Every day hundreds of students walk through our campus to develop creative skills and explore their imagination. Our dedicated and passionate volunteers are an essential part of making Inner-City Arts a safe, creative, and collaborative environment for young people. We took the time to talk to Micah Lewis, a freelance character design and storyboard artist, […]
“My experience at Inner-City Arts at Children’s Institute was amazing. I had so much fun working with my friends and learning about animation. We worked in groups and made silhouette animations too. The characters we made were silly and the plot of the story was funny. I got to wear a wig and dance […]
Inner-City Arts is excited to debut a new series presented by The Rosenthal Theater called LA SPEAKS, a gathering and platform for voices in our community. In our first installment, LA SPEAKS: On the Evolution of the Artist, we welcome teen participants to engage with professionals and emerging creatives on November 3, 2018 on the Inner-City Arts campus. This […]
“Beth is a gift to us. She is a force of nature, open to life, change and transformation. She is a strategic human being, placed—I believe—by God in the heart of Inner-City Arts to aid us in opening the possibilities for the artistic and creative growth of thousands and thousands of beloved children living and […]
Inner-City Arts is excited to welcome back Richard Cabral’s Fighting Shadows for a series of performances from October 18 to November 4. The Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts and Lineage Entertainment Group in association with Jamie Gertz is proud to present this second run of Emmy-nominated and star of FX’s Mayans M.C. Richard Cabral’s Fighting Shadows, a […]
From VoyageLA‘s “Meet Bob Smiland of Inner-City Arts“: Bob, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. Life growing up in a modest income family in South Los Angeles was a great joy; I didn’t know any different. We didn’t have a car […]
Photo credit: Craig Johnson Photography [for more photos] “My dance is home! A place where I can let go of all my fear and show the world who I truly am and the power I have within.” — Giselle Barrios, 2018 Inner-City Arts Repertory Dance Company This month, the Inner-City Arts Repertory Dance Company not […]
Actors Rami Malek and Amber Heard accepted a grant award in the total of $30,000 for Pre-Professional Training & Mentorship on behalf of Inner-City Arts at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gala on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. This award is in support of Inner-City Arts’ media arts programming, which provides high-quality […]
“I spent most of my life doing what you are doing right now—exploring and discovering,” said former NFL football player and current CEO of The Imagination Agency Martellus Bennett to a theater filled with middle school students. “Creativity is something you can never discover enough of, so you always have to find new ways to […]
New Board Chair Jonathan Schreter volunteers in the Ceramics Studio, supporting middle school students enrolled in summer programming. Photo credit: Kenzie Kate Floyd Inner-City Arts is thrilled to announce the appointment of longstanding board member and supporter Jonathan Schreter to Board Chair. “Inner-City Arts has spent the past 29 years deepening and strengthening their impact […]
For ten years, The Rosenthal Theater has been a literal and metaphorical stage for blossoming creative collaborations and meaningful mentorships. Last year, Inner-City Arts alumna, Moises Garcia, assisted a professional costume designer in the 2017 Inner-City Arts Repertory Dance Company Production, COME TOGETHER. This year, a new mentorship is taking flight. On July 21, the […]
“And we do it all here. This safe haven of creativity. Where we capture light, dream in color, make music, dance to the rhythm of our song, pray through performance.” We are overjoyed to share this film, “The Inner City Artist,” by high school student Atziri M. Debuted at the Work of Art graduation this […]
