Highways, Inc.

Organization Description

Highways Performance Space is Southern California’s boldest center for new performance, film and visual art.
In its 35th year, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages radical artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative new works. Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms.

Our mission is to develop and present innovative performance and visual artists, promote interaction among people of diverse cultural backgrounds and engage artists and the communities they serve in cross-cultural dialogues about social, cultural and artistic issues.

Health & Safety

Highways meets the ADA standards.

Address 
1651 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
General Phone 
Student Contact 
Name
Leo Garcia
Job Title
Executive Director
Phone
Email
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Arts, Entertainment or Recreation (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, College Students, Females, Formerly Incarcerated People, Immigrants/Refugees, LGBTQA, Males, Non-cisgendered, Non-specific/any population, People Experiencing Addiction, People Experiencing Disability, People Experiencing Homelessness, People Impacted by Crime, Seniors, Specific racial/ethnic/cultural group, Survivors of Sexual or Domestic Violence, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Arts, Culture, and Humanities, Civic Engagement, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice, Education, Food & Housing Security, Health & Medicine, Natural Resources, the Environment, and Ecosystems, Restorative Justice
Hours of operation 

Normal hours of operation: 

  • Tuesdays through Fridays 1pm - 7pm. 
  • Fridays & Saturdays - 6pm - 11pm. 
  • Occasional Sundays 12pm - 4pm.

Weekend hours are available:

  • Fridays & Saturdays - 6pm - 11pm. 
  • Occasional Sundays 12pm - 4pm.
Additional site tags 
Art, Asian American Studies, Central American Studies, Chicano Studies, Chicana Studies, Cinema & Television Arts, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Gender & Women's Studies, Liberal Studies, Management, Marketing, Modern & Classical Languages & Literature, Music, Philosophy
Maximum students 
90