Reflections from AAC Board alum and Creative West’s Director of Grants, Awards and Programs.

Connecting you to a full spectrum of opportunities and openings across the arts and culture sector.

This holiday season, we’re excited to spotlight Indigenous makers featured at the AAC 2025 West Coast Convening Vendor Fair, curated in partnership with The Chapter House, a Native and Indigenous-led creative space supporting local artisans and culture-bearers.

Reflections from Convening sponsor and AAC Board Member Deliasofia Zacarias.

Reflections on the 2025 AAC Convening from Erika Hawthorne.

Check out our Saturday site visits around LA!

Amber Hamilton and CONTRA-TIEMPO join us in Los Angeles, this November.

You’ve got until October 14th to register. Plus, check out the full agenda!

Explore the sessions and speakers powering our 2025 Annual Convening in LA!

A living resource list to help our community stay ready, stay informed, and stay connected.

A mentorship experience rooted in care and collective growth for BIPOC arts leaders

Join us in Los Angeles! Registration is now open and we are accepting breakout session proposals.

The 2025 Annual Convening will be co-Hosted with Creative West’s Leaders of Color Network Program to Expand BIPOC Leadership and Community Care.

Community Spotlight: 10 years strong. Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham shares how Museum Hue is meeting this milestone with resilience, urgency, and collective vision.

Community Spotlight: Jen Deerinwater, Founding Executive Director of Crushing Colonialism, shares their journey in Indigenous storytelling, justice, and building Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride 2025.

Community Spotlight: Monica O. Montgomery of DiasporaDNA Story Center is lighting up the future with a powerful reflection on the inaugural Philly Festivals Mixer and a call to action for creatives citywide.

Community Spotlight: LaShawndra Vernon invites us to reclaim rest as resistance, harness ancestral wisdom, and reimagine innovation through collective care and stillness.

With your help, we can rise to meet this moment.

This organization will always have my support, and I hope it will have yours as well.

AAC’s Mentorship Program connects BIPOC arts leaders with the guidance they need to thrive.