“FIRST THE QUESTIONS, NOW THE ANSWERS ARE NEEDED!”
The Long Beach Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.org sponsor a community forum to seek answers and solutions.
“Building a master cultural plan for the Long Beach creative community” is the continuing theme in the second of a series of community forums organized to spark dialogue. The next forum is Wednesday, September 6, from 7-9pm at 2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space, 435 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach. Their telephone number is (562) 901-0997. Free parking is available next door in a parking lot.
On August 2nd, a forum held at the Koos Art Center in the East Village generated a long list of questions and common issues facing the creative community in Long Beach. The September 6th forum will explore answers to the questions raised and solutions to the issues identified.
Network co-founder Antonio Pedro Ruiz explained, “A master cultural plan is needed to guide future creative development and that plan must come from the creative community.”
The Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.Org are seeking broad community participation. The results of these forums will be posted on various websites including LongBeachCulture.org and widely distributed to the creative community, City Hall and the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Sander Roscoe Wolff, Executive Director of LongBeachCulture.org, said “We’re tapping into a vast source of talent and creative energy. I feel confident that our combined efforts will be consequential.”
The Long Beach Creativity Network is an informal network of visual artists, television producers, and members of the performing arts. Gallery owners, arts administrators, and art lovers are also represented. Founded last October, the Network sponsors monthly mixers at artful locations in an effort to bring the creative community together for dialogue and creative action.
LongBeachCulture.org is a free arts portal that provides powerful on-line tools designed to empower artists of all kinds to promote themselves, their work, and their events. It has been serving the community for more than 6 years. Visit the website for continuing and updated information on the community forums.
For further information:
Antonio Pedro Ruiz, 562-430-8637
Sander Roscoe Wolff, 562-716-8088