Grantee Database
ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Grant Year
2019-20
Grant Program
Youth Arts Action
Award Amount
$20,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Armory Center for the Arts will extend its longstanding partnership with educational nonprofit Learning Works by presenting 12 Teaching Artist-led out-of-school artmaking classes for at-risk and in-crisis teens, free of charge, in two low-income L.A. County neighborhoods. These courses will leverage arts instruction as a healing-informed strategy for addressing trauma, redirecting lives, and re-engaging with school, peers, families, and communities.
Organization Summary
The Armory is one of the only organizations in the San Gabriel Valley to offer free arts programming year-round. Our programs enhance social-emotional wellness, provide a powerful vehicle for self-expression, unite communities, and help inspire creative career pathways for youth:
Off-Site Programs: Year-round free programming to historically underserved children, teens, older adults, families, system-impacted youth, and unsheltered individuals.
School-Based Programs: Cross-curricular instruction to students in Title I classrooms in Pasadena that merge visual arts with core curriculum, including math and environmental sciences.
On-Site Studio Programs: Tuition-based arts classes for children, teens, and adults, designed and taught by Armory Teaching Artists at our main facility.
Contemporary Art Exhibitions: Rigorously researched and professionally presented exhibitions, screenings, performances, publications, lectures, and panels. Admission is always free.
Organization
ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Address
145 N RAYMOND AVE
PASADENA
91103-3921
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(626) 792-5101
Congressional District
California's 27th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 41
State Senate District
District 25
