Free Arts

Free Arts Free Arts is a non-profit organization serving children and families through innovative and dynamic arts programs.

For more than 30 years, Free Arts for Abused Children has been delivering on our philosophy that "ART HEALS!" This is what drives our organization, a network of passionate and concerned individuals coming together to share the healing power of art. Free Arts is dedicated to delivering volunteer-driven arts programs to abused, homeless and at-risk children throughout greater Los Angeles. With over

32,000 children receiving child welfare services at any given time in the LA County alone, Free Arts strives to reach more children every year, eager to spark their creative spirit, inspiring and transforming their lives through the power of artistic expression.

🌟 Celebrating Women Artists This Women’s History Month! 🌟Dive into the mesmerizing world of Yayoi Kusama, whose polka do...
03/26/2026

🌟 Celebrating Women Artists This Women’s History Month! 🌟

Dive into the mesmerizing world of Yayoi Kusama, whose polka dots, mirrors, and immersive installations have captivated audiences globally. Kusama’s work explores the infinite, the psychological, and the power of imagination.

📸 Photo Credit: Wall Street Journal

💡 Fun Fact: Kusama has been creating art for over 70 years and continues to inspire with her signature Infinity Rooms.

🌸 Hello, Spring! 🌸Spring is a season of growth, renewal, and new beginnings — just like the creativity we nurture at Fre...
03/20/2026

🌸 Hello, Spring! 🌸

Spring is a season of growth, renewal, and new beginnings — just like the creativity we nurture at Free Arts LA. 🌱✨

As the days grow longer and flowers bloom, we’re reminded of the endless possibilities when imagination takes root. This Spring, we celebrate the power of art to inspire, uplift, and open doors to new opportunities for the youth we serve. 🎨💛

Here’s to fresh starts, bright ideas, and a season full of creativity! 🌷

At Free Arts, we believe every child deserves a safe space to create, express, and heal through the power of art. While ...
03/19/2026

At Free Arts, we believe every child deserves a safe space to create, express, and heal through the power of art. While we’re already reaching thousands of children each year, there are still so many more who need us.

🎨 That’s why we’ve launched our Capital Campaign—to expand our programs and bring creativity, hope, and resilience to even more young lives.

Join us in making a lasting impact. 💛

Learn more + get involved: www.freearts.org/capital-campaign

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate visionary artist Faith Ringgold 🎨✨Through her iconic story quilts, Ringgold ble...
03/11/2026

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate visionary artist Faith Ringgold 🎨✨

Through her iconic story quilts, Ringgold blended painting, quilting, and storytelling to explore identity, justice, and belonging. Her work empowered generations — especially young girls of color — to see their experiences reflected in art.

She showed the world that stories stitched together can become powerful acts of resistance and hope.

At Free Arts LA, we believe creative expression helps youth claim their voice and share their truth — just as Faith Ringgold did throughout her extraordinary career.

💜 Art tells stories. Art builds confidence. Art creates change.

📷 Photo Credits: © Faith Ringgold / Licensed by ARS, NY

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate Los Angeles muralist Judy Baca 🌿Through large-scale public art like the Great W...
03/06/2026

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate Los Angeles muralist Judy Baca 🌿

Through large-scale public art like the Great Wall of Los Angeles, Baca has empowered communities to tell their stories and preserve their histories.

Her work reminds us that art is not just personal — it’s communal. It connects us. It heals us. It gives voice to those who have been unheard.

At Free Arts LA, we’re proud to nurture the next generation of artists who will continue telling powerful stories.

📷 Photo Credits:
Portrait of Judy Baca — courtesy of the artist / SPARC Archives
Great Wall of Los Angeles — © SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center), Los Angeles

🌸✨ Spring Cycle Has Begun! ✨🌸We’re excited to share that our Spring Cycle officially launched this week on Monday, March...
03/06/2026

🌸✨ Spring Cycle Has Begun! ✨🌸

We’re excited to share that our Spring Cycle officially launched this week on Monday, March 2nd and will run through April 16th!

This season brings fresh opportunities for creativity, connection, and healing through art. Our programs continue to provide safe, supportive spaces where youth can express themselves, build confidence, and experience the joy of creative exploration. 🎨💛

We can’t wait to see the growth, imagination, and inspiration this cycle will spark!

If you’d like more information about our Spring Cycle or learn how to get involved, please visit our website, freearts.org! We’d love to connect with you.

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Lauren Halsey ✨🎨This Black History Month, we celebrate Lauren Halsey — a contemporary ...
02/25/2026

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Lauren Halsey ✨🎨

This Black History Month, we celebrate Lauren Halsey — a contemporary artist deeply rooted in South Central Los Angeles.

Through immersive installations and architectural environments, Halsey celebrates Black LA’s language, storefronts, symbols, and neighborhood culture. Her work transforms the visual rhythms of South Central — from hand-painted signs to local iconography — into monumental spaces that honor community pride and collective memory.

Awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Halsey has been recognized for turning neighborhood culture into powerful, large-scale art that centers and uplifts Black Los Angeles.

Her work reminds us that communities are archives — and that creativity can preserve, celebrate, and amplify local voices.

At Free Arts LA, we believe in empowering young artists to see the value in their own stories, neighborhoods, and identities — and to create boldly from that place.

💻 Learn more at gallery.csudh.edu/portfolio/lauren-halsey/
📸 Photo Source: CSUDH Art Gallery ()

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Senga Nengudi ✨🎨This Black History Month, we celebrate Senga Nengudi — a vital force i...
02/23/2026

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Senga Nengudi ✨🎨

This Black History Month, we celebrate Senga Nengudi — a vital force in Los Angeles’s experimental art scene.

Blending performance, sculpture, and movement, Nengudi created groundbreaking work that challenged ideas about the body, gender, and race long before museums fully recognized its significance. Using materials like pantyhose and sand, she explored tension, elasticity, vulnerability, and strength — transforming everyday objects into powerful reflections on the human experience.

Her work reminds us that art doesn’t have to fit inside traditional frames — it can move, stretch, and respond to the world around us.

At Free Arts LA, we believe in giving young people the freedom to experiment, express, and redefine what art can be — just as Nengudi has done throughout her career.

💻 Learn more at hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/senga-nengudi
📸 Photo Source: Hammer Museum ()

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Noah Purifoy ✨🎨This Black History Month, we honor Noah Purifoy — an artist whose work ...
02/20/2026

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Noah Purifoy ✨🎨

This Black History Month, we honor Noah Purifoy — an artist whose work powerfully connects Los Angeles and Joshua Tree through resilience and transformation.

After the 1965 Watts Rebellion, Purifoy gathered debris left behind and transformed it into art, turning destruction into creative power. Through assemblage and large-scale installations, he challenged audiences to confront social injustice while reimagining what art could be.

Later, he founded the Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum in Joshua Tree — an expansive outdoor environment where art, landscape, and community intersect.

Purifoy’s legacy reminds us that creativity can rise from even the most difficult moments — and that art has the power to rebuild, reframe, and inspire. At Free Arts LA, we believe in that same transformative power of expression for young people across our city.

💻 Learn more at lacma.org/art/exhibition/noah-purifoy-junk-dada
📸 Photo Source: LACMA ()

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Charles White ✨🎨This Black History Month, we honor Charles White — a visionary artist ...
02/18/2026

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Charles White ✨🎨

This Black History Month, we honor Charles White — a visionary artist who made Los Angeles his home in the 1940s and became one of the city’s most influential artists and educators.

Through powerful drawings, prints, and murals, White centered Black dignity, resilience, and everyday life in America. His work told stories that were often overlooked, using art as both witness and advocacy.

Beyond his own artistic legacy, White shaped generations of artists through his teaching. Among his students was Kerry James Marshall, continuing a profound lineage of Black artistic excellence and influence.

Charles White’s impact reminds us that mentorship matters — and that art can carry stories, strength, and history forward. At Free Arts LA, we celebrate that same commitment to empowering young creatives to find and use their voices.

📸 Image: Our War, 1949. Lithograph. © The Charles White Archives.
Photo source: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._White)

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Mark Bradford ✨🎨This Black History Month, we celebrate Mark Bradford — a South Los Ang...
02/17/2026

🎨✨ Black History Month Spotlight: Mark Bradford ✨🎨

This Black History Month, we celebrate Mark Bradford — a South Los Angeles artist whose work has transformed the global contemporary art world.

Using materials sourced from his neighborhood — including hair-salon end papers and layered street posters — Bradford creates powerful, large-scale abstract works that explore community, history, identity, and social systems. His art turns everyday materials into monumental statements.

Today, his work hangs in some of the world’s leading museums, and he represented the United States at the Venice Biennale — one of the highest honors in contemporary art.

Rooted in South LA, Bradford’s practice reflects the power of place and the stories embedded in our communities. At Free Arts LA, we believe creativity can elevate everyday experiences into something extraordinary — and that young artists’ voices deserve space on the world stage.

💻 Learn more at thebroad.org/art/mark-bradford

📸 Photo Source: The Broad ()

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Sunday 9am - 5pm

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