With the support of the California Arts Council, artworxLA’s professional teaching artists will deliver a sequential series of weekly artmaking workshops (32 weeks total) in 2020/21 at 10 juvenile justice facilities, including LAUSD and the L.A. County Office of Education. Programming implemented with select cultural institutions and original student work presented therein (2019/20: Skirball Cultural Center, Vincent Price Art Museum and Fowler Museum at UCLA/UCLA Art & Global Health Center).
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.