PROJECTS

South Park Center — 1149 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

NFMLA MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL — INFOCUS: LGBTQ+ CINEMA

New Filmmakers LA presents InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema — a day-long monthly film festival celebrating queer stories, voices, and visions on screen. Presented at South Park Center with support from the Golden Globe Foundation, this edition spotlights LGBTQ+ filmmakers and films across a full day of screenings, conversations, and community. Open to the public.

Casa 0101 Theater — 2102 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN SCREENING EVENT

A community film screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman — an award-winning documentary by Dante Alencastre. Official selection at Outfest Los Angeles, BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, and Sydney Australia Audience Award for Documentary Feature. Followed by a Q&A with director Dante Alencastre and ChiChi Navarro. Presented by California LGBT Arts Alliance.

FREE AND QUEER: BLACK CALIFORNIAN ROOTS OF GAY LIBERATION TOUR & RECEPTION

California African American Museum — 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Join other members for a private tour of Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation — a pioneering exhibition presenting California as a site of sustained, Black-led struggles for LGBTQ equality, civil rights, and recognition. Presented by the California African American Museum the exhibition recovers histories largely excluded from existing narratives and exposes powerful ways that print culture, artistic practice, and performance styles shaped, advanced, and interpreted Black queer social movements alongside political and legal activism. Reception to follow.

2026 LA ART & CULTURE COMMUNITY SURVEY

LOS ANGELES COUNTY · 2026 ART & CULTURE COMMUNITY SURVEY

WHO ARE WE?

WHAT DO WE NEED?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Your data matters. This survey maps the economic reality and cultural impact of LGBTQ+ arts and culture across Los Angeles — driving real advocacy and securing the support our community deserves.

LGBTQ+ ARTISTSCREATIVE PROFESSIONALSARTS WORKERSNONPROFITSCULTURAL INSTITUTIONSINDEPENDENT VENUESMUSICIANSPERFORMERSCURATORSFILMMAKERSWRITERSDRAG ARTISTSEDUCATORSCOMMUNITY ORGS

PASTSURVEY NOW CLOSED — REPORT FORTHCOMING SUMMER 2026

LA LGBTQ+ ARTS SECTOR

ARTISTS72%

ART WORKERS58%

NONPROFITS42%

VENUES30%

INDEPENDENT65%

ILLUSTRATIVE — HELP US MEASURE YOUR IMPACT

ARTS FOR LA · LOS ANGELES COUNTY · QUEER ARTS LA COALITION

Undertaken in partnership with Arts for LA and support from Los Angeles County, the survey aims to identify the needs of LGBTQ+ arts and culture communities and provide recommendations for a path forward. Your feedback is vital for building this advocacy and securing support from civic leaders, funders, and the public. Our report is scheduled to be released late Summer 2026.

4TH ANNUAL CA ARTS & CULTURE SUMMIT, CALIFORNIA FOR THE ARTS

Sacramento, California

Moving From Reacting to Reimagining: A Replicable Model for Building

California for the Arts features LA LGBTQ+ Arts & Culture Coalition in a breakout session to unpack its organizing methods drawn from queer history as it translate them into creating an arts-based frameworks for coalition building, fundraising, and policy influence that serves both LGBTQ+ artists and organizations. Presenting speakers: Anuradha Vikram, Associate Curator, Performance Art Museum, Badly Licked Bear, LA LGBTQ+ Arts & Culture Coalition Steering Committee Member, Brian Sonia-Wallace, RENT Poet, UCLA Extension Writers Program, Christopher Maikish, Executive Director, Celebration Theatre, Dante Alencastre, Executive Director, California LGBT Arts Alliance and Tony Valenzuela, Executive Director, One Institute.

2025 SURVEY FEEDBACK REPORT

An overview of the LA LGBTQ+ Arts & Culture Coalition's first two public convenings with participant feedback and recommendations.

QUEER ARTS LA 2025 FUNDERS CONVENING

California Community Foundation

An opportunity for dialogue and sector-wide visioning between funders, nonprofits, and independent arts workers to move beyond siloed conversations and co-create strategies to ensure queer and trans cultural life in Los Angeles can thrive in the decade ahead.

INAUGURAL QUEER ARTS LA COMMUNITY CONVENING

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Presentation on the State of LGBTQ+ Arts in Destructive Times and featuring World Cafe style roundtables for artists, arts workers, and partner organizations to share stories and gather data about our communities' critical needs and the multiple crises impacting cultural sectors.