With $25,000 support from the California Arts Council, Local Color will provide our free Color Me Rad program during spring and summer breaks for three cohorts of ten historically underserved 11-17-year-old students (30 total) who are considering professional careers in the arts. Led by professional teaching artists, students learn one medium (i.e. murals, screen printing, lithograph, etc.); create a completed artwork; learn how to market, showcase and price their artwork; receive professional development such as how to build a portfolio, write an artist statement, and create an online presence; practice being in the public eye by doing interviews, talking in front of a camera, and talking about themselves as artists and their artwork; receive a stipend to honor their artistic labor; and have opportunities to sell their artwork to the public.