Compound Long Beach

Dear Community,

I am writing to thank you for your role in bringing to life the concept known as Compound. After much reflection, given the unprecedented and challenging funding landscape for nonprofits, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our doors. Our final day of public operations will be August 18.

The community and individuals activating our mission Culture Shifts Consciousness have left an imprint on my heart forever. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has devoted their energy, livelihood, and passion to this mission.

I birthed the vision of Compound back in 2013, with a deep yearning to bring greater healing, transformation and personal growth to individuals living a human experience. We officially launched in 2020, during one of the most trying times in human history.

While this new model for social change and transformation within the art/culture and wellness spheres faced many challenges, we had the privilege of working with 382 beautiful partners in showing what authentic community building means, something that is real and full of truth. We are saddened to pause our upcoming exhibition and participation in Long Beach Gives through our IN/Sight fundraiser. We will make sure our artists work is placed in other art spaces to further their careers.

We love our community of Long Beach with big heart and soul. I know we are beyond deserving of this sanctuary and celebration of Long Beach’s true essence as the “international city of love.”

I will always be proud of this work, people’s contributions, and what this work meant during this moment in time. The love of this project will never stop for me. I hope that Compound will live on in the future in a different iteration one day.

With love and well-being,

Megan Tagliaferri, founder, Compound

☀️Summer's Here! Celebrate the solstice at Compound.☀️

Prepare to join us for an unforgettable summer filled with fun and relaxing wellness offerings, new and exciting art events for the entire family, and refreshed sips and bites from Union.

For our upcoming events, visit our website, compoundlb.org, at the link in bio or tune in to our "This Week at Compound" post every Wednesday.

Mother’s Day is on the horizon, and we’re celebrating with a weekend of nourishment—for self and others.

Move with intention in our dance wellness class, express your creativity through drawing, explore the maternal journey of Fay Ray's Puerperal, and treat mom to a sweet and savory courtyard brunch buffet.

Come nurture, create, and connect!

THURSDAY: May 8
6pm
Drawing Clubs Unite
Long Beach’s vibrant drawing community will come together once again for an exciting evening of drawing at Compound, with the bi-annual Drawing Clubs Unite event. This special gathering invites artists of all levels—from beginners to seasoned professionals—to connect, collaborate, and create.

Grab a drink or bite at Union with our all day Happy Hour.

FRIDAY: May 9
6 - 7pm
Wellness Collective: FREEFLOW Ecstatic Dance with Kiana Ansari .toyoursoul
No rules, no choreography, just pure energy and community!
*Sliding scale tickets

SATURDAY: May 10
11am - 3pm
Drop in Drawing
Artists at all levels find community at Compound, bring your own supplies or use ours!
*Free

1 - 1:30pm
Exhibition Tour of Fay Ray: Puerperal
*Free

SUNDAY: May 11
9 - 10am
10:30 - 11:30am
Breathwork and Sound Bath with Sabrina Rollo

10:30am-3pm⁠
Mother's Day Brunch ⁠
Celebrate all the mothers in your life with a special brunch buffet⁠
Sunday, May 11th with seatings at 10:30am and 1pm. In addition to scrumptious eats, enjoy an array of activities to entertain the whole family like:⁠
*Aura Photography and energy reading by ⁠
*DIY Bouquet Bar by ⁠
Music by DJ ⁠
Free Card Making at the Compound Engagement Zone⁠
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Tickets are going fast! Get yours at the Link in Bio! ⁠
⁠*additional costs, all to the artist⁠
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Compound and its restaurant, Union, are open 11am-10pm Thursday - Saturday, and 11am - 8pm Sunday⁠
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Life is better when you make art together! 🎨⁠
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Join us for our next Art for All, Saturday, April 26, a ceramics workshop with Beth Bowman and Jordan Tracy ⁠
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Free tickets are now available! (Link in bio)⁠
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Come to create and stay to celebrate with a reception from 1-3pm as we kick off our inaugural ceramics retail residency with Beth Bowman.