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Join date: Jul 31, 2018

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Erin (she/her) is a nonprofit founder, arts administrator, and public arts programmer with over 20 years of experience leading transformative cultural initiatives and building equitable arts programming that empowers communities and drives social change. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and based in Central Oregon, Erin began her career as an educator, supporting at-risk teens in special education. She holds a degree in photography and visual communications and completed the Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategy at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. With a passion for culture, representation, and storytelling, Erin’s curatorial work has been featured in The New Yorker, Artillery Magazine, Hyperallergic, LA Times, and highlighted by Spectrum News and NPR. Her dedication to arts advocacy has earned her numerous civic awards and national recognition. Erin proudly serves on the board of directors for the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival, championing diversity in independent film community. In addition to her professional work, Erin is a photographer, mental health advocate, plant enthusiast, and along with her pit bull mix, Ash, an avid wanderer and traveler.

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Jul 8, 2026 ∙ 7 min

Infrastructure, Not Luck

For me, working in art was just a dream until I met my first mentor. That's the moment it stopped being an idea and became a life. Someone who was already living it took the time to usher me in. They shared the wins and the losses, and actually explained how money gets made in a creative career. Nobody had ever explained that to me before. Before that, I was talented, I had grit, and I had a whole lot of "I'll figure it out as I go." In my early twenties, that meant living paycheck to...

Apr 11, 2026 ∙ 7 min

A Network, Not a Nucleus

The more I find myself in conversations across Los Angeles - rooms where culture is being mapped, funded, and discussed at scale - the more I understand why 11:11 has always been difficult to explain. For years, when people asked what we do, I would list it out. “Exhibitions, murals, events, youth programs, community building.” It was all true, but it never quite answered the question. Even people who had known us for years would pause when trying to describe us to someone else. Our board...

Feb 13, 2026 ∙ 6 min

Through Sherman Way

Written by: Erin Stone, 11:11 Projects Co-Founder/Executive Director We used to flip a plastic trash can lid upside down, sit inside it, and push each other down the hill. It was a moderately steep residential street. Burning plastic under our legs. No supervision. Just gravity and asphalt. From my house you could just see more houses. Stucco and driveways repeating themselves block after block. I grew up across from an elementary school, and that campus was my entire geography. As a kid, I...

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Co-Founder, Executive Director

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