About LA Art Tours

LA Art Tours, the original and authentic Los Angeles art tour experience, has been connecting art enthusiasts with the city’s vibrant creative scene for over 20 years. What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to having real street artists, graffiti artists, and mixed media artists as your guides. Since our inception, we’ve provided insider access to the pulsating heart of LA’s art world, offering a perspective that only working artists can provide. Your tours, particularly the renowned Los Angeles Arts District Graffiti, Mural, and Street Art Tour, are led by local artists who are deeply embedded in the community. These aren’t just tour guides reading from scripts; they’re active participants in the very art scene you’re exploring. Our guides share their personal experiences, techniques, and insider knowledge, offering unparalleled insights into the culture and history of urban art in Los Angeles. From the smallest tags to massive building-sized murals, we showcase over 100 individual works during each tour. Our artist-guides expertly navigate you through hidden gems and iconic locations, providing context and stories that bring each piece to life. This 100% authentic journey into the world of Los Angeles graffiti and street art is an immersive experience you won’t find anywhere else. By choosing LA Art Tours, you’re not just observing art; you’re engaging with the artists who shape the city’s creative landscape. Our two-decade-long legacy of artist-led tours ensures that you get the most genuine, insightful, and inspiring exploration of Los Angeles’ dynamic art scene.

ORIGIN STORY

Kevin Flint started the first LA Art Tour in 2007 when he gathered a gang of interested art lovers at his loft in the historic and world famous Brewery Arts Complex. He proceeded to walk them around the grounds, and into the lofts of a number of his friends on campus. Of course, not really knowing too much about the history of the Brewery at the time, he sort of made it up as he went along. And he probably should have mentioned to his artist friends that he would be popping into their lofts with a big group of strangers. We learn from our mistakes.

The Brewery Tour is still a favorite, but in subsequent years after teaming up with his friend and graffiti artist ShanduOne, LA Art Tours expanded guides and added tours of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, graffiti and mural tours, a tour of the Santa Fe Art Colony, as well as less frequent tours in San Pedro, Echo Park, East Hollywood, Chinatown, Culver City and more. School Districts throughout LA County choose LA Art tours for their inspirational as well as educational experiences for all ages. Senior centers book workshops at their center as well as guides for their bus tour. Interspersed throughout the year are special offers for bicycle tours, a mini marathon tour, dinner tours, cooking class art tours, and much more! Upon request, private special event tours can do everything from professional wedding photography to unique corporate experiential events. We grow when you ask!

We continue to look for new adventures!

If you have an idea for a tour (or even better, an idea for a tour and you want to lead it) let us know and maybe we can add it to the mix. If you have a business or organization that would like to partner with us for a special event, we’d love to hear about it.