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LA Commons Staff
- May 4
Staff Spotlight: Guillermo “Memo” Alvarez
Meet Guillermo “Memo” Alvarez (him/his), Cultural Organizer at LA Commons! Memo is from Wilmington, California (Togova Land) and has been...
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LA Commons Staff
- Apr 20
Staff Spotlight: Beth Peterson
Meet Beth Peterson (she/her), Community Arts Program Director at LA Commons! Beth is originally from Minnesota but has lived in Los...
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LA Commons Staff
- Apr 6
Staff Spotlight: Anahit Poturyan
Meet Anahit Poturyan (she/her), Development Coordinator at LA Commons! Anahit is from Hollywood and has been working at LA Commons since...
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LA Commons Staff
- Mar 23
Staff Spotlight: Susie Garcia
Meet Susie Garcia (she/hers), Operations Manager at LA Commons! Susie is from Inglewood, California and has been working at LA Commons...
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LA Commons Staff
- Mar 9
Staff Spotlight: Valery Mendoza-Martinez
Meet Valery Mendoza-Martinez (she/her), Community Arts Program Manager at LA Commons! Valery is from Los Angeles and the Inland Empire,...
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LA Commons Staff
- Feb 23
Staff Spotlight: Hannah Dominica Chua
Meet Hannah Dominica Chua (they/she), Operations and Research Associate at LA Commons! Hannah was born in Quezon City, Philippines, and...
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LA Commons Staff
- Feb 9
Staff Spotlight: Kaitwan Jackson
Meet Kaitwan Jackson (he/him/his), Program Manager - Promise Zone Arts, South LA at LA Commons! Kaitwan is from Washington, DC and has...
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LA Commons Staff
- Jan 26
Staff Spotlight: Dena Cheng
Meet Dena Cheng (she/her), Development and Communications Manager at LA Commons! Dena is from North Hills in the San Fernando Valley and...
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LA Commons Staff
- Jan 12
About My Fellowship At the Getty!
In the first three months of 2023, I’ll have the extraordinary honor of serving as a Guest Scholar at the Getty Conservation Institute...
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LA Commons Staff
- Dec 8, 2022
A Karen becomes Mayor of LA
Lately, I have had a twinge of embarrassment at having the name Karen. Doing a Google search, you can understand why as the first thing...
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LA Commons Staff
- Nov 24, 2022
Join Us in Sustaining Strong, Vibrant Los Angeles Communities
Giving Tuesday is next week on November 29! We invite you to partner with us to fund the leadership of artists and youth as we...
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LA Commons Staff
- Nov 10, 2022
Art vs Hate
October 2022 was truly a scary month. Yeah there are all those creepy decorations, people dressed in spooky costumes and terrifying...
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LA Commons Staff
- Oct 27, 2022
A Recap: Creating Our Next LA Takeover of The Music Center’s Jerry Moss Plaza
As part of the first Grand Ave Arts Access celebration in 3 years, LA Commons partnered with the Music Center and several organizations...
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LA Commons Staff
- Oct 19, 2022
Join us for Creating Our Next LA: A Celebration of Our Collective Vision
This Saturday, LA Commons will be taking over The Music Center for a day of artmaking, poetry, dance, and community building to...
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LA Commons Staff
- Oct 12, 2022
There is a Silver Lining
Power to the people!!! Protesters gathered outside Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. Credit: Lauren Justice for The New York Times. We...
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LA Commons Staff
- Sep 29, 2022
The Intersection of Arts and Health
Promoting community wellness through the Fremont Healthy Culture Hub. Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week Summit on June 15, 2022....
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LA Commons Staff
- Sep 15, 2022
Uplifting the Cultural Treasures of South LA
Featuring the California African American Museum, Adé Neff, and Ben Caldwell. Vison Theater, Leimert Park Cultural Treasures of South LA...
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LA Commons Staff
- Aug 18, 2022
Introducing our 2022 Summer Interns
We have been blessed this summer to have an incredible group of interns through the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program. Hailing...
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LA Commons Staff
- Aug 11, 2022
Working Together to Capture Crenshaw
Meet the photographers behind our new Getty 25 Celebrates Crenshaw exhibition: Crenshaw Remembers: Cultural Treasures of the District...
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