WeHo Arts

WeHo Arts Official Arts and Culture page of the City of West Hollywood, also known as "The Creative City." Incorporated in 1984, West Hollywood was the first in the U.S.

to call itself “The Creative City.” Encompassing vibrant districts including The West Hollywood Design District and the Sunset Strip, “WeHo” has been voted the second most walkable community in California, and, at 1.9-square miles total, arguably has more arts per square mile than any other city in the country. The City of West Hollywood's Arts Division delivers a broad array of arts programs incl

uding:

Art on the Outside (temporary public art)
Arts Grants
City Poet Laureate/April National Poetry Month
Drag Laureate
Drag Story Hour
Free Theatre in the Parks
Holiday Banners
Human Rights Speaker Series
Library Exhibits
Little Free Library Grants
WeHo Pride Arts Festival
Summer Sounds + Winter Sounds
Urban Art (permanent public art)
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⚽🌈 FREE WeHo Fan Zones are coming to Plummer Park and West Hollywood Park during the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with live matc...
03/06/2026

⚽🌈 FREE WeHo Fan Zones are coming to Plummer Park and West Hollywood Park during the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with live match screenings, community programming, and Discofoot performances. More in the WeHo Arts Newsletter: https://conta.cc/3PCEcO0

Email from City of West Hollywood's Arts Division () Events One Institute presents “International Whore’s Day” June 2, 2026, 5pm Los Angeles LGBT Center’s The Village at Ed Gould Plaza,

💬🎨 Free virtual office hours for the WeHo Arts Grant Program are open through June 24 for applicants seeking feedback an...
02/06/2026

💬🎨 Free virtual office hours for the WeHo Arts Grant Program are open through June 24 for applicants seeking feedback and support. More in the WeHo Arts Newsletter: https://conta.cc/3Qkd3iZ

Email from City of West Hollywood's Arts Division () Events One Institute presents “International Whore’s Day” June 2, 2026, 5pm Los Angeles LGBT Center’s The Village at Ed Gould Plaza,

01/06/2026

The City of West Hollywood presents eight artists as part of the Moving Image Media Art exhibition series. Artworks by artists Yozmit the Dogstar, Clarissa Tossin, Alison O’Daniel, Greg Jenkins, Luciana Abait, Richard Mapes, Katya Ivanova, and Monroe Isenberg will display at the top of every hour on various digital billboards on Sunset Boulevard from June 1 – September 30, 2026.

MIMA (Moving Image Media Art) is an exhibition series administered by the Arts Division, as part of the Art on the Outside Program, and is presented with the Sunset Arts and Advertising Program. MIMA offers artists the opportunity, and the funding, to create art that engages with the unique visual landscape of the Sunset Strip.

More Information : Go.weho.org/mima

29/05/2026

Art in Odd Places 2025: VOICE brought big energy to West Hollywood last summer as we celebrated 40 years of Cityhood and the 20th edition of this beloved public art festival. Curated by Deborah Oliver. From July 25-27, 2025, Plummer Park, West Hollywood Park, and the Sunset Strip came alive with more than 35 artists sharing powerful, playful, and thought-provoking works about how our voices shape the world around us.

Featured in this video—Marjan Vayghan, Association of Hysteric Curators (AHC), Goddesses and Monsters: A Racket of Banshees. A shifting constellation of feminist works—participatory rituals, multimedia experiments, and mythic invocations by Maya Mackrandilal, Mary Anna Pomonis, Michiko Yao, Monet Clark, Marjan Vayghan, and Taryn Lee.

Stay tuned for more artist interviews💛

24/05/2026

📖 Drag Story Hour
🕙 Saturday, June 13, 2026, 11am
📍 West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room
🌈 Free, No RSVP needed

Drag Story Hour is a series of story time readings by drag performers for children of all ages presented by the City of West Hollywood in partnership with the LA County Library West Hollywood branch. The program aims to create a safe and welcoming space for children and their families to explore the beauty of diversity, acceptance, and self-expression.

Drag Story Hour was created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco in 2015. In 2017, the City's Arts Division funded the first Drag Story Hour at the West Hollywood branch of the LA County Public Library.

This month’s reader is Pickle, our current City of West Hollywood Drag Laureate.

More Information: go.weho.org/dragstoryhour

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with an engaging, hands-on afternoon honoring the rich history, culture, and cr...
23/05/2026

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with an engaging, hands-on afternoon honoring the rich history, culture, and creativity of the Jewish community. Take part in an art-making workshop led by the Skirball Cultural Center, enjoy a music-making workshop (bring your instruments!), and wrap up the day with a lively concert featuring the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble.

📅 Sunday, May 31, 2026, 3–6pm
🎟️ FREE Admission. RSVP Required.
📍 Plummer Park – Great Hall Courtyard, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046

🔗 More Info: go.weho.org/JAHM

22/05/2026

Art in Odd Places 2025: VOICE brought big energy to West Hollywood last summer as we celebrated 40 years of Cityhood and the 20th edition of this beloved public art festival. Curated by Deborah Oliver. From July 25-27, 2025, Plummer Park, West Hollywood Park, and the Sunset Strip came alive with more than 35 artists sharing powerful, playful, and thought-provoking works about how our voices shape the world around us.

In this artist interview, Brian Black & Zane Alexander S.B. discusses Sound Frictions. In this durational roaming performance, a wandering group of performers in specially textured suits use their bodies to sand wooden objects, activate their voices, trigger subtle sonic experiences, and react to the sensation of the sanding.

Stay tuned for more artist interview coming to you weekly.

🌈 The FREE WeHo Pride Arts Festival returns May 23–24 with two full days of LGBTQ+ performances, film, theatre, workshop...
20/05/2026

🌈 The FREE WeHo Pride Arts Festival returns May 23–24 with two full days of LGBTQ+ performances, film, theatre, workshops, poetry, music, and more!

Swipe to see the full festival schedule and start planning your weekend 🎨✨

📍LA LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza
🎟️ Free admission
🔗 wehopride.com/artsfestival

🌳 Park Bathing by Donna Sternberg & Dancers  🕑 Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2 – 3pm  📍 Kings Road Park, 1000 N. Kings Rd.  ⭐ Fr...
16/05/2026

🌳 Park Bathing by Donna Sternberg & Dancers
🕑 Sunday, May 31, 2026, 2 – 3pm
📍 Kings Road Park, 1000 N. Kings Rd.
⭐ Free, no RSVP required.

This free, site‑specific performance transforms the park into a living stage, blending movement, architecture, and the lush landscape to create moments of calm, reflection, and connection. Audiences will be invited to walk with the dancers, experience gentle interactive prompts like breath work, and see the park’s natural beauty from a fresh perspective.

Following the performance, certified landscape designer Jill Jacobson‑Bennek will lead an engaging talk on how to create eco‑friendly, water‑wise, native plant gardens that support biodiversity and help protect homes from wildfire risks.

More Information: https://www.weho.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/31887/15?curm=5&cury=2026

🌈 Join us for the FREE WeHo Pride Arts Festival, May 23–24, 12-9pm! 🌈 Two full days of LGBTQ art and artists featuring p...
16/05/2026

🌈 Join us for the FREE WeHo Pride Arts Festival, May 23–24, 12-9pm! 🌈

Two full days of LGBTQ art and artists featuring performances, film, theatre, and more. Highlights include the LA premiere of Pure Glitter by Celebration Theatre, Mariachi Arco•Iris, Planet Q***r, Outfest shorts, June Mazer Le***an Archives, Literary Death Match: Pride Edition, HIV Writer’s Workshop, Brown and Out LatinXperience Play Festival, Chase Lounge, 8TPS, and much more!! You don’t want to miss this!🎨 We will also have an LGBTQ+ artists and artisan mini craft fair, custom typewriter poetry from the Pride Poets, and free drop-in drawing workshops with live models organized by Miguel Angel Reyes.

A FREE shuttle will be stopping at all PickUp line stops and stopping just north of the Festival location from 12pm-10pm each day approximately every 30 minutes. 🚎

📍LA LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Blvd.

Get your FREE tickets today at wehopride.com/artsfestival

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