Los Angeles cultural resources

Los Angeles metropolitan area

CalArts students have access to the vast artistic and cultural offerings of Los Angeles, the second-largest metropolitan center in the United States. A place where diverse cultures and traditions meet, and an increasingly important world hub in a variety of artmaking disciplines, the city has an abundance of performing arts organizations and venues, museums, galleries, libraries and research institutions. Los Angeles also offers numerous educational and professional resources in all branches of the arts, making it possible for CalArts students to not only experience artmaking at the highest levels, but also seek out future professional opportunities in the region.

Artistic and cultural resources

Selected museums:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Getty Center
Norton Simon Museum
UCLA Hammer Museum
Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanical Gardens
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Museum of Latin American Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Japanese American National Museum
Southwest Museum
Fowler Museum of Cultural History Museum of Tolerance
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Museum of Television and Radio
Museum of Jurassic Technology

Selected performance venues:
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Ahmanson Theatre
Mark Taper Forum
Hollywood Bowl
Zipper Concert Hall
UCLA Royce Hall
Geffen Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
South Coast Repertory Theatre
Orange County Performing Arts Center
Cerritos Performing Arts Center
Shrine Auditorium
Pantages Theater
The Wiltern
The Kirk Douglas Theater
Staples Center

Selected arts organizations and resources:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Music Center of Los Angeles County
Centre Theatre Group
Theatre League Alliance of Southern California (Theatre LA)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theater
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Getty Research Institute MAK Center for Art and Architecture
Watts Towers Arts Center
Plaza de la Raza
Armory Center for the Arts
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles

Other resources:
More than
100 art galleries
60 mid-size theaters
50 jazz venues
25 African, Latin and world music venues