The Arts Council for Long Beach will host its annual State of the Arts event on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 9am to 10:30am, and for the second year, the event is in partnership with the Office of Mayor Robert Garcia.
“At last year’s event, Mayor Garcia announced major new commitments to the arts,” said Griselda Suárez, executive director for the Arts Council. “Most significantly, he announced he would ask the city council to explore reinstating the City’s dedicated funding for the arts— a promise he made good on and that is now under study.”
This year, the event will take place on the Arts Council’s 40th anniversary.
“The Arts Council was formed on Sept. 22, 1976,” Suárez said. “And we’re happy we can bring people together on our anniversary to celebrate the arts.”
The event is also a time when the Arts Council announces new projects and partnerships.
The heart of the occasion is to recognize the work of five individuals or organizations through its Annual Arts Awards: James H. Ackerman Arts Philanthropist, Arts Educator, Arts Volunteer, Arts Innovator and Economic Development Arts Trailblazer. The Arts Council will announce the five honorees at the State of the Arts.
The event is free and open to the public and will take place at Liberty Art Gallery, 435 Alamitos Ave. Live music by Long Beach gypsy jazz quartet Hedgehog Swing and a continental breakfast will precede the announcements and award ceremony.
Admission requires an RSVP via email or phone at info@artslb.org or (562) 435-2787.
This event is sponsored by: the Port of Long Beach, Liberty Art Gallery, TGIS Catering, Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center/SMG, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Long Beach Transit, Downtown Long Beach Associates, interTrend, Yellow Cab Long Beach, Long Beach Community Foundation, Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, Cambodia Town Inc., East Anaheim Street Business Alliance/Zaferia and the Uptown Property Business Improvement District.
Source: Arts Council for LB
