Angels Gate Cultural Center

Angels Gate Cultural Center www.angelsgateart.org

We are grateful to our generous donors and supporters who help Angels Gate Cultural Center share our exhibitions, education and community programming. This organization is supported, in part, by:

American Plus Bank
Ahmanson Foundation
Associated Students UCLA
Best Start Wilmington
Bettis Insurance
Big Nick’s Pizza
California Endowment
Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Coastal San Pedro Ne

ighborhood Council
Community Partners / CA Native Vote Project
Crail Johnson Foundation
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of LA
DiCarlo Seafood
Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation
Gluck Foundation
Jerico Development
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Long Beach Community Foundation
LWA LLP
Malaga Bank
Mikhuna
NLT Foundation
Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Norris Foundation
Parsons Foundation
Pasadena Art Alliance
Pechanga Band of Indians
Perenchio Foundation
Reed Foundation
Rohauer Collection Foundation
Sandwich Saloon
Tzicatl Community Development Corporation
YDAF / Future Coalition

Ann Weber
Barry Borkin
Catherine Goldberg
Charles Jensen
Donna DiRocco & Carlo Piazza
Elissa DiCarlo
Ernesto Ojeda
Frank Minuto
Frederik Megerdichian
Greg Gawlik
Howard S. Miller
Jac and Eva Feinberg Fund
Janalee Johnson
Lisa Patton
Lori Weaver
Phil Borden
Phyllis Venable
Sarah Vagts
Stephen “Raindog” Armstrong
Sean Devereaux
Sue Gosney
Supervisor Janice Hahn
Susan Davis
Terrence Brown
Thomas Strickler
Victoria Carrolle


Along with generous individual donors throughout the year, we thank you for your support!

08/30/2026

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AGCC emerged from a group of San Pedro artists in the 1970s who created artist studios and exhibition space within the 1940’s-era Army barracks of Angels Gate Park.

🌬 We inherited the original wind-powered air conditioning, and are so grateful for the sea breeze!

(Hanging sculptures in the first segment are part of an installation by Studio Artist Ashton S. Phillips!)

Join us Sunday, September 13th from 2pm–4pm for the Rooted In What Carries Us opening reception!Rooted In What Carries U...
08/28/2026

Join us Sunday, September 13th from 2pm–4pm for the Rooted In What Carries Us opening reception!

Rooted In What Carries Us is a major group exhibition featuring Native and Indigenous perspectives from Southern California and beyond, depicting the original peoples of this land as multidimensional individuals, each with unique traditions and stories that comprise the multifaceted identity of Turtle Island.

Learn more at https://angelsgateart.org/exhibitions/rooted-in-what-carries-us/ and RSVP for the opening reception at RootedInWhatCarriesUs.eventbrite.com

Rooted In What Carries Us is juried by Joe D. Horse Capture, Chief Curator at The Autry Museum of the American West, Emma Robbins, Founder and Director of Chapter House in Los Angeles, and Laurie Steelink, Artist, Cultural Practitioner, and Founder of Cornelius Projects in San Pedro. Painting, drawing, fiber, ceramics, basket weaving, beadwork, and photography, are represented by thirty-nine contemporary Native and Indigenous artists working today.

Rooted In What Carries Us will be open from September 12th–October 24th, with a public opening reception Sunday, September 13th from 2–4pm.

Works by:

Noxi Acosta, Weshoyot Alvitre, Theresa Jean Ambo, Todd Ambo, Paula Jean Begay, Avis Charley, Shelly Dutcher, Alexis Dyer, Jesus Escandon, Peggy Fontenot, Joe Galarza, Cesar Garcia, Rebecca Gonzalez, Zoe Gonzalez, Rowan Harrison, Adrienne Kinsella, Nadiya Littlewarrior, Ezra LoBianco, Nīa MacKnight, Sheridan MacKnight, Nicole Merton, Mónica S Moncada, Munchy’s World, Genevra Munoa, Jon Olney Shellenberger, Gavin Ortiz, Kimberly Robertson, Abigail Rodriguez, Pauline Rodriguez, Ramona Rodriguez, Denise Silva, Sequoia Silva, Corey Stein, Dolores Stewart, Kelly Stewart, Matthew Valdivia, Celina Villanueva, Gail Werner, and Monica Zavala

Thank you Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Port of Long Beach

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Built on Water closing + artist talk, and the debut of AGCC's new micro gallery...
08/26/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Built on Water closing + artist talk, and the debut of AGCC's new micro gallery, gallery a❣️

Angels Gate Art Gallery's next exhibition is coming soon – stay tuned for details!

Want to make a difference? AGCC's biggest fundraiser of the year is through Long Beach Gives and we're thrilled to be am...
08/25/2026

Want to make a difference? AGCC's biggest fundraiser of the year is through Long Beach Gives and we're thrilled to be among the 280+ nonprofits chosen to participate in this incredible day of giving on Thursday, September 24th.

You don't have to be from Long Beach to add a calendar reminder to support the arts at Angels Gate Cultural Center on 9/24/2026 ⏰

Bookmark https://www.longbeachgives.org/organization/Angels-Gate-Cultural-Center and learn more about the vital arts programming supported by our LB Gives fundraiser!

Okay, so it's one month away *minus a day or two, or many, depending on when this makes it to your feed :)

📚✨ ARTIST TALK + BOOK SIGNING AT solo.Don't miss it: Join local artist Michael Davis at solo. gallery this Sunday, Augus...
08/25/2026

📚✨ ARTIST TALK + BOOK SIGNING AT solo.

Don't miss it: Join local artist Michael Davis at solo. gallery this Sunday, August 30 from 3–5 PM for a special artist talk and signing of his freshly released book, Art in the Anthropocene.

Spend the afternoon hearing directly from Davis, exploring his work and ideas, and celebrating the release of his new book.

Go for the conversation, stay for the art — and get your copy signed!
More about solo.: solosanpedro.com

🌟One afternoon, two great FREE gallery events TODAY (Aug. 22) at AGCC! Join us to celebrate artworks large & small that ...
08/22/2026

🌟One afternoon, two great FREE gallery events TODAY (Aug. 22) at AGCC! Join us to celebrate artworks large & small that explore local history & place. Receptions: 1pm–4pm | Artist Talk: 2pm

🌐 Learn more at https://linktr.ee/AngelsGateArt

🏗️ Hear from the artists of Built on Water as they discuss the past, present and future of the Ports along with their creative processes and motivations at the Closing Reception & Artist Talk ft. Flora Kao, Kaya & Blank, Jennifer Gunlock, Hilary Norcliffe, Katie E. Stubblefield, and curator Cecelia Caro.

👁️‍🗨️ Don't miss the monumental debut of "gallery a," our new micro gallery space! The inaugural exhibition features Los Angeles-based metalsmith Ashley Tesfamariam's micro recreations of street signs and urban infrastructure that recontextualize the ways we interact with urban space.

Accessibility note: the floor 2 gallery is currently only accessible via stairs. A virtual walkthrough is available on an iPad in our floor 1 gallery.

Built on Water is made possible with support from Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, and Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and . Part of the Hyper SoCal initiative.

🙏Thank you to everyone who came out to experience the Fortnight Concert series this past weekend. A time was had and we ...
08/20/2026

🙏Thank you to everyone who came out to experience the Fortnight Concert series this past weekend. A time was had and we can't wait for you to jam out with us again next time! 🎶

Swipe on through and check out a few memorable moments that were captured this weekend!

gallery a, our new micro gallery space will debut with artist Ashley Tesfamariam. Join us this Saturday, August 22nd at ...
08/20/2026

gallery a, our new micro gallery space will debut with artist Ashley Tesfamariam. Join us this Saturday, August 22nd at 1pm for the opening reception [in conjunction with the closing + artist talk of Built on Water]!

RSVP and learn more: https://AGCCMicroGallery.eventbrite.com/aff?=fb

As a metalsmith based in Los Angeles, Tesfamariam creates interpretations and micro recreations of street signs and urban infrastructure that recontextualizes the ways we interact with urban space. Through her work, the artist highlights how public displays of language as shared communication define how we move through and interact with our built environment.

Experience the magnitude of our new micro gallery and Ashley’s work!

Pictured: No Parking, Island Breeze, 2026

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🏗️ Micro gallery construction by

💧 Ever-curious? Take a deep dive in the gallery on 8/22 for a closing reception and curator-led tour with the artists of...
08/18/2026

💧 Ever-curious? Take a deep dive in the gallery on 8/22 for a closing reception and curator-led tour with the artists of Built on Water.

Visit BuiltOnWaterClosing.eventbrite.com to learn more and RSVP.

Built on Water | Closing Reception & Artist Talk
Saturday, August 22nd • Closing 1pm – 4pm | Artist Talk 2pm
Free and open to the public – bring your friends!
Angels Gate Cultural Center, Building A

Artists Flora Kao, Kaya & Blank, Jennifer Gunlock, Hilary Norcliffe and Katie E. Stubblefield will discuss past, present and future visions of the Port within their works and creative practice along with curator Cecelia Caro.

Overlooking the Ports of LA and Long Beach, AGCC provides a unique vantage point to consider the region's layered landscape and storied histories beneath.

Built on Water is made possible with support from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, LA Waterfront and Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.

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3601 S Gaffey Street
Los Angeles, CA
90731

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+13105190936

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