It is the night before Art for LA’s State of the Arts Summit at the San Gabriel Mission, and it is raining, which is rare in Los Angeles. It has Arts for LA CEO Gustavo Herrera a little concerned, but not enough to dampen his excitement about gathering together 400-plus attendees representing 250 arts and culture organizations: creative workers, independent artists, philanthropic and government leaders and community-based organizations that use arts as a vehicle for change.
Arts for LA is also celebrating its 20th anniversary — two decades of organizing artists and cultural groups across the county.
“Our community is stronger together,” said Herrera. “Bringing the community together has been a core function of Arts for LA for many years. It’s where our creative community in Los Angeles comes together to take stock on what’s happening in our field and to build power. . . .
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