Exterior of Compound, featuring Tavares Strachan's _You Belong Here (Blue #1)_, 2019 Compound Commission. Photo Credit: Laure Joilet
[**Compound**](https://compoundlb.com/) is an expansive new space in Long Beach, CA dedicated to shifting cultural consciousness through art and wellness. The non-profit space is dedicated to the intersection of contemporary art and community. Free and open to the public, the 15,000-square-foot complex is opening September 2020 and has just announced the appointment of Airrion Copeland as its Executive Director.
Founder and Creative Director Megan Tagliafferi shares, “With a background in business, wellness, nonprofit environmental work and film, the breadth of Copeland’s experience suits the amalgam of Compound’s mission and programming.”
Airrion Copeland. Credit: Meghan McGarry
Coming from his post as the Executive Director of the nonprofit The 5 Gyres Institute—an environmental and social justice organization dedicated to the eradication of plastic pollution, and having served as Senior Vice President of Mercy for Animals, National Program Director for CoachArt, and Program Director for UCLA Health System, Air is the perfect fit for Compound.
“I look forward to joining a cultural institution whose mission is to create an equitable space for all through community-focused programs that align with my own values,” he said of the appointment.
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