Long Live LA by Freewaves
In 2013 Freewaves, funded by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, commissioned a distinguished group of artists to create videos addressing the public health crisis facing Los Angeles County for a program entitled: Long Live LA. Using a variety of styles, narratives, images, and music, the artists created original videos for the bus addressing issues of heart disease, obesity, lead poisoning, and diabetes. A launch event and public discussion was held at ForYourArt in February 2014, followed by a community screening and panel discussion with the South Pasadena Arts Council in March 2014.
In the Summer of 2014, Freewaves commissioned six new artists to create a second series of health videos for the buses. The 2014 series addresses the issues of mental health, violence and addiction.