Downtown LA Youth & Culture Center

HistoryIn the early 1920's Long Beach was booming and the art community was beginning to take shape. The Long Beach Art Association came began in 1924, and it held regular art exhibitions at the Public Library at both the Main and Alamitos branches, as well as the Municipal Auditorium, the Villa Riviera and at various women's clubs and homes. Several Long Beach Arts members took part in other Art organizations that formed in the late 1920s include the Spectrum Club (for men artists) in 1929 and the Wayside Art Colony (a cluster of studios for craftsmen) c. 1930. Today this area (at 1st & Atlantic) is known as part of The East Village Arts District.SpecialtiesSince 1924, Long Beach Arts has been a non-profit art organization and an on-going collaborative venture between local artists, the community and beyond. The gallery hosts a wide variety of juried, group exhibitions in most media, including two Member's Exhibitions per year.