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Artists, arts administrators, or other creative workers are invited to apply for a residency placing them in LA County departments to develop artist-driven solutions to social challenges.
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Get matched →The Creative Strategist-Artist in Residence program places artists, arts administrators, or other creative workers in County of Los Angeles departments to work alongside staff, project partners, and community stakeholders in a collaborative process to develop, strategize, promote, and implement artist-driven solutions to complex social challenges. Rooted in socially engaged art and civic practice, the program launched in 2018.
Creative Strategists are thought-partners who apply their artistic practice and creative problem-solving skills to develop and implement arts-based solutions to social challenges, introduce new methods for engaging with internal and external stakeholders, and support departmental goals. They can play a key role in supporting systems change, strengthening relationships between government and communities, and advancing LA County's cultural and racial equity goals.
During their residencies, Creative Strategists collaborate with County staff to develop projects that may include artistic interventions and approaches; community engagement and participation; identification or mapping of cultural and community assets; creation of new artworks; and/or access to artistic and cultural experiences to meet established residency goals.
An evaluation of the first six residencies and details about the program are available on the County Department of Arts and Culture website. A webinar discussing the Creative Strategist Program and artist residencies in government was held on September 27, 2023.
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