Grantee Database
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Arts Education – Exposure
Award Amount
$16,200.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, USC Pacific Asia Museum (USC PAM) will provide educational and participatory arts experiences for all Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) 6th-grade students at the museum and in seven schools. Students will learn about the artistic traditions of Asian cultures and the cultural exchanges that occurred along the Silk Road trade routes spanning Asia from China to Europe. Students will also complete a one-hour art workshop led by a teaching artist.
Organization Summary
Established in 1971, the museum, one of few U.S. institutions dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands, serves the Greater Southern California region.
The museum’s historic building has served as a center for art, culture and learning in Pasadena since its construction in 1924 by pioneering collector and entrepreneur Grace Nicholson (1877-1948) as her residence, galleries, and Treasure House/emporium. Ms. Nicholson’s championing of Asian art early in the century set the tone for much of the Pasadena community’s arts-related activities during the ensuing decades. . In 2013, the museum merged with the University of Southern California to realize academic, scholarly and cultural synergies beneficial to both.
With a collection of 15,000 objects spanning more than four thousand years, the museum organizes and presents exhibitions, performances, lectures, classes, workshops, and festivals, all drawing on the arts and cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Organization
USC Pacific Asia Museum
Address
UNIVERSITY PARK
Los Angeles
90089
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(626) 449-2742
Congressional District
California's 37th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 59
State Senate District
District 30
