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 […]
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 […]
To view photos, click Next. During a five-week collaboration, 6th grade students from Arroyo Seco Elementary teamed up with mentors from Disney Consumer Products and Walt Disney Imagineering in the Creativity Lab to build and race their own Disney-themed slot cars! Teams of two were each assigned a theme to design their product around: Disney XD’s Mech […]
To view photos, click Next. Thanks to a very sweet partnership with artisanal ice cream kitchen Salt & Straw, 4th and 5th grade students from Inner-City Arts had the opportunity to collaborate and create three new signature flavors which will launch in the Salt & Straw Arts District store for the month of April. In […]
We’re very excited to have kick started a SoundCloud page to share the work of some of our middle and high school students from Digital Music Production! Take a moment to check out fun tracks completed this session here.
Enjoy this inspiring short created by 8th grade students from Aspire Ollin Elementary in the Media Arts Motion Graphics studio about overcoming your obstacles! “Obstacles,” led by teaching artist Steve Sobalvarro, presented an opportunity for students to create a motion graphic piece that explored the idea of overcoming difficult circumstances. Inspired by 2D side-scrolling […]
This month, we share and uplift a handful of student voices. These future visionaries and creators speak to how and why the arts matter to their lives, to this community and to our world. The arts matter to me. I interact with the arts everyday. From doodling, to dancing, graphic design and the violin, the arts […]
SCI-Arc students and Design Immersion Days & Youth Outreach Coordinator Mira Henry explored the relationship between creative thinking and making with a group of high school students from Inner-City Arts at ZOOM!, a one-day immersive workshop. The arts-focused, LA-based community organization of 25+ years played host to one of the Institute’s first installments of POP-Arc, a […]
To view photos, click Next. “More hi-hat,” one student exclaims. “Less cowbell,” responds another. Outside of the Inner-City Arts music studio, these 7th graders from Aspire Pacific Academy are named Anthony and Adrian. In this Digital Music Production class, however, they go by their self-selected artist/stage names: Icekillz and The Gizmo. Together, they labor over their […]
This holiday season, we would like to offer a small gesture of our gratitude as a supporter and member of the Inner-City Arts community. Download an e-version of our “Scribbits” book as our gift to you — straight from our media arts studio! “Scribbits” is an activity created by Inner-City Arts’ Animation, Multimedia and Graphic Design […]
“This transformative power of the arts translates into all sectors of society: education, social service, business and community. In many un-recognized ways, teaching artists are at the very frontline of a revolution in education.” Inner-City Arts Associate Director of Education Jennifer Carroll has a piece featured in the latest issue of Teaching Artists Guild Quarterly, […]
