The leadership of O’Melveny & Myers, law associates, were inspired by the Community Arts International exhibitions at 101 California Street and decided to launch a similar program in their new building in downtown Los Angeles at 400 South Hope Street. The program was developed to highlight the uniqueness of Los Angeles.

CAI organized exhibitions in association with the Gene Autry Western Museum, the Collection of the Southwest Museum, Highland Park, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts with special educational programs and events organized to relate to the exhibition. The project was very well received with such appealing blockbuster exhibitions as “I Love Lucy”, “The First Oscars”, Gene Autry’s personal art collection, “The History of Downtown Los Angeles”. And Old Time Radio. The program started in 1990 and continued through 1998.