Press Release
Contact: Ximón Wood • ximon@performancepractice.org
Date: December 27, 2022
Los Angeles Performance Practice Awarded California Arts Council Statewide and Regional Networks Grant
State funds support programs for artists, including free consultation sessions, workshops, support for new work, and intentional communities for systems of support.
Los Angeles, CA – The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $37,500 to Los Angeles Performance Practice as part of its Statewide and Regional Networks program in its second round of funding for 2022.
With support from the California Arts Council, Los Angeles Performance Practice will further develop our programs for artists, including free artist consultation sessions, practical skill building and creative workshops, research and development support for new work, and create intentional communities for systems of support.
Los Angeles Performance Practice was featured as part of a larger announcement from the California Arts Council, with grant awards for its Cycle B programming totaling more than $41 million across more than 900 grants supporting nonprofit organizations and units of government throughout the state.
All told, the projected sum of grants to be awarded for 2022’s regular program funding cycle is more than $72 million—the biggest annual investment in the California Arts Council’s 46-year history, largely supported by the $40 million one-time boost in support for the agency’s creative youth and arts education development programs.
“The resilience and creativity of California’s arts and cultural field in these last three years has been remarkable,” said California Arts Council Director Jonathan Moscone. “We are proud to be able to support the great work that California’s artists, culture bearers and cultural workers are doing within our communities as an indelible part of our state’s identity.”
Cycle B’s programs include five funding opportunities for arts education and creative youth development, and related arts workforce development. Additionally, the cycle offered funding opportunities for administering organizations to regrant funds for folk and traditional arts and individual artists fellowship programs. Operational support for statewide and regional arts service organizations and networks was also available during this round of grant funding.
To view a complete listing of all California Arts Council Cycle B grantees by county, visit this link.
For a complete listing of Cycle B grantees by organization, go to this link.
# # #
Los Angeles Performance Practice is a non-profit organization devoted to the production and presentation of contemporary performance by artists whose work advances and challenges multi-disciplinary artistic practices. Our mission is to support a unique and diverse constellation of artists and audiences through the active creation and presentation of groundbreaking experiences that use innovative approaches to collaboration, technology and social engagement. Anchored in Los Angeles, our artists and projects have national and global reach.
The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. It supports local arts infrastructure and programming statewide through grants, initiatives, and services. The California Arts Council envisions a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.
Members of the California Arts Council include: Lilia Gonzáles-Chávez, Chair; Consuelo Montoya, Vice Chair; Gerald Clarke, Vicki Estrada, Jodie Evans, Ellen Gavin, Alex Israel, Phil Mercado, and Roxanne Messina Captor. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
