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Award-winning photojournalist Julie Leopo explores the nuances of life in her new hometown, Oxnard. The series centers on the narratives of residents and spaces that make up the fabric that is Oxnard.

California Desert Art is a doorway to the rich bohemian world of early desert artists written by Ann Japenga, as well as collectors, scholars and artists themselves.

Every year, millions of Americans honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the work that still needs to be done for racial equality. Listen to the values Dr. King fought for in his own words and discover the many ways his legacy lives on in our legislation and communities.

Every February, architecture fans and design enthusiasts descend upon Palm Springs for its annual Modernism Week to celebrate and foster appreciation for midcentury architecture and design. Discover the history and roots of modernist design in the Southland and begin to notice its impact and influence around you today.

From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

Since time immemorial, artists have been using what is available to them to share their message. Learn how creativity cross-pollinates among disciplines.

An image can have powerful consequences. Explore how artists are using the visual arts to empower and elevate a point of view.

Tune in to L.A.'s bustling music scene.

From stage to street, theater has been a way for people to express their innermost thoughts and emotions. See how this long-lasting art form has changed over time and how it mirrors society's innermost questions.

Performance artists create whole worlds. See how performance is able to bring people into a story and bring out society's larger issues.

Once in his life, a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth. He ought to give himself up to a particular landscape in his experience; to look at it from as many angles as he can, to wonder upon it, to dwell upon it.– N. Scott Momaday, "XXIV" from "The Way to Rainy Mountains"Classical antiquity recognized just four elements — air, earth, water and fire — from which everything had been made. These four no longer explain the world, but they retain, at least for me, a poetic capacity — a way of wondering upon where I am.D. J. Waldie is the author of "Becoming Los Angeles: Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place." This series of essays called “Elemental L.A.” explores an Angeleno “sense of place” using the four classical elements as guides.