The Music Center unveiled two visual art exhibits created in response to federal immigration raids and highlighting civil rights and community resilience.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Music Center, a Los Angeles performing arts institution, is showcasing the We Belong Here initiative by LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in partnership with Am I Next?, a public movement led by the California Community Foundation (CCF) that confronts growing injustice and challenges silence in the face of it. Through October 2026, both exhibits will transform the LED screens on Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center into giant platforms addressing these timely and compelling issues.
Additionally, Gloria Molina Grand Park—which is programmed and managed by The Music Center—is also displaying Am I Next? in the park through the end of March 2026. The images will be projected on the wall of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records, best viewed from the Court of Flags (the park’s Block 3) between Hill Street and Broadway.
“The Music Center’s mission is to connect communities with art that can enrich their lives,” said Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of The Music Center. “By presenting We Belong Here and Am I Next?, we are bringing people together in public spaces through art that mirrors the lived experiences of the people who call Los Angeles home. These two region-wide exhibits ask urgent questions about belonging, dignity and due process—questions that resonate deeply with Angelenos. It is our responsibility to make room for bold artistic expressions that encourage reflection and dialogue, especially at this very moment when communities, far and wide, are feeling vulnerable, angry or unseen.”
In November, the California Community Foundation, LA Plaza Cultura y Artes and the Japanese American National Museum launched the Am I Next? campaign, projecting stories and photographs of Angelenos onto their buildings in billboard-sized, illuminated images.
The community campaign raises the urgent question: If people are arrested without regard to constitutional rights, who is safe?
The portraits feature a cross-section of Angelenos asking the question of whether they, too, can be taken away in immigration raids that have detained tens of thousands of people over the past year—including U.S. citizens. The portraits are paired with real accounts of fellow Angelenos who have been taken.
“This is a call to action,” said Miguel A. Santana, CCF President and CEO. “Am I Next? is more than a question. It is a declaration of courage, a stand for justice and a defense of our most sacred American values, because—until justice returns—none of us is free, none of us is safe.”
About the California Community Foundation
For more than 110 years, the California Community Foundation has worked alongside donors, nonprofits, and community partners to build a more just and resilient Los Angeles. With more than $2.3 billion in assets, CCF responds swiftly when communities are in crisis — from wildfires to public health emergencies — while investing in long-term solutions across the region.ears, the California Community Foundation has worked alongside donors, nonprofits, and community partners to build a more just and resilient Los Angeles. With more than $2.3 billion in assets, CCF responds swiftly when communities are in crisis — from wildfires to public health emergencies — while investing in long-term solutions across the region.
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