The West Hollywood Edition hotel has announced the first round of its Made With Pride artist residency program, celebrating LGBTQ+ creatives in Los Angeles. The inaugural group of five artists—Grant Legan, Zoe Walsh, Mohamed Ouedraogo, Amit Greenberg, and Vita Kari—will create works in photography, painting, ceramics, and textiles inspired by the hotel and LA. Their completed works will be auctioned in a silent event on June 18, with proceeds benefiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
This initiative matters because it marks the first residency hosted by the West Hollywood Edition, reinforcing the hotel's role as a sanctuary for queer and creative communities. By combining a residency with a charity auction, the program not only amplifies diverse queer voices in visual art but also directly supports a vital community organization, reflecting a growing trend of hospitality venues engaging with art as a tool for social impact.