The airport is now accepting submissions until March 31, and 10 contest winners will also earn $500 honorariums, according to the airport. The contest is open to local artists of all ages and skill levels. Winners will be announced by May 2022.
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One of the events offers participants the chance to paint their own birdhouse. Image courtesy Arts Council for Long Beach.
May 2 4:26 pm
Arts Council offers ‘Bridging Wellness’ workshop series in honor of Mental Health month
May is Mental Health month and the Arts Council for Long Beach, in collaboration 12 regional organizations including Angels Gate Cultural Center, Compound LBC and We Rise LA, have banded together to host a series of free virtual and in-person pop-ups and workshops geared toward improving mental health and wellness through art and creative expression.
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The exhibit, “We Got This: Art in the Time of the Pandemic”, unveiled Wednesday, is comprised of 20 pieces that were collected from local women artists and shows messages of hope and solidarity that were ubiquitous in 2020. The exhibit is also available to view on the city’s website.
Pieces from the exhibit are on display along construction barriers that separate public areas from ongoing work on the airport’s Phase II Terminal Improvement Program. The art will be on display for at least the next six months, the city said in a statement.
The works range from scenes of nature to paintings of essential workers wearing masks and activities that people turned to to stay active, like roller skating and walking on the beach. An American flag with its stars portion made out of a navy-blue medial mask and a piece titled “Sheltering” showing scenes of 20 different homes sheltering in place are also part of the exhibit.
The City of Long Beach’s Development Services Department has partnered with the Arts Council for Long Beach to deliver phase three of the Artist COVID Relief Grant.
This grant program is for individual artists across disciplines who are struggling to have their basic needs (shelter, food, and medical) met due to loss of artistic income from COVID-19. Applicants will be asked to provide a short narrative that addresses how COVID-19 has impacted their ability to generate income from their art form and halted their artistic expression. Artists must meet the following criteria to apply:
be a professional, working Long Beach artist (age 18 or older)