LAUSD and the Arts

The Los Angeles Unified School District recognizes that education in the arts make a unique and vital contribution to a child*s cognitive development. Therefore the District is committed to providing all students with opportunities to attain a substantive education in the visual and performing arts at all grade levels, an education that will prepare them to create, collaborate, problem solve, perform, and appreciate works of art.

On July 22, 1999, the Los Angeles Unified School District*s Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to commence a 10-year effort to establish arts for all students, at all grade levels, in all schools, in all four art forms. To accomplish this goal, LAUSD*s Arts Education Branch began Arts Program Schools (APS) at the elementary level. In the first eight years of the program the number of schools participating has grown from 54 to 392 and it is projected that by 2010 all elementary schools in the District will have the opportunity to participate in the APS project.

In the 2007 - 2008 school year the Arts Education Branch launched a new project at the middle school level to meet the needs of middle and high school arts teachers. The Arts Bridging Teacher Project assigns various visual and performing arts teachers to feeder schools in order to build enrollment and experience in individual art forms .

In addition to the four arts content areas mentioned above, Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Art, the Los Angeles Unified School District, Arts Education Branch (AEB) seeks to establish and support Media Arts as a fifth standards-based Arts Content discipline. Media Arts are an art form comprising of a range of creative and expressive uses of media and communications technologies, including, but not limited to , digital imaging, graphic and web design, video/film production, television, digital music, video gaming, mobile devices and interactive media.

Work has begun on the next 10-year District Arts Education Plan. The second 10-year plan must extend the critical and necessary components of a well-rounded, dynamic and rich arts education and will focus on a K - 12 continuous and articulated curriculum. The Los Angeles Unified School District recognize that the Arts programs benefit students from the entire spectrum of educational programs and demographics, including special education, at-risk, GATE, and English Learners. LAUSD further understands that the Arts, (all five) increase student engagement, empower students' creative voices, and promote active participation in an increasingly networked world.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Internships in the Arts Available

125 Paid Summer Internships in the Arts Available through the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program

Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants totaling $500,000 to 95 performing, literary, media and municipal arts organizations throughout Los Angeles County to support paid internships for college undergraduates in summer 2009.

Descriptions of and contacts for the 125 internship positions are posted on the Arts Commission's web site. Go to: LA Arts Commission, click on Internships, then 2009 Internship Positions.

Eligibility requirements for the internships have been expanded in 2009. Graduating seniors who complete their undergraduate degrees by September 1, 2009 are eligible, as well as undergraduates. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2009 and be currently enrolled (full-time) in a community college or a four-year university. Applicants must be a resident in and/or attending school in Los Angeles County.

Interns are paid $350 per week, for 40 hours a week, for 10 weeks and take part in educational and arts networking activities. Through the program, interns gain a deeper understanding of the work involved in nonprofit arts administration and the role of the arts in a community, and develop business skills that can be put to use in their future careers. Internship host organizations help mold and shape potential new workers in the arts field who may go on to arts leadership positions on staffs, boards or as volunteers.

Interested undergraduates should apply directly to the organization offering the internship, not the Arts Commission. General information on the internship program is also available at:

Internship Program

Anji Gaspar-Milanoviæ
Internship and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Direct Line: (213) 202-3981
Fax: (213) 580-0017
Anji Gaspar-Milanoviae

Visit us on the Web:
LA County Arts
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Arts Community Partnership - GONE

Devastation Through Our LAUSD Contract
stonehouse students 11/08




Several years ago while at a performing arts conference for those who present and create arts for youth, I realized that the rest of the country thinks of the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) as a leader, specifically for its unique partnership of professional arts companies that are integrated into the goals of the state educational mandates. The Arts Community Partnership Network (ACPN) that has nurtured so many young students while encouraging selected arts organizations to partner with the district has come to a grinding (and probably final) halt. Watching it slip away while our entire school scheduling was frozen was agonizing, knowing that every day that passed since mid December would be harder and harder to make up as activity after activity had to be cancelled.

To read more of this story go to:

LA Choreographers

Thursday, March 26, 2009

California Visions Artist Residency

The Alliance of Artists Communities needs your help in letting talented yet under-recognized California visual artists know about the 2009 "Visions from the New California" residency award. Funded by The James Irvine Foundation, the purpose of this multi-year project is to identify and support highly talented, yet under-recognized artists who represent the new demographics of California. Six artists will be chosen to receive a one-month residency, to take place in 2010, at one of the six participating California residency programs, as well as an unrestricted $4000 stipend. The artists' residency experiences will later be documented in a publication designed to assist their careers and publicize the artist residency opportunities available to all artists.

Please note that there is a June 1, 2009 postmark deadline.

Please forward and circulate these materials widely.

Please note that this year interested artists can, if they prefer, APPLY ONLINE at

http://www.visionsfromthenewcalifornia.org.

We ask that you share this information with talented visual artists whom you feel would most benefit from a Visions residency. Applicants must be California residents, not students, and they must not have previously been in residence at any of the participating sites: 18th Street Arts Center, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Exploratorium, Headlands Center for the Arts, Kala Art Institute, and the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Programs at Montalvo Arts Center. Additionally, applicants should have been awarded no more than one previous residency, have not had extensive solo exhibitions at galleries or museums, and have not received any major grants or fellowships for individual artists. While artists living and working in the San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan areas are eligible, we are especially interested in identifying artists from other parts of California. If there is a particular artist whom you feel should receive an individual invitation to apply from us, kindly provide us with his or her name and contact information, and we will gladly do that. This multi-year project will have lasting effects on the participating artists as well as the residency programs, which will be better equipped to reach out and serve previously untapped artistic talent. We hope that
you will embrace this opportunity to help us recognize and assist a number of talented artists.

Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,
Russ Smith Development & Program Manager Alliance of Artists Communities
255 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 401.351.4320 401.351.4507 (fax) rsmith@artistcommunities.org www.artistcommunities.org

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

LACMA After Dark





Gundula Schulze Eldowy, Ohne Titel, Dresden 1986 (Untitled, Dresden 1986), 1986, printed later. C-print,
16 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (42 x 60 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Lynda and Robert M. Shapiro.
© 2009 Gundula Schulze Eldowy. Photo courtesy Museum Associates/LACMA.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art | 5905 Wilshire Blvd. | Los Angeles | CA 90036 | www.lacma.org

Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in cooperation with Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH. It was made possible in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. Additional support was provided by LACMA's Art Museum Council. The international tour has been funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation and Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie.

Franz West, To Build a House You Start with the Roof: Work 1972-2008 was organized and is circulated by The Baltimore Museum of Art. Generous support was provided by Constance R. Caplan, Andrew and Christine Hall, Aaron and Barbara Levine, and Lin Lougheed. Support for the Los Angeles presentation was provided by the Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Steven Neu, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Rachofsky. In-kind support provided by Austrian Airlines.

Education programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education.

Arts for NexGen is supported in part by the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California. Additional support is provided by Shirley & Burt Harris Family Foundation and the Louis and Harold Price Foundation.

Funding for the High School Internship Program is made possible by the Anna H. Bing Children's Art Education Fund and The Winnick Family Foundation.

After Dark is coproduced by the education department and teens in LACMA's High School Internship Program.


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Guitar Building at the Grammy Museum

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Enjoy a rare glimpse inside of the world-renowned Fender Custom Shop where many of the most sought-after electric guitars are born. Through this educational program, guests will discover how the Fender Custom Shop has combined Fender's rich legacy to set the standard in custom and high-end products and design for today's top artists. This program features Mike Eldred, Director, Fender Custom Shop, an expert craftsman who has worked closely with artists such as John Mayer, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Joining Eldred is Yuriy Shishkov, Senior Master Builder, Fender Custom Shop who has collaborated with a range of top artists, including late shredder Dimebag Darrell of Pantera and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and parking validations are available for youth and school groups. Reservations required. To reserve your seats, call the Education Division at 213.765.6800, ext. 6 or e-mail education@grammymuseum.org.


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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Oprah's Search - World's Smartest & Most Talented


Is your child a singer or dancer? Does he or she have a special talent to show off on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"? Auditions are being held at The GRAMMY Museumsm at L.A. LIVE on March 28th sign-up before March 21st.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

GRAMMY Camp

GRAMMY Camp® is a nine-day residential summer camp for high school students with a focus on
the music industry. Hosted in Los Angeles by the University of Southern California Thornton School
of Music and taught by top music professionals from multiple disciplines, GRAMMY Camp provides
an exciting experience in various music industry careers.


For more information and to download the GRAMMY Camp
application, go to www.grammyintheschools.com

Toll free: 1.800.423.2017 ext. 8682
grammycamp@grammy.com

Scholarships are available.

GRAMMY Graphic Design Contest

2009 Graphic Design Contest
The GRAMMY Foundation provides high school students with insight on careers in music and direction on how to prepare for them. The Graphic Design Contest allows students to learn more about the world of art and graphic design. Don’t miss your chance to represent your school!
Winner(s) will:
• Have their design featured on the grammyintheschools.com web site
• One entrant will have his/her design featured as the 2009 Student Artwork for the GRAMMY Foundation.

For more information: www.grammyintheschools.com