Grantee Database
STAY ARTS
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
Arts and Youth
Award Amount
$20,500.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Stay Arts will expand access to our Stay Young! Youth Art Classes by launching a financial aid and scholarship program during the Spring and Summer 2026 seasons. This initiative will reduce cost-related barriers for families and ensure more students can participate in our high-quality, community-based classes.
Offered weekly for K–8 youth, the program provides consistent, culturally relevant arts education in a region where creative opportunities remain limited. Our curriculum integrates social-emotional learning and supports skill-building, self-expression, and connection. Classes are led by professional teaching artists from Southeast Los Angeles and held in our safe, welcoming studio in Downtown Downey. CAC funding will make it possible for us to offer a combination of full and partial tuition support, reaching approximately 80 students who might otherwise be unable to participate.
Organization Summary
We create welcoming spaces and meaningful opportunities for people of all ages to engage with the arts. Each year, our programs reach thousands of students, families, and artists at Stay Studio and across Southeast Los Angeles. Through exhibitions, commissions, and teaching opportunities, we support local artists while connecting the voices of our region with communities across Los Angeles and beyond.
Arts Education – We provide high-quality visual and performing arts education through school partnerships across the region, youth classes at Stay Studio, and mentorship opportunities for young artists. Grounded in social-emotional learning, cultural relevance, and process-based artmaking, our programs build confidence, support mental and emotional wellbeing, and nurture a lifelong relationship with the arts.
Art Projects – We work with organizations on commissioned murals, art installations, and custom creative projects that enrich and transform public spaces. As a bridge between artists and large-scale opportunities, we prioritize representation and fair compensation that ensures artists are valued and reflected in the cultural landscape.
Community Arts – Our community offerings inspire creativity and connection at Stay Studio and throughout the region. Rooted in the grassroots spirit that shaped Stay Arts, they reflect our deep responsiveness to community needs. Through exhibitions, art markets, public events, and interactive experiences, we create accessible ways for people of all ages to engage with the arts and celebrate local creativity.
Stay Studio – Stay Studio is a creative space in Downtown Downey operated by Stay Arts. We host weekly art classes for youth and adults, public programs like Paint & Sip and Family Paint Day, and select exhibitions and workshops throughout the year. The studio is a welcoming place for hands-on learning, artistic exploration, and meaningful community connection. Since 2012, it has been a cultural anchor in Southeast LA and a creative home for artists, students, and families alike.
Organization
Stay Studio
Address
11140 DOWNEY AVE
DOWNEY
90241-3713
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(562) 774-2056
Congressional District
42nd Congressional District
State Assembly District
District 64
State Senate District
District 30
