Los Angeles Area Cultural Heritage

Fire Response

CALA is coordinating with other arts and conservation organizations to respond to the devastating LA fires of January 2025.

See below for resources and ways to get involved - we’ll be updating this page as more develop.

  • Call to Conservators

    01/27/2025

    Conservation Volunteer Form and Referral List

    CALA has joined a collective of organizations and individuals who are organizing volunteer opportunities around the city where conservation expertise will be shared with community members, collections stewards and artists seeking advice for objects impacted by the fires. Please follow the link below to the volunteer form and fill it out by Friday, February 7 if you'd like to participate in one or more of these events. The form also asks if you'd like to join CALA's referral list of local conservation practices. 

    Volunteer

  • Conservator Q&As

    01/25/2025

    Instagram Lives on salvaging artworks and cherished belongings

    Q&A hosted by Your Neighborhood Museum with local art conservators on salvaging your treasured personal belongings, caring for your art, and safety tips after the January 2025 LA Fires.

    Featuring specialists in: paper, objects, paintings, murals, textiles

    Watch and Follow

  • Grants and Other Resources

    2025 LA COUNTY WILDFIRE RECOVERY RESOURCES

    LA County’s Arts and Culture department has consolidated and will continue to update resources for the arts and culture community on this page.

    If you have an artist/creative worker site or resource that could be helpful here, write to communications@arts.lacounty.org

    LACountyArts

  • Los Angeles Area Cultural Heritage Fire Response Needs

    1/23/25

    Do you need help recovering artworks and cherished items after the LA fires? Your responses will help LA’s cultural heritage conservation professionals design programs and resources to support the recovery and preservation of fire-damaged items.

    Tell us what you need

  • Housing Support

    01/12/25

    The recent fires have impacted so many in our Los Angeles community and our hearts go out to those affected. We’re consolidating connections and resources within CALA’s network to support our neighbors who have been displaced during this crisis.

    If you are in need of housing now or in the near future, please let us know here: https://forms.gle/aYtrVcGn6LtCPdg47

    If you have a spare room or guest house that you can offer, please click the link to share your availability: https://forms.gle/6NNhYYakw4Yi1xWi7

    We will try to connect those who need a place to stay with those who can offer one. Let’s continue to support and uplift one another through this challenging time. 

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About CALA

The Conservation Association of Los Angeles (CALA) is an organization dedicated to creating an inclusive network for conservation and allied professionals who live and work in the greater Los Angeles Area. CALA welcomes those who are in the conservation and heritage field at all career stages.