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The mission of the Public Corporation for the Arts, dba Arts Council for Long Beach (ACLB) is to foster excellence in the creation and presentation of arts and cultural endeavors by supporting arts and cultural organizations and individual artists. Founded in 1976, ACLB provides access for families, children, and the community to a broad spectrum of creative expressions and cultural experiences by building strategic partnerships and programs that weave arts and culture into the fabric of our community.

ASALH's mission is to to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

The Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) challenges established ideas about craft and folk art and engages people though its diverse exhibitions and programs. The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) is an invaluable contributor to Los Angeles culture, exhibiting current artists with intriguing perspectives and distinctive practices. CAFAM offers consistently unexpected exhibitions of work that takes traditional techniques in new, often surprising directions. The museum is a place to see art and make art – all under one roof. Tying into exhibitions, CAFAM coordinates a robust roster of hands-on workshops led by professional artists and instructors. The intimate, atypical museum space and independent spirit at CAFAM combine to create an atmosphere of excitement and delight, where people in Los Angeles deepen their relationships to art, creativity and one another.