WATTS TOWERS ARTS CENTER CAMPUS
Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
May 05, 2026 | Ongoing Construction Updates (2026–2028)
Congratulations to our entire community! After years of anticipation and planning, the long-awaited renovations at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus are finally becoming a reality.
Since 2012, the Department of Cultural Affairs Watts Towers Arts Center Campus (WTACC) has partnered with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) on community engagement, site planning, and fundraising efforts. In 2023, these efforts culminated in a campus renovation design kickoff. Over the past three years, we have worked closely with our landscape architect, Studio Zewde, and other collaborators to develop a comprehensive design for the full campus renovation.
As we enter this exciting new phase, we would like to inform our valued community, students, and visitors that our programming will be temporarily paused beginning June, 2026 to accommodate construction across the campus. This includes the Watts Towers Arts Center, the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center, the Garden Studio Gallery, and guided tours of the Watts Towers. We will resume programming July, 2026.
The overall projected construction timeline is as follows:
● Spring 2026 (current phase): Bidding and permitting
● Summer 2026: Groundbreaking and start of construction
● Spring 2028: Ribbon-cutting and completion of construction
We are thrilled to see these improvements moving forward. We will continue to share updates as construction progresses.
We sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding during this time and look forward to welcoming you back to an enhanced and revitalized campus experience.
Thank you for your continued support as we take this exciting step forward together.
For questions regarding the re-opening of the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus and/or guided tours of the Watts Towers, please contact WTACC at wattstowersartscenter.campus@lacity.org.
For specific construction-related questions or concerns, please contact LANLT’s project manager, Bz Zhang, at BZhang@LANLT.org.