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Joining a handful of local organizations using their public spaces as platforms for reflection and belonging, The Music Center<\/a> will present two bold visual art exhibits created in response to federal immigration raids and to highlight civil rights and community resilience. L.A.’s performing arts center will showcase the\u00a0We Belong Here\u00a0initiative by LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes<\/a> in partnership with\u00a0Am I Next?, a public movement led by the California Community Foundation<\/a> 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<\/a> Plaza at the Music Center into giant platforms addressing these timely and compelling issues.<\/p>\n Additionally, Gloria Molina Grand Park<\/a>\u2014which is programmed and managed by The Music Center\u2014will display Am I Next? in the park through the end of March 2026. The campaign’s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Music Center’s mission is to connect communities with art that can enrich their lives. 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\u2014questions that resonate deeply with Angelenos,\u201d said Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of The Music Center. \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The We Belong Here exhibition will feature 18 artworks created by artists who use bold graphic design and visual storytelling to reflect the immigrant experience and heed the call for justice and equity: Lalo Alcar\u00e1z<\/a>, John Fleissner<\/a>, Joel Garc\u00eda<\/a>, Mario Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, Las Chicas Peligrosas<\/a>, Man One<\/a>, Ernesto Yerena Montejano<\/a> and Lilia Ram\u00edrez \u201cLiliflor<\/a>.\u201d Through this initiative, The Music Center and\u00a0Gloria Molina Grand Park join other partners of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ We Belong Here\u00a0project, including the California Community Foundation, the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM).<\/p>\n \u201cThe Music Center’s participation in presenting artwork from\u00a0We Belong Here\u00a0meaningfully expands the reach of this project,\u201d said LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Chief of Staff Tracy Serrano. \u201cIt also underscores the importance of cultural institutions working together to uplift immigrant voices and foster a sense of belonging across our city.\u201d<\/p>\n The Am I Next? project features large-scale photographic images that invite all Angelenos to confront the attacks on civil liberties and the undermining of democratic norms that weaken civic life. 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\u2014including U.S. citizens. The portraits are paired with real accounts of fellow Angelenos who have been taken. Gloria Molina Grand Park displayed a preview of the installation during the park’s annual NYELA celebration this past New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a call to action,\u201d said California Community Foundation President and CEO Miguel A. Santana. \u201cAm 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\u2014until justice returns\u2014none of us is free, none of us is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about the \u201cAm I Next?\u201d campaign, visit aminextla.org<\/a><\/p>\n For more information about the \u201cWe Belong Here\u201d campaign, visit lapca.org\/exhibition\/we-belong-here<\/a><\/p>\n