Who Lives at Art Share? Come on in...

Art Share creates space for artists in Los Angeles - from a platform to opportunities to a community. With support from you, we provide a foundation for emerging artists to navigate the many facets of their live/work lives.

One of our favorite spaces - is giving artists a place to LIVE!

With a waitlist of over 1,200 artists, we are constantly in awe of the artists living here. It's a matter of timing, perseverance, and qualifying for affordable housing through the City's tedious process. With only 30 live/work lofts, we understand how precious each tenant is at Art Share.

Rents here are affordable so that artists can focus on building their business and developing their practice.

We believe by fostering the next crop of cultural movers and shakers, we play a small role in contributing to the vibrancy and diversity of Los Angeles’s arts and culture. Tenants are not just paying for a bed and a roof, but a community to collaborate and benefit from one another.

We would like to introduce you to a few of our artists:

MJ Brown // Rachel Kucken // Kenneth Capers

MJ BROWN aka MISS BARBIE-Q

MJ Brown is not your typical Trans Femme Non-Binary. They are a Host, Speaker, Panelist, Activist, Actor, Producer, and Queen.

MJ has been entertaining for over two decades and has stepped into activism in the past 2 years since coming out in the Trans community as a Trans Femme Non-Binary Gender Nonconformist, bringing more visibility to this community.

Check out their interview with Art Share's Director Cheyanne Sauter and learn more about this phenomenal human!

Meet Kenneth Capers! Kenneth has lived at Art Share for 5 years and we've enjoyed every minute of it. Formerly unhoused, he is now a PEN America Emerging Voice Fellow, poet, and novelist! He gave up all the complacency and comfort of his old life to move to LA and master the craft of fictional storytelling in pursuit of an artistically satisfying lifestyle.

Kenneth preaches sacrifice, clarity, and consistency in order to keep your creative focus strong. This impressive man is now a full-time writer and educator, balancing the creative and instructional. He freelances as a content strategist and editor as well as produces a series of quarterly literary events, calling himself the definition of woke!

Check out his interview with Art Share Director Cheyanne Sauter and be inspired.

With quarantine redefining everyone's summer and the loss of so many jobs, Art Share tenants found themselves isolating together and so creation began.

Opening the alley to tenants allowed them to BBQ, dine, and perform together. The Arts District came alive again and was reminiscent of the late 1990's when only artists lived here and no tourists flocked here.

In late June and amidst racial reckoning and social awakening, tenants hosted an open mic as a way to heal and share. Non-maskers are current tenants//Guests were required to wear masks.