AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
fax: (310) 453-4347
18thstreet@18thstreet.org
http://www.18thstreet.org/
Its mission is to support "artists and arts organizations dedicated to issues of community and diversity in contemporary society." (from their website) A residential center, they look for artists with social consciousness and spiritual awareness. They feature dance performances and performance art, a group of contemporary art galleries, a digital editing facility, and hosts the California Lawyers for the Arts, among other organizations for artists.

Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, California 90731
t 310-519-0936
f 310-519-8698
info@angelsgateart.org
http://www.angelsgateart.org/

Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
http://www.armoryarts.org

Art Share Los Angeles
Art Share LA
801 East 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213/687.4278
http://artsharela.org/
"Shaping Lives through Art, Education and Community Action." They offer a variety of classes - "taught by artists, actors, and other professionals currently working in the industry" - in Capoeira, Spoken Word, Beginning and Intermediate Guitar, Mosaics, Graffiti Arts, and more. It's a great place to look for interesting events, and there's a great exhibit space with some really inspired work. Good community building.

Boston Court Performing Arts Center
70 North Mentor Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106
Box Office: 626-683-6883
http://www.bostoncourt.com

Broad Art Center
UCLA
240 Charles E. Young Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1456
t (310) 825-9007
http://www.art.ucla.edu/contact/directions.html
http://www.art.ucla.edu/

CCI: Center for Cultural Innovation
Administrative Office:
244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 401
Los Angeles, CA 90012
t 213-687-8577
f 213-687-8578
Bay Area Office
870 Market Street, Suite 574
San Francisco, CA 94102
t 415-288-0530
f 415-288-0529
For General Inquiries and Workshops:
info@cciarts.org
t 800-418-1671
http://www.cciarts.org/

Center for Visual Music
Los Angeles
http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org

City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs
Public Art Division
http://www.culturela.org

Compound
1395 Coronado Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90804
t 562-534-6050
info@compoundlb.org
https://www.compoundlb.org/

Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles
PO Box 41092
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323-687-3961 (voice mail only -- please allow 1-2 days for a DRC representative to respond)
General Information: membership@drc-la.org
Dance News: dancenews@drc-la.org
http://www.drc-la.org/

Echo Park Film Center
1200 N Alvarado St. (@ Sunset Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA. 90026
t (213) 484 - 8846
info@echoparkfilmcenter.org
http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/

ESL | ESTHETICS AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
3507 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90065
http://www.eslprojects.org

Fahrenheit
2245 E. Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90021
fahrenheit@flaxfoundation.org
http://fahrenheit.flaxfoundation.org/

haudenschildGarage
t: 858.454.4158
f: 858.454.0614
http://www.haudenschildgarage.com

Iota Center
Los Angeles
http://www.iotacenter.org/
From their website: "Since the days of antiquity, artists and philosophers have asked themselves, “Is it possible to create an art for our eyes that is comparable to music, the art for our ears?”...iota is dedicated to preserving, promoting and uniting the dynamic world of visual music through our various programs: research, publication, preservation, exhibition and distribution. Our programs together celebrate this art form from its earliest appearance through its current expression with the latest technologies."

ISM: a community project is a non-profit organization dedicated to benefiting the youth of our society through the artistic enrichment of our community.
http://www.ismcommunity.org/

Junior High
603 S Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91204
323-400-3090 (text only)
hi@juniorhighla.com
https://juniorhighlosangeles.com/

LAXART
2640 S. La Cienega Los Angeles, CA 90034
T.310.559.0166
F.310.559.0167
office@laxart.org
http://www.laxart.org
Responding to Los Angeles’ cultural climate, LAXART, a non-profit contemporary arts organization, questions given contexts for the exhibition of contemporary art, architecture and design. With a renewed vision for the potential of independent art spaces, LAXART provides a center for interdisciplinary discussion and interaction and for the production and exhibition of new exploratory work. LAXART offers a space for provocation, dialogue and confrontation by practices on the ground in LA and abroad. LAXART is a hub for artists based on flexibility, transition, spontaneity and change. The space responds to an urgency and obligation to provide an accessible exhibition space for contemporary artists, architects and designers.

Levantine Cultural Center
1012 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035-1537
Tel: 310.657.5511
Fax: 310.657.5522
Media Inquiries only: 310.402.8866
email: info@levantinecenter.org
http://levantinecenter.org/
Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles is a contemporary cultural arts center for the Middle East and North Africa. Our mission is to present literary, performing and visual arts programs to diverse audiences, in the context of dialogue and discovery. Our activities seek to inform both the general public and the media about the Arab/Muslim world not through the lens of conflict and war, but through its wealth of culture, history, creative production and intellectual achievement.

Los Angeles Book Arts Center
2265 Westwood Boulevard, #274
Los Angeles, CA 90064-2016
http://www.labookarts.com/

MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House
835 North Kings Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323 651 1510 phone
323 651 2340 fax
Contact: office@makcenter.org
http://www.MAKcenter.org

National Arts and Disability Center
Tarjan Center
UCLA Semel Institute
760 Westwood Plaza, Suite 67-455
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
Phone: 310-825-0054
http://nadc.ucla.edu

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore
Santa Ana, California 92701
http://www.occca.org

Outpost for Contemporary Art
6375 North Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90042
323.982.9461
info@outpost-art.org
http://www.outpost-art.org/

From their website, "the mission of Outpost for Contemporary Art is to cultivate creative exploration, international cultural exchange, and a social setting conducive to lively discussion.

"Outpost assists artists in developing interdisciplinary projects that are speculative in nature, where process is emphasized over end result. Outpost challenges insularity and promotes cross-cultural exchange through its programs by introducing international artists in conjunction with local and national artists. Seeking to build energetic relationships among diverse communities, Outpost functions as an accessible and informal meeting ground where artist and audience alike can engage in dialogue."

Pacific Arts Center
10469 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310.481.9966
http://www.pacificartscenter.com/
Pacific Arts Center hosts a range of contemporary arts programs. Fine arts exhibits make use of the front gallery area of the center. Vist our Art Gallery to read about previous exhibitions. Dance classes, lectures, film and theatre programs take place in the rear studio, off the lush garden. The center serves adults and children throughout the year, with an arts summer camp for kids in July-August. The center offers several rental opportunities.

Palos Verdes Art Center
5504 W. Crestridge Road
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-4998
(310) 541-2479 FAX (310) 541-9520
mailto:artenter@palosverdes.com
info@pvartcenter.org
http://www.pvartcenter.org/

Self Help Graphics & Art
3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Phone (323) 881-6444
info@selfhelpgraphics.com
http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/

Show Box LA
1060 S Ogden Drive #2
Los Angeles CA 90019
info@showboxla.org
www.facebook.com/showboxla
http://showboxla.org/
platform for dance experiments

Telic Arts Exchange
975 Chung King Rd.
Chinatown
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-344-6137
info@telic.info
http://www.telic.info

UCLA Tarjan Center
National Arts and Disability Center
Open the Doors to College
(310) 825-3715
http://nadc.ucla.edu

William Grant Still Arts Center
2520 S. Westview st.
Los Angeles, ca. 90016
t 323-734-1165
http://www.facebook.com/william.g.artscenter