During the school day and on weekends, elementary, middle, and high school students come to Inner-City Arts to engage with professional teaching artists in well-equipped studios, and receive hands-on instruction in a myriad of art subjects through the following programs:

Learning and Achieving Through the Arts (school day program, grades K-8)

Through our school day program, we serve primarily Title 1 schools within a ten-mile radius of our campus in Downtown Los Angeles. We also offer on-site residency services to schools outside of commuting distance or with restricted bell schedules.

Visual, Media and Performing Arts Institutes (out-of-school program, grades 5-12)

Our out-of-school program is open to the public and provides access, exposure, and an introduction to skills building for students in grades 5th-12th-grade during the following terms: fall (10 weeks), spring (10 weeks), and summer (2-week intensive); and students in grades K-6th in the summer (two week intensive).

Professional Development Institute (adults)

The Professional Development program at Inner-City Arts aims to increase and improve arts and arts-integrated learning opportunities for students. We do this by making it easy for educators to implement and increase those opportunities in their teaching spaces, whether they have formal training in the arts or not.

Work of Art Program (grades 10-12 and early career/paid internship program)

Work of Art is a college and career exploration program designed to provide creative youth with the skills, training, and real-world experience necessary for life beyond high school.

Rosenthal Theater (all ages)

Our black box theater brings people together to nurture their creativity, celebrate their diversity, and imagine new possibilities. We have the capacity to serve more than 7,000 community members, artists, students, and their families. The impact of our theater experience ties directly to our arts programming, people in our local communities, and to emerging artists.