At the start of this Winter’s Learning and Achieving Through the Arts session, our teaching artists and program staff collaborated to develop new programming tailored to meet and support the unique social, cognitive and creative developmental needs of our middle school youth. Over the course of 4 months and 16 weekly meetings, middle school students and their […]
From KCET ARTBOUND‘s “The Broad Invites the Children of L.A. to Explore Their Very Own Museum“: Bob Bates, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Inner-City Arts (ICA), also feels thankful for his educational art center’s partnership with The Broad. ICA teachers have been able to visit with their students on a regular basis. “It is a […]
Last year, LIFEWTR connected with Inner-City Arts and asked us to nominate students to consider for their latest design bottle series. The new Series 4 artwork highlights the work of three emerging artists who discovered a more inspired future through arts education programs available to them in their communities. We’re proud to share with you […]
Dear Friend, As a small thanks for being a member of the Inner-City Arts community, we welcome you to download an e-version of our Mandala Activity Book as a gift inspired by our students and their work in the Visual Arts Studio. Mandalas and other abstract drawing exercises practiced in our studios and workshops allow students to […]
We aim to do more in 2018! But, we can’t do it without you. Thanks to you and this very vibrant community of Inner-City Arts supporters, we were able to positively impact the lives of thousands of students through the arts this year. But there’s so much more to be done in […]
We could not have asked for a more beautiful morning in Downtown Los Angeles this past Saturday, when we welcomed in hundreds of new students from the LAUSD Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to our campus for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to paint with world-renowned Panamanian artist, and friend of Inner-City Arts, Olga Sinclair! [VIEW MORE […]
At the start of Fall Session 1, we launched a new partnership with Children’s Institute, Inc.(CII), one of LA’s largest child welfare agencies, to offer arts opportunities to more students living in areas neighboring the CII Otis Booth campus just west of Downtown. Through four new visual and media arts studio classes taught by our […]
We look forward to hosting the first-ever Art Beyond Borders: Painting with Olga Sinclair, Presented by Snap Inc. event in celebration of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (PST) on our campus! Anticipated as Los Angeles’ largest youth-oriented painting class, Art Beyond Borders will bring together 1,000 children from The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. This […]
On Thursday, October 12th, we hosted Inner-City Arts’ 25th Imagine Awards celebration at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It was a fantastic evening in a beautiful space and Inner-City Arts was able to raise more than $900,000! Because of the generosity and support of many, we are able to continue our mission […]
Photo Credit: Anthony Tran | Video Credit: Velo Films On Wednesday, August 16, 2017, Inner-City Arts was honored to welcome Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, to the campus for a great day of conversation with staff and Inner-City Arts supporters about the importance of arts education. Special thanks to our guests: Senator Michael […]
What a night! In many ways, this event has become one of our favorites to produce. It is the one time each year when we have the special opportunity to welcome hundreds of our friends and supporters to our home. We hope that you enjoyed the amazing musical performances, the tasty food and drinks, and had […]
[ View all photos from Summer Institutes Showcase here ] We love summers at Inner-City Arts. It’s a wondrous time for guided discovery, innovation, relationship-building and growth. As our high school students wrap yet another creative season on our campus, they have experienced nothing short of just that! This session, our versatile high school programming […]
