Arroyo Arts Collective, Neighbor

The Arroyo Arts Collective is a community based art organization of visual and performing artists and writers. Founded in 1989, our masthead motto: “Innovation, Creativity Culture in Northeast Los Angeles” reflects the Arroyo Arts Collective’s mission to connect the creative community to the community at large. We endeavor to not only cast an expansive and inclusive net for talent, but to encourage, support and nurture artists at myriad levels of development and cultural and social backgrounds, through our extensive community outreach programs.

Now in its fourth decade, the Arroyo Arts Collective has been, and will continue to be, committed to the values of equity, diversity and inclusion as reflected in our board, the artists we support, and most importantly by our continued commitment to innovative programming which reflects these values.

History

The Arroyo Arts Collective was established in 1989 as a community organization of artists, writers and performers who live and work in Northeast Los Angeles, including the neighborhoods of Highland Park, Mt. Washington, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights and Eagle Rock. Historically rich in tradition, the area bordering the Arroyo Seco was Los Angeles’ first cultural center at the beginning of the 20th century and the site of the Southwest Museum, the city’s first. A large concentration of artists continues to reside in northeast Los Angeles in some of the city’s most thoroughly multicultural and richly diverse neighborhoods.

Mission and Purpose

The mission of the Arroyo Arts Collective is to advance and showcase the creative vitality and rich cultural history that exists in Northeast Los Angeles through innovative arts and culture events. Encouraging local community involvement in the arts through public workshops, activities, and exhibitions, we connect the creative community with the neighborhood at large, and make art available to everyone, including underserved audience of northeast Los Angeles.