Getty Celebrates L.A. Communities with Free Festivals

Join Getty at 10 free art festivals from May to August 2022

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Mar 1, 2022

Getty is partnering with organizations across L.A. for free weekend festivals, organized on the occasion of the Getty Center’s 25th anniversary—and you’re invited!

Each event will feature hands-on art workshops, live music and performances, an immersive digital experience of Getty collections, giveaways, and photo booths, as well as food for purchase. All events are free, no reservations required.

Check out photos from recent festivals!

  • Two young adults hold up blue pins towards the camera that read "Getty 25 Celebration INGLEWOOD”
  • A festival attendee holds a tablet displaying an ancient vase rendered through augmented reality
  • Several people participate in a drum and dance performance on a lawn at a park with blooming jacaranda trees in the background
  • A child draws with a pencil on a large pad of paper with festival tents in the background
  • A child holds a paper fan that says “Getty 25” in one hand and the hand of a smiling woman with the other as they walk along a sidewalk towards the camera
  • A group of adults and children sit on grass in a semicircle while others sit on folding chairs under umbrellas in the background
  • A young child smiles at the camera over a table filled with drawings and art supplies
  • Three muralists work on artworks under a banner that reads "Getty 25 Celebrates Lincoln Heights / East LA"
  • A woman in a paint-covered smock smiles as children and adults paint artwork at a table
  • A child bearing face paint on a cheek dips a brush in a cup while painting with watercolors
  • An artist smiles referring to a clipboard as he paints a child's face on a large canvas in front of him.
  • A child with face paint on her forehead pretends to be a monster behind a woman getting her right cheek painted.
  • Dance performance in front of a Reseda banner
  • A kid reads a book at the community festival
  • Adults roller skate at Reseda festival
  • Families enjoy a dance performance at a community art festival
  • A couple looks at a digital artwork display

Getty 25 Celebrates Inglewood

May 14–15, 2022
11am–6pm

Inglewood City Hall
1 W. Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90301

See the full schedule on LA Phil’s website.

Getty 25 Celebrates Lincoln Heights/East L.A.

May 21–22, 2022
11am–6pm

Lincoln Park
3540 N. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90031

See the full schedule on Plaza de la Raza’s website

Getty 25 Celebrates Long Beach

June 4–5, 2022
11am–6pm

Houghton Park
6301 Myrtle Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90805

Community partner: Long Beach Creative Coalition—Studio One Eleven, Intertrend, Creative Class Collective

See more details on the Creative Class Collective’s website.

Getty 25 Celebrates Koreatown

June 11–12, 2022
11am–6pm

Liberty Park
3700 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010

See more details on the Koreatown Youth and Community Center website

Getty 25 Celebrates Pacoima

June 25–26, 2022
11am–6pm

Pacoima City Hall
13520 Van Nuys Blvd.
Pacoima, CA 91331

Community partner: Pacoima Beautiful

Getty 25 Celebrates Reseda

July 9–10, 2022
11am–6pm

Reseda Park
18411 Victory Blvd.
Reseda, CA 91335

Community partner: 11:11 Projects

Getty 25 Celebrates San Gabriel Valley

July 16–17, 2022
11am–6pm

Tony Arceo Memorial Park
3125 Tyler Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731

See the full schedule on Day One’s website.

Getty 25 Celebrates Wilmington

July 30–31, 2022
11am–6pm

Banning Park
1331 Eubank Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744

Community partner: Avalon Arts & Cultural Alliance

Getty 25 Celebrates Crenshaw

August 13–14, 2022
11am–6pm

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Community partner: Crenshaw Creative

Getty 25 Celebrates Watts

August 27 and 28, 2022
11am–6pm

Watts Community Labor Action Committee (WLCAC)
10950 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059

Community partner: Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)

Partnership

The Getty 25 Community Art Festivals are produced in partnership with Community Arts Resources (CARS).

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