Initiated by Los Angeles Poverty Department in 2010, with support from United Coalition East Prevention Project (UCEPP), the festival has become one of the most anticipated grassroots cultural events in Skid Row where typically over 100 Skid Row Artists perform and display their artwork to enthusiastic audiences. You can make your own art at Creativity Stations and learn new skills in workshops throughout the day. LA Poverty Department interviews Skid Row Artists during the festival, and we document artists work and keep an artists’ registry*.