Grantee Database
THE H E ART PROJECT
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Reentry Through the Arts
Award Amount
$45,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, artworxLA Teaching Artists will deliver weekly arts programming at two L.A. Education Corps school sites in high-crime, high-poverty areas. Through ongoing engagement with artworxLA, justice-involved young adults (ages 18-24), who have re-committed to earning their HS diploma, can gain 21st-century skills, access social service assistance, and receive industry-recognized certification that will help them secure employment in L.A.’s creative economy.
Organization Summary
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.
Organization
artworxLA
Address
3787 S. Vermont Ave., Suite 101
Los Angeles
90007
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(323) 465-1404
Congressional District
California's 37th congressional district
State Assembly District
57
State Senate District
28
