- Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, The
- Cathedral City
Grants for gay-positive projects based on, or inspired by, history.
www.aabbfoundation.org
- Armory Center for the Arts
- Pasadena
Community arts center offering innovative approaches to creating, exploring, and presenting the visual and performing arts to students of all ages.
www.armoryarts.org
- Arroyo Arts Collective
- Los Angeles
Grassroots, community-based organization of artists, poets, musicians, craftspersons, and supporters of the creative commmunicy in Northeast Los Angeles.
www.arroyoartscollective.org
- Art Deco Society of Los Angeles
- Hollywood
Highlights events and preservation issues as well as a look at Deco around the city.
www.adsla.org
- Arts Council of the Conejo Valley
- Thousand Oaks
www.conejoarts.org
- Arts Orange County
- Orange County
Nonprofit arts council.
ocartsnet.org
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA LA)
- Los Angeles
Offers information, calendar of events, news and more.
www.baftala.org
- California Alliance for Arts Education
- Pasadena
Promotes, supports, and advocates visual and performing arts education for pre-school through post-secondary students in California schools.
www.artsed411.org
- Camarillo Quilters Association
- Camarillo
Information about quilting activities in the greater Ventura-Oxnard-Camarillo area of southern California.
www.camarilloquilters.org
- Center for the Arts of the African Diaspora, Inc. (CAAD)
- Los Angeles
Organization whose mission is to educate the global community regarding the arts of the African Diaspora.
www.caadweb.org
- Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG)
- Los Angeles
Collects, preserves, documents, and exhibits posters relating to historical and contemporary movements for peace and social justice.
www.politicalgraphics.org
- Conservatory of Puppetry Arts (COPA)
- Pasadena
Dedicated to promoting, preserving, and advancing the international art of puppetry.
www.copa-puppets.org
- Deborah Gibson's Electric Youth
- West Hollywood
Arts education summer and winter camps, songwriting intensives, and recording bootcamps for serious young performers ages 10-20.
www.deborahgibsonselectricyouth.com
- Eli Broad Family Foundation
- Santa Monica
Collection of work by contemporary artists.
www.broadartfoundation.org
- Foundation for Art Resources (FAR)
- Los Angeles
Alternative arts organization since 1977, FAR sponsors art lectures, events, exhibits, proposals and publications not traditionally supported by mainstream art venues.
www.farsited.org
- Free Arts for Abused Children@ - Los Angeles
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Free_Arts_for_Abused_Children
- Hollywood Radio and Television Society
- Sherman Oaks
www.hrts-iba.org
- International Brotherhood of Magicians: Ring 21
- Hollywood
Sharing mutual love, enthusiasm, and affection for the ancient art of magic through performance, theme nights, seminars, workshops, lectures, swap meets, and shared fellowship.
www.ibmring21.org
- International Combat Camera Association, Inc.
- Hollywood
Provides global support for all combat photographers of all wars and police actions of all nationalities.
www.combatcamera.org
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
- Beverly Hills
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation supports the arts, art exhibits, and biomedical research. It also organizes and funds worldwide traveling exhibitions of Auguste Rodin, creator of the famous sculpture, The Thinker.
www.cantorfoundation.org
- Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
- Laguna Beach
Links the strong plein air movement of the early California painters to the present ones.
lpapa.org
- Los Angeles Cacophony Society@ - Los Angeles
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Los_Angeles_Cacophony_Society
- Los Angeles County Arts Commission
- Los Angeles
Information on local arts and culture, funding opportunities, performance schedules, and much more.
www.lacountyarts.org
- Los Angeles Media and Education Center (LAMEC)
- Los Angeles
Nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the people of Los Angeles together through the arts.
www.lamec.org
- Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society
- Los Angeles
Nonprofit organization which provides a forum for the underwater photographer.
www.laups.org
- MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A.
- Los Angeles
In the spirit of Rudolf M. Schindler, seeks out and supports projects and ideas which break the disciplinary boundaries between the fields of art and architecture.
www.makcenter.com
- Middle Eastern Culture & Dance Association
- Rosemead
Seeking to develop unity and provide education for the Middle Eastern Dance community through communication, sponsorship of workshops, dance parties, and events.
www.mecda.org
- Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF)
- Woodland Hills
Providing health care, child care, elder care, wellness programs and charitable services to Southern California's entertainment community.
www.mptvfund.org
- Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles
Documents the murals and muralists creating public mural art in the Los Angeles area.
www.lamurals.org
- Palm Desert: Art in Public Places
- Palm Desert
Offers information on upcoming events and displays a wide variety of public art from well known artists such as Peter Voulkos and Dale Chihuly.
www.palmdesertart.org
- Ruskin Art Club
- Los Angeles
Provides public programs, lectures, concerts, theater, and art exhibitions. Founded in 1888.
www.ruskinartclub.org
- Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
- Simi Valley
Performing arts center.
www.simi-arts.org
- Simi Valley Quilt Guild
- Simi Valley
Meets monthly to promote the art of quilting.
www.simivalleyquiltguild.org
- Society for Calligraphy
- Los Angeles
Classes and workshops in the Southern California area, as well as articles, exhibits, and more.
www.societyforcalligraphy.org
- Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles@ - Los Angeles
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Society_of_Illustrators_of_Los_Angeles
- South Bay Underwater Photographic Society
- Los Angeles
A forum for the creative underwater photographer.
users.aol.com/clemmi/sbups.htm
- Southern California Plein-Air Painters Association
- Orange County
Meets weekly for painting landscapes in and around Orange County.
www.socalpapa.com
- SPARC: Social and Public Art Resource Center
- Los Angeles
Arts center that produces, preserves, and conducts educational programs about community based public art works. Includes a searchable image gallery, information on a variety of graffiti murals, and more about the use of public spaces as a venue for artistic and community expression.
www.sparcmurals.org
- Student Creative Recycle Art Program (SCRAP) Gallery
- Indio
Providing a link between industry, education, the arts, and environment featuring exhibits and workshops using recycled materials.
www.nonprofitpages.com/scrapgallery
- UCLA Live
- Los Angeles
Presenting theater, dance, music, and spoken word.
www.uclalive.org/#
- Valley Cultural Center
- Woodland Hills
Producer of annual free summer "Concerts in the Park".
www.valleycultural.org
- Venice Arts
- Venice
Innovative arts center that brings talented artists together with low-income young people to nurture their creativity, imagination, and talent.
www.venice-arts.org
- West Coast Origami Guild
- Santa Monica
www.folds.net/wcog
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