ANGELS GATE CULTURAL CENTER INC

Programs

1. Arts education: agcc has a long history of integrating the arts into schools in the la harbor region. The core of agcc's education programming, artists-in-classrooms, places professional artists into local k-12 classrooms to provide high-quality, sequential arts education during the school day. This program brings arts education to over 3,000 students and teachers in high-need local schools annually. Additionally, agcc's arts + exploration field trips offers local students the opportunity to visit our gallery on a guided tour followed by an art workshop, serving over 1,100 local students each year. Our teen mural club provides youth, 13-22 years old, the opportunity to learn about and create public works of art on-site in angels gate park, while gaining critical life skills. The center values arts education at all ages and skill levels; through our on-site community classes program, we offer a wide range of adult art classes, taught on-site at the center by local artists. Our monthly family art workshop and artlab: science & art workshop are free and open to the public, providing multi-generational opportunities for families to engage in the creative process together.

   $778,541 spent$191,536 earned by the program
   71% of program spending

2. Exhibitions: we investigate contemporary art through a diverse array of artistic practices, cultures, media, and innovation in our 3,000 square foot gallery. Guest curators examine new ideas surrounding notions of community and the marginalized, in addition to conceptual explorations of art. The center strongly values the importance of compensating curators and artists in our efforts to support the vibrancy of our shared creative culture. Exhibitions feature emerging, midcareer, and established artists who create work locally and internationally. We support approximately 150 artists and independent curators every year through a robust calendar of 8+ exhibitions and reach community members in los angeles county and beyond via associated gallery events. To respond to the challenge of limited physical access to art spaces, agcc offers virtual gallery tours for our exhibitions made publicly available online.

   $219,307 spent$16,103 earned by the program
   20% of program spending

3. Studio artists: agcc offers a supportive and nurturing space where professional artists can work, collaborate, immerse themselves in and grow their practice. Studios range in size and are offered on a three-year lease at below-market rates. We currently offer studio space for 52 artists within our eleven historic buildings, including musicians, ceramists, painters, sculptors, writers, photographers, printmakers and jewelers. Agcc hosts two open studios days annually, events that offer the public a unique inside look at what it means to be a working artist.

   $98,688 spent$388,324 earned by the program
   9% of program spending

4. Arts/cultural events: a critical component of agcc's mission is to engage our community, including those from historically marginalized groups, in the arts and provide access to cultural resources. Minority groups are still historically underrepresented in art institutions. We seek to address this inequity by elevating the perspectives of marginalized groups. By partnering with those who have previously been excluded, agcc encourages the sharing of new voices and perspectives, which are critical to our shared cultural exchange. Agcc hosts a variety of workshops, events, and festivals led by community partners on-site for all ages, such as the other places art fair (opaf), soundpedro, and the many winters gathering of elders, led by the indigenous community.

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,096,536.