• Arts & Economic Prosperity 6(2022 data) prepared by Americans for the Arts

• The Top 100 Most Arts-Vibrant Communities of 2025 prepared by SMU DataArts

• Divergence and Resilience Across Ten U.S. Cities (2019–2024) prepared by SMU DataArts