With renewed support from the California Arts Council, artworxLA’s professional teaching artists will deliver a sequential series of three multi-disciplinary artmaking workshops in 4 of 28 alternative high school classrooms served in 2018/19. Students will present original work at partnering cultural institutions at the conclusion of each 11-week season. New partners selected annually – 2017/18: Autry Museum of the American West, Japanese American National Museum and L.A. Public Library.
artworxLA has refined an innovative approach that relies on a network of partnerships with artists and creative professionals, cultural centers, businesses and colleges/universities. Our four-step “ladder” of arts opportunities includes:
1. Level 1 Classroom Workshops and Public Presentations: A series of artist-led, classroom workshops based on current programming at three prominent cultural centers that culminates with student public presentations at partnering venues.
2. Level 2 After-School Fellowships and Creative Career Skills Workshops.
3. Level 3 College Prep Summer Scholarships to college art programs.
4. Level 4 Career Prep Internships and Support: artworxLA staff provides guidance through the transition to college or the workforce through mentorship and opportunities such as, paid internships and job-shadowing at creative companies.