Championing Arts, Culture, and Creativity for LA!
As a leading, progressive arts and cultural agency, DCA empowers LA’s vibrant communities by: supporting and providing access to quality visual, literary, musical, performing, and educational arts programming; managing vital cultural centers; preserving historic sites; creating public art; and funding services provided by arts organizations and individual artists.
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Center for the Arts Eagle Rock: Family Draw
Come draw together after school with artist, JJ Jorgenson, in this weekly family-friendly drawing get-together. Every week is different, follow...
Beatmaking & Music Production for Teens
Learn to create original beats and songs. Explore sampling, recording, drum programming, and song structure while creating music individually and...
Madrid Theatre's 100th Anniversary Grand Re-Opening Celebration
The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs invites you to an evening celebrating the 100th Anniversary Grand Re-Opening...
Lightning Rod Theater
It's 1776, a time of revolution in America and across the Atlantic, but the Enlightenment's bright rays haven't illuminated some...
Uncanny Valley: Colonial Myths, Ugly Trees, and Hidden LA Histories with Barret Baumgart
Today many consider the silhouette of a Joshua tree beautiful and iconic. But, did you know there was a time...
People of the West: A Community Double Screening (Episode Two, Three)
Episode Two exposes the California mission system not as a benign religious endeavor, but as a tool of forced labor...
Golden Thread Concert Series
The Golden Thread Concert Series offers a platform for artists to explore the intersection of spirituality and artistic expression in...
Storybook Theater: Emperor's New Clothes
Our 2026-2027 Storybook Theater production will open on October 17, 2026 and run through May 22, 2027. We will host...