With the support of the California Arts Council, artworxLA’s professional teaching artists will deliver a sequential series of 3 11-week artmaking workshops in 4 juvenile justice facilities in 2018/19, in partnership with L.A. County Office of Education and Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network. Programming is designed in collaboration with select cultural institutions and original student work presented therein (2017/18: L.A. Public Library, Autry Museum, and Japanese American National Museum).
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.