Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. You need to be an Active, Corporate or Patron member in good standing to vote. Click here to cast your vote! Ballot closes on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 5 p.m. Dana Amihere (AfroLA Founder and Executive Director) Dana Amihere is the founder/executive director of AfroLA, an award-winning nonprofit newsroom. AfroLA reports for impact — with, by and for communities. AfroLA isn’t just “Black news,” it is stories that hold power accountable and coverage of issues that matter with a distinctly Black voice. Previously, Amihere worked in data,…
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LAPC Members — Register for Free Online Art Classes!
Looking for a way to relieve stress, learn a new skill and get to know a supportive and delightful online community of journalists and editors from around the world by doing art together? This winter, LA Press Club members have access to free online art classes — most of which are open to artists of all levels — featuring new techniques and new teachers. Artist Maude May will show you how to use fabric and needles in her “Stitch a Picture” class. Artist Lado Pochkhua will help you explore different…
Read More18th NAEJ Awards (Photos)
We congratulate the winners of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 18th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Browse through our collection of photos below, and feel free to share with your friends and colleagues!
Read MorePaul Anka is the LA Press Club’s 2025 Legend Awardee
Paul Anka will be honored with the Los Angeles Press Club’s Legend Award for Career Achievement and Contributions to Society. The ceremony takes place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on Dec. 7 at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “For over 70 years, Paul Anka’s golden voice has played on the soundtrack of our lives,” said LA Press Club President Danny Bakewell, Jr. “We are proud to pay tribute to this living legend.” The Legend Award honors an individual within the entertainment industry for their…
Read MoreKasi Lemmons to Receive the LA Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award on Dec. 7
Actor, director, writer, producer, Grammy-winning librettist, and educator, Kasi Lemmons is set to accept the Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Award for Storytelling Outside of Journalism. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards gala on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “Lemmons’ powerful body of work is a testament to the importance of examining the human soul and truly hold up a mirror to nature and to show us ourselves in history,” said Los Angeles Press Club president…
Read MoreMarlee Matlin to Receive Los Angeles Press Club’s Impact Award
Actress, director, producer, author and activist Marlee Matlin will accept Los Angeles Press Club’s Impact Award for Influential Contributions to Culture and Society. The ceremony will take place at the 18th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on Dec. 7, 2025, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel DTLA. This is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Press Club, a 501c3 charitable organization. “Marlee Matlin’s great talents are well known, as is her generosity, support and tireless dedication to the deaf and hard of hearing communities,” said Los Angeles Press…
Read MoreWatch — Virtual Talk with Photographer Osceola Refetoff
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen to Be Honored with LA Press Club’s Humanitarian Award at December 7 Gala
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen will be honored with the Los Angeles Press Club’s Visionary Award for their support of Alzheimer’s patients and their families. The ceremony will take place at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala on Dec. 7 at the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles. The Visionary Award was instituted in 2012 to honor individuals within the entertainment industry who use their high-profile status to make the world a better place and to spread information about issues of freedom and social justice. Jane Fonda was the very…
Read MoreWhere News, Environment and Fine Art Intersect: Virtual Chat with Visual Storyteller Osceola Refetoff on Oct. 14
Hear from Osceola Refetoff, a Canadian-American visual artist known for his innovative use of infrared and pinhole photography, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. PST! Across parallel careers in photojournalism and fine art, Refetoff’s work is characterized by a hyper-realistic and nuanced vision, often yielding surreal, even dreamlike images. Visit his website to learn more about his remarkable career in journalism and art! Click here to join the live chat!Password: Artisfun This talk will be recorded and available for those who can’t make it. Email leah.kohlenberg@gmail.com to request a link to a recording.
Read MoreLearn More About an Upcoming Student Show and New Online Art Classes Availble to LAPC Members
LA Press Club members are invited to participate in a program featuring free art classes, including Beginning Drawing, Watercolor and Acrylic Painting! Read below for login details. Oct. 12 — Online Student Show & Info Session for Fall Art Classes Join us on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 8 a.m. PST, to get a look at some of the work produced by students and learn more about the fall art classes offered by Leah Kohlenberg! To join the party, click here.Password: Artisfun Art Class Schedule & Registration Info Please register if you are…
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