Arts News from KPCC

The Los Angeles County Supervisors have responded to a plea for help from one of the LA County Music Center’s resident institutions.

A new international prize for young artists boasts a major Southland cultural patron on its board of directors. The foundation behind the award plans to announce details Tuesday.

An underdog hit scores the top of the box office this weekend.

Almost thirty years ago, Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins and some of his buddies from UCLA started a theater in Culver City called The Actor’s Gang. The company’s thrived artistically, but during this economic recession, fiscal realities have ...

On Dec. 5, The Airborne Toxic Event will take the stage at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The up-and-coming L.A. band will share the stage with the Calder Quartet and other special guests as part of the Hall's West Coast Left Coast ...

About a hundred Los Angeles area writers, performers, and artists will sing L.A.’s praises for one week at a prestigious book fair in Mexico that begins tomorrow.

Tuesday evening, Governor Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver inducted 13 Californians into the state’s Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees run the gamut from athletes to business moguls to political activists.

To you, a parking garage is a place to stash your car for a few hours. To the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., it could be a symbol of architectural genius – or a source for artistic inspiration. Some of Southern California’s iconic ...

A Southland composer has set out to introduce and remind listeners about the fundamental beliefs of American democracy. He's doing so through a symphonic work that blends soloists, a choir, a full orchestra, with the speeches of two iconic presidents - ...

A Chase bank branch in Pasadena wants to give away a work of art.

A Chase bank branch in Pasadena wants to give away a work of art.

The Grammy Hall of Fame has added 25 new recordings to its collection. The new inductees represent rock, reggae, R&B, and even a bit of humor.

Los Angeles-based artist Shepard Fairey created one of the most important images in the 2008 presidential election. It's a red, white and blue portrait of Barack Obama with the word HOPE. It's one of 150 full color images in the new book "Art for ...

Los Angeles-based artist Shepard Fairey created one of the most important images in the 2008 presidential election. It's a red, white and blue portrait of Barack Obama with the word HOPE. It's one of 150 full color images in the new book "Art for ...

Doomsday film 2012 is bringing life to the box office.

Nowadays jobs are tough to come by in California, but one choice spot is now open for someone with a master's degree in Library Sciences and a deep love of the Dead. The Grateful Dead that is.

It may not feel like Oscar season, but four honorees are scheduled to pick up gold trophies on Saturday. This ceremony at Hollywood and Highland is a new event on Hollywood’s awards calendar.

After writing, directing or producing a number of A-list movies – from “Freebie and the Bean” to “Dick Tracy”, Floyd Mutrux decided to step away from Hollywood. From the film industry, anyway. He turned to his love of music and wrote six ...

Court documents show the cost to bury pop star Michael Jackson in September approached $1 million. The funeral nearly didn’t happen as scheduled.