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Arts and Health Week Summit
At the Intersection of Arts and Health
Cross-sector leaders from around the county and beyond gather at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to inspire and empower us all to build stronger, healthier communities. Hear cutting-edge research and discover tools and resources to pursue your goals as an individual, a professional artist, or an organization; then, try them out in real time.
Check back soon for information about our 2026/27 season.
WHO ATTENDS THE SUMMIT?
- Artists, arts-lovers, and administrators
- Healthcare practitioners and staff
- Philanthropists and policymakers
- Scholars and researchers
- Students and educators
- Anyone curious about how creativity supports wellness
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
- Thoughtful conversations
- Focused case study presentations
- Experiential arts sessions
- Facilitated networking opportunities
- A community resource fair
Featured Arts and Health Week Collaborations
As part of LA County Arts and Health Week 2026, LA Opera Connects, in partnership with the LA County Department of Arts and Culture and the LA County Board of Supervisors, coordinated arts and wellness activations across LA County. These activations took place between June 5–13, 2026, and were designed to highlight and amplify the work already happening in each district while creating a shared County-wide moment leading into the LA County Arts and Health Week Summit on Friday, June 12, 2026.
In partnership with LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, First District and LA General Medical Center
In partnership with LA County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, Third District and ONEGeneration Adult Daycare
In partnership with LA County Supervisor Janice K. Hahn, Fourth District, Catalina Island, City of Avalon, and Catalina Museum For Art & History
In partnership with LA County Department of Arts and Culture.
| Able ARTS Work Able ARTS Work provides creative arts education and therapies for adults with developmental disabilities | The Music Center As one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers, and as a cultural anchor in Los Angeles County, The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of enriching the lives of every resident. |
| Alzheimer’s Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Los Angeles is a locally focused, nationally and internationally recognized leader in providing high-impact support and education programs to people living with the disease and to their families. | Music Mends Minds Music Mends Minds is an eleven-year-old, LA-based, global nonprofit that creates free music therapy and engagement groups for seniors, especially those with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, and other neurodegenerative illnesses and challenges. |
| Arts & Healing Initiative Our mission is to transform lives through the innate power of the arts, guided by mental health practices, to foster healing, connection, and resilience for all. | The Opera League of Los Angeles Founded in 1981, the nonprofit Opera League of Los Angeles is the primary volunteer support organization, and co-founder, of LA Opera, the resident opera company for the City of Los Angeles. The Opera League produces an array of educational programs including seminars, gatherings, musicales, master classes, and much more. |
| Dancing Through Parkinson's (Invertigo Dance Theatre) Dancing Through Parkinson’s (DTP) offers live classes and virtual programming, designed specifically to aid people living with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative, mobility, and age-related conditions. | Playtronus LLC Playtronus LLC helps adults enhance their health and wellbeing through play, creativity, and connection. |
| LA County Library LA County Library is one of the largest library systems in the US. It offers free public resources including books, music, multimedia materials, >and internet access, and more. | Rancho Foundation and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center For more than 125 years, the clinicians at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center have been on a mission to restore health, rebuild life, and revitalize hope for persons with a life-changing illness, injury, or disability. Rancho Los Amigos is recognized as an international leader in rehabilitation medicine and clinical research. |
| LA Opera and LA Opera Connects LA Opera strives to serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, pioneering spirit and artistic sensibility unique to Los Angeles. As the company's Learning and Community Engagement department, LA Opera Connects works to make opera accessible to everyone and build a collaborative, engaged, and healthy community through our shared musical experiences. | Urban Voices Project Urban Voices Project amplifies artistic expression through community singing to improve well-being, strengthen social networks, and inspire individuals to be their own best advocates. |
| Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health As the nation’s largest public mental health department, LACDMH ensures access to care and treatment for our most vulnerable residents in a region with more than 10 million people. LACDMH is dedicated to hope, recovery, and wellbeing for everyone across the County. | USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society The USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society is dedicated to advancing the application of the knowledge we gain from research in music science to promote human well-being and societal flourishing. Our center assembles a diverse and accomplished group of experts from various disciplines within the University. |
Previous Arts and Health Week Summit Recaps
2025 Recorded Summit
Want a preview of what you can expect this year? Check out the 2025 Los Angeles County Arts and Health Week video series to immerse yourself in thoughtful conversations with leaders in the field of arts and health. You'll discover research highlighting how the arts are vital to individual and collective healing, innovative techniques to build resilience, and resources to support your community. You'll even get a chance to sing along.
To get in touch with questions, connect with us at Connects@laopera.org or call us at 213.972.3157.
Generous support for the LA County Arts and Health Week Summit provided by
The Music Man Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, First District
Kaiser Permanente
L.A. Care Health Plan
The LA County Arts and Health Week Summit received additional funding from
Civic Practice Grant from OPERA America’s Opera Fund.
LA Opera Connects is generously supported by
The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund
The Green Foundation
The Music Man Foundation
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