Learn more about some of DCA's programs and initiatives. The Department of Cultural Affairs Joins the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is proud to announce it has joined the Los Angeles … More about The Department of Cultural Affairs Joins the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Summer Fun Guide 2025 DCA announces the release of the 2025 Summer Fun Guide. This publication catalogues a multitude of events produced by Los Angeles’s … More about Summer Fun Guide 2025 City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: EDITH+ETTA The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Performing Arts Division’s (PERF) EMPOWERMENT project returns for its third … More about City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: EDITH+ETTA City of Los Angeles Heritage Month Celebrations The City of Los Angeles has historically celebrated a handful of culturally-specific communities officially for at least one month each per year. More about City of Los Angeles Heritage Month Celebrations Wildfire Aid and Resources for the Arts Community and Greater Los Angeles Community City of LA Wildfire Information & Resources The City of Los Angeles continues to aggressively respond to the wildfires in … More about Wildfire Aid and Resources for the Arts Community and Greater Los Angeles Community DCA Publications DCA’s Marketing, Development, Design, and Digital Research Division publishes educational books, cultural guides, and exhibition catalogs documenting and curating LA … More about DCA Publications 2025 Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers A Community Learning and Networking Program for Arts Professionals Program Description The DCA Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers, in … More about 2025 Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers Promise Zone Arts: Cultural Treasures of South LA Cultural Treasures of South LA is an asset mapping and activation initiative under the auspices of the City of Los … More about Promise Zone Arts: Cultural Treasures of South LA 2024 Paris/Los Angeles Cultural Olympiad Le Mural Documentary Short Commissioned by DCA Le Mural, directed and written by Barbara Bingley-Verseman, captures the collaborative journey of … More about 2024 Paris/Los Angeles Cultural Olympiad 2024-2025 NEA Big Read: Los Angeles City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)NEA Big Read: Los Angeles Initiative for 2024-2025 A Catalyst for Community … More about 2024-2025 NEA Big Read: Los Angeles 2024/25 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces the recipients of the 2024/25 City of Los Angeles … More about 2024/25 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients 2023/24 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) provides independent artists the opportunity to create new works to be … More about 2023/24 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2025 We are pleased to announce our 2025 cohort of Cultural Trailblazers. This grant promotes artists who are recognized as regional … More about DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2025 City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections Initiative In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities may be considering how they can honor those who were on … More about City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections Initiative City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: MAXINE + BELLA The EMPOWERMENT project returns for its second year. Honoring women artists and activists who have impacted and redefined the human … More about City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: MAXINE + BELLA DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2023/2024 We are pleased to announce our 2023-2024 cohort of Cultural Trailblazers. This grant promotes artists who are recognized as regional … More about DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2023/2024 Dance in the Districts 2023 2023 Dance in the Districts Awardees (Council Districts 2 and 3) DCA’s Performing Arts Division announced the awardees for the … More about Dance in the Districts 2023 Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Chinese Massacre DCA and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument announced the finalist team for the Memorial to the Victims … More about Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Chinese Massacre Sony Pictures Media Arts Program The Sony Pictures Media Arts Program is a DCA program in partnership with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Community Arts Partnership (CAP), and Sony Pictures Entertainment. More about Sony Pictures Media Arts Program Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month The Department of Cultural Affairs honors April as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month with a calendar filled with opportunities to experience … More about Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month Fourth Annual Lunar New Year Celebration The DCA Performing Arts Divisionis delighted to present the third annual Lunar New Year Celebration, featuring activities taking place from … More about Fourth Annual Lunar New Year Celebration CURRENT:LA Public Art Triennial CURRENT:LA is Los Angeles’ citywide Public Art Triennial. The next iteration will take place in October, 2019. More about CURRENT:LA Public Art Triennial Dance in the Districts 2022 DCA and the Los Angeles Dance Workers Coalition will present online performances by 22 dancers and choreographers who reside or … More about Dance in the Districts 2022 DCA Workforce Development Programs Fall 2020 application deadline has now been extended to August 30! Program Description Offered by Cal State LA and in collaboration with … More about DCA Workforce Development Programs Reimagine Public Art About the Project In March 2021 the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) launched Reimagine Public Art: … More about Reimagine Public Art Corona Memorials – Creative Tributes Commissioned by DCA, these artist memorials celebrate the lifetime of a person who has died from COVID-19. Click the … More about Corona Memorials – Creative Tributes Designstrategy @ DCA Under the Marketing, Development, Design, and Digital Research Division, Designstrategy@DCA is a program that creates organizational and strategic solutions bringing together … More about Designstrategy @ DCA
The Department of Cultural Affairs Joins the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is proud to announce it has joined the Los Angeles … More about The Department of Cultural Affairs Joins the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Summer Fun Guide 2025 DCA announces the release of the 2025 Summer Fun Guide. This publication catalogues a multitude of events produced by Los Angeles’s … More about Summer Fun Guide 2025
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: EDITH+ETTA The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Performing Arts Division’s (PERF) EMPOWERMENT project returns for its third … More about City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: EDITH+ETTA
City of Los Angeles Heritage Month Celebrations The City of Los Angeles has historically celebrated a handful of culturally-specific communities officially for at least one month each per year. More about City of Los Angeles Heritage Month Celebrations
Wildfire Aid and Resources for the Arts Community and Greater Los Angeles Community City of LA Wildfire Information & Resources The City of Los Angeles continues to aggressively respond to the wildfires in … More about Wildfire Aid and Resources for the Arts Community and Greater Los Angeles Community
DCA Publications DCA’s Marketing, Development, Design, and Digital Research Division publishes educational books, cultural guides, and exhibition catalogs documenting and curating LA … More about DCA Publications
2025 Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers A Community Learning and Networking Program for Arts Professionals Program Description The DCA Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers, in … More about 2025 Evening Webinar Series for Arts Workers
Promise Zone Arts: Cultural Treasures of South LA Cultural Treasures of South LA is an asset mapping and activation initiative under the auspices of the City of Los … More about Promise Zone Arts: Cultural Treasures of South LA
2024 Paris/Los Angeles Cultural Olympiad Le Mural Documentary Short Commissioned by DCA Le Mural, directed and written by Barbara Bingley-Verseman, captures the collaborative journey of … More about 2024 Paris/Los Angeles Cultural Olympiad
2024-2025 NEA Big Read: Los Angeles City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)NEA Big Read: Los Angeles Initiative for 2024-2025 A Catalyst for Community … More about 2024-2025 NEA Big Read: Los Angeles
2024/25 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces the recipients of the 2024/25 City of Los Angeles … More about 2024/25 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients
2023/24 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project (COLA-IMAP) provides independent artists the opportunity to create new works to be … More about 2023/24 City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grant Recipients
DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2025 We are pleased to announce our 2025 cohort of Cultural Trailblazers. This grant promotes artists who are recognized as regional … More about DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2025
City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections Initiative In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities may be considering how they can honor those who were on … More about City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections Initiative
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: MAXINE + BELLA The EMPOWERMENT project returns for its second year. Honoring women artists and activists who have impacted and redefined the human … More about City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents EMPOWERMENT: MAXINE + BELLA
DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2023/2024 We are pleased to announce our 2023-2024 cohort of Cultural Trailblazers. This grant promotes artists who are recognized as regional … More about DCA Cultural Trailblazers 2023/2024
Dance in the Districts 2023 2023 Dance in the Districts Awardees (Council Districts 2 and 3) DCA’s Performing Arts Division announced the awardees for the … More about Dance in the Districts 2023
Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Chinese Massacre DCA and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument announced the finalist team for the Memorial to the Victims … More about Memorial to the Victims of the 1871 Chinese Massacre
Sony Pictures Media Arts Program The Sony Pictures Media Arts Program is a DCA program in partnership with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Community Arts Partnership (CAP), and Sony Pictures Entertainment. More about Sony Pictures Media Arts Program
Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month The Department of Cultural Affairs honors April as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month with a calendar filled with opportunities to experience … More about Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month
Fourth Annual Lunar New Year Celebration The DCA Performing Arts Divisionis delighted to present the third annual Lunar New Year Celebration, featuring activities taking place from … More about Fourth Annual Lunar New Year Celebration
CURRENT:LA Public Art Triennial CURRENT:LA is Los Angeles’ citywide Public Art Triennial. The next iteration will take place in October, 2019. More about CURRENT:LA Public Art Triennial
Dance in the Districts 2022 DCA and the Los Angeles Dance Workers Coalition will present online performances by 22 dancers and choreographers who reside or … More about Dance in the Districts 2022
DCA Workforce Development Programs Fall 2020 application deadline has now been extended to August 30! Program Description Offered by Cal State LA and in collaboration with … More about DCA Workforce Development Programs
Reimagine Public Art About the Project In March 2021 the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) launched Reimagine Public Art: … More about Reimagine Public Art
Corona Memorials – Creative Tributes Commissioned by DCA, these artist memorials celebrate the lifetime of a person who has died from COVID-19. Click the … More about Corona Memorials – Creative Tributes
Designstrategy @ DCA Under the Marketing, Development, Design, and Digital Research Division, Designstrategy@DCA is a program that creates organizational and strategic solutions bringing together … More about Designstrategy @ DCA
