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West Hollywood economic development staff showcase arts, business and transit programs during Civic Leadership Academy tour
Summary
City economic development staff presented arts grants, a Sunset digital-billboard arts program, business-support initiatives and free transit services — including the decade-old WeHo pickup — to Civic Leadership Academy participants and answered audience questions about parking and grant timelines.
Laura Byrie, West Hollywood’s director of economic development, led a Civic Leadership Academy session and trolley tour on the city’s arts, business and transit programs, highlighting upcoming activations tied to major sporting events and new funding opportunities for local artists and businesses.
The presentation included a detailed account of the arts division’s activities from 2025: staff reported 802 new artworks, 606 artists engaged, 180 programs presented and an audience exceeding 34,000. Rebecca Eman, the city’s arts manager, said the city distributes a modest arts-grant budget of $227,000 each year and typically supports 40–50 grantees. Applications for the grant cycle open in spring and close July 1, Eman said.
Eman announced a new two-year special project grant that will replace the previous art-project grant and tie into a three-year creative plan designed to support programming for upcoming events including NBA All-Star Weekend, the FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games. She also described a pilotsupported Moving Image Media Art (MIMA) program for professional moving-image…
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