Last week our community artist team gathered for a day of storytelling under the sun! They interviewed community members at Gladys Park about their connection to their neighborhood & input on the future design for a public art project
We are excited to see the mural come to life!

We did it! We raised $15,869!Thank you to everyone who amplified, supported and donated to us.

Your contributions will continue our work to engage artists, youth, and community members in creating our next Los Angeles.

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Meet Moreau Halliburton, our Youth Mentor for our 2023 Sankofa Youth Artist!

Learn how LA Commons #seedschange in Los Angeles and beyond!

Photography Credit: Mercedes Carreto and Daniel Aguirre

#DayoftheAncestors #FestivalofMasks #LeimertPark #LAArts

#FunderFriday - We only need to raise $2,050 to reach our $15,000 goal. Be a part of real change in Los Angeles and make this Festival of Masks a memorable one!

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#ArtistCall - LA Commons is searching for a Lead Printmaking Artist to work with a core Youth Arts Team (Age 15-25) to plan curriculum and lead the facilitation of a 6-week screen printing workshop at Mona Park Recreation Center.

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Our 13th Annual Day of the Ancestors:Festival of Masks is 4 days away!

Make sure to join us for a for a day of healing THIS SUNDAY Jun 25, 2023!

Seed change in Los Angeles.
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Join us THIS Sunday, June 25 at 12pm for the 13th Annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks at the Leimert Park Artwalk as we honor Leimert Park legends!

Learn more: tinyurl.com/2023FOM

Happy #Juneteenth ! We honor our resilient ancestors whose resolve and teachings inspire us daily.

LA Commons is dedicated to advancing racial equity and justice for Black and Brown communities through programs and community engagement. We celebrate #freedomforall !

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Support LA Commons as we #seedchange throughout Los Angeles! Every donation changes the lives of youth, artists, and the LA community.
Triple your donation - a generous anonymous donor has offered to match every gift!

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It's been amazing to see the community come out and make masks and headpieces in our Saturday Mask workshops!

Maria Elena Cruz and Ronieka Pinkney lead this journey to imagine and create art that will be featured in the annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks!

The 13th Annual Day Of The Ancestors: Festival Of Masks Honors Leimert Park Legends.

The theme, “Seeds of the Village' pays homage to these individuals with a day of creative expression that engages the entire community in a celebration that honors all they left behind.

Support LA Commons as we #seedchange throughout Los Angeles! Every donation changes the lives of youth, artists, and the LA community.

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Join us on Sunday, June 25 at 12pm for the 13th Annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks at LeimertParkArtWalk! The Festival of Masks is an annual celebration of our ancestors & an invocation for the South Central LA community.

Register: tinyurl.com/2023FOM

Support LA Commons as we #seedchange throughout Los Angeles! Every donation changes the lives of youth, artists, and the LA community.

Donate here: lacommons.networkforgood.com/projects/13254…

#donate #laarts #artsfunding #culturalequity

#Waybackwednesday - Let’s look back at #Getty25 last summer! For The Getty’s 25th anniversary, we unveiled our collaborative photography project, ‘Black LA Now: Photography Inspired by the Kamoinge Workshop. We also trekked up to the Getty & led a Procession of Masks!

Join us for Seeds of the Village Saturdays to dance, create masks, and drum with the community!

Every Saturday from Now- June 24!

Find out more and register at: tinyurl.com/FOMWorkshops

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#ArtistSpotlight - Meet Momodu Mansaray, our second teaching photographers for South LA: In Dialogue at our Leimert Park site!

Join us on June 3rd for our grand opening of LA: In Dialogue at Band of Vices!
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#ArtistSpotlight - Meet Roz Kumari, one of our teaching photographers for South LA: In Dialogue at our Leimert Park site!

Join us on June 3rd for our grand opening of LA: In Dialogue at Band of Vices!
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Participants at Fremont HS explored the connections between traditional foods & tasty dishes from around the world! They learned recipes w/ origins in the Americas, Africa, Asia, & Europe.

We are grateful for @unitedway for supporting our Fremont Healthy Hub art residencies!

#ArtistSpotlight - Meet Mercedes Carreto, our second teaching photographer for South LA: In Dialogue at our Fremont site!

Join us on June 3rd for our grand opening of LA: In Dialogue at Band of Vices!
Register here: tinyurl.com/LainDialogue