Angels Gate Cultural Center

Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) is a place of creative discovery, exploration and enlightenment, providing the Southern California community and visitors from around the world with opportunities for enrichment and education. Situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, with notable views of ocean, harbor and hills, the Center presents a year-round schedule of gallery exhibitions, classes and international residencies. In addition, the Center provides professional work-studio space for 52 artists, including musicians, ceramists, painters, sculptors, writers, photographers, printmakers and jewelers. AGCC provides (1) services to professional artists (2) innovative public arts programming, including exhibitions of local, national and international artists, (3) high-quality arts education for children in Long Beach and the Los Angeles Harbor Region. Our Artists in Classrooms programs include Artists-in-Classrooms residencies, an Art Institute for Teachers, and Art + Exploration Field Trips. The education programs adhere to state arts education guidelines (VAPA standards), and 85% of the schools we serve are eligible for Title 1 funding.