City Council District 11

A Window Between Worlds is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using art as a healing tool to empower and transform individuals and communities impacted by violence and trauma.

Artist-in-Residence Barry Shils is an independent filmmaker who has been working professionally in the film and television industry for over 25 years.

Beyond Baroque offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings, workshops, new music and education.

COLA grantee Blue McRight is a visual artist based in Venice whose practice includes sculpture, drawing, painting, and public art.

Body Weather Laboratory (BWL) strengthens the growth and understanding of Butoh, which utilizes in-depth study of nature as source material for dance. In 1993, BWL formed a dance company and has conducted workshops and residencies. BWL tours and performs locally and internationally.

The Electric Lodge is an open laboratory for artists, training ground for teachers and an incubator for creative arts entrepreneurs.

Artist-in-Residence India Radfar has four published books of poetry and teaches poetry and writing.

Invertigo is a Los Angeles-based company that creates whimsical, compelling dance theatre, with a strong educational component.

KASA is a nonprofit created by Kodo and representatives of the North American taiko community to promote intercultural exchange and communication.

L.A. Theatre Works is a non-profit media arts organization whose mission for over 25 years has been to present, preserve and disseminate classic and contemporary plays.

Luminario Ballet is a contemporary ballet company also presenting classic modern dance repertory and aerial dance.

The Musical Theatre Guild is devoted to preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre by presenting seldom-seen musicals, and by offering education for musical theatre audiences.

Established in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design is a national leader in art and design education.

P.S. ARTS is dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities.

COLA grantee Sarah Maclay is the author of three poetry collections and teaches creative writing and literature at Loyola Marymount University.

Open to the public since 1996, the Skirball Cultural Center has established itself as one of the world's most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions and among the leading cultural venues in Los Angeles.

The Thai Community Arts and Cultural Center was founded in 1992, for the purpose of preserving and promoting Thai arts and culture in the United States.

The Pan African Film Festival is a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression.

The mission of Venice Arts is to ignite youths’ imagination, mentor their creativity, and expand their sense of possibility through high quality, accessible media–based arts education programs.