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Danielle Brazell

Danielle Brazell

Danielle Brazell is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), reporting directly to the Mayor and leading a full-time staff of 67 and a part-time staff of 220. Ms. Brazell works with the arts agency’s Public Art, Grants Administration, Community Arts, Performing Arts, and Marketing and Development Division Directors and oversees facilities, programming, and initiatives that provide arts and cultural services to the people of Los Angeles.

Danielle Brazell
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 "New Shores: The Future Dialogue Between Two Homelands" © Julio César Morales & Max La Riviére-Hedrick 2019, during the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs' "Current:LA Food" | Panic Studio LA
We need to double down on culture and creativity as a primary driver of racial equity, healthy communities, key economic recovery strategy and vital long-term sustainability. These 4 recommendations will build the creative capital needed to heal our city.
Ides |  Photo courtesy of LA Department of Cultural Affairs for Current: LA
"We have a unique opportunity to double down on our city’s investment in creativity and cultural expression. And as we venture into unknown territory, our city and its leadership are eager to expand cultural programming throughout every neighborhood."
Disney Hall from City Hall | Photo: Carolyn Campbell.
How can creativity help save L.A.? Activist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur David Bohnett identifies the connection between arts & culture in L.A.
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