P.S. ARTS Teams Up With the Summer Institute of the Arts
By Stephanie Kistner, Education & Programs Associate For the second summer in a row, P.S. ARTS teamed up with The Yale Black Alumni Association, and the Association of Yale Alumni, to host the Summer Institute of the Arts (“SIA”) at Lennox Middle School, in Lennox, California. The program targets middle school students and exposes them to […]
W.M. Keck Foundation $250,000 Grant
Venice, CA – The W.M. Keck Foundation has granted P.S. ARTS $250,000 in funding over two years for the TakePART – Visual ARTS project. Nearly 4,700 Kindergarten through 5th grade students and 3,000 community members in the Lawndale Elementary, Lennox, and Wiseburn school districts will be served. Check out the full W.M. Keck Foundation $250,000 […]
Staff Retreat at reDiscover
By Heather Myrick, Events Manager Recently our staff spent some time imagining, tinkering, and creating at the reDiscover space in West Los Angeles. reDiscover uses castoff materials from various industries and businesses to promote hands-on learning along with environmental responsibility. Rather than the items ending up in landfills, they are used for art projects, science […]
What’s Happening in Arts Education
By Neyat Yohannes, Community Outreach Summer Intern The world of arts education is a vibrant one that’s on the rise. More and more people are beginning to understand just how paramount the arts really are—especially at the elementary age—and why they shouldn’t be placed on the back burner behind subjects like math and science. The arts […]
Sneak Peek: Live and Dine LA
By Heather Myrick, Events Manager At P.S. ARTS, we love food just about as much as we love art! That is why we are thrilled to be the beneficiary of Angeleno magazine’s “Live and Dine LA” event this Sunday, July 22 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows. “Live and Dine LA” will feature approximately 20 […]
The TakePART Arts Festival
By Stephanie Kistner, Education & Programs Associate On June 2nd, P.S. ARTS helped facilitate the first annual TakePART Arts Festival: Connecting Communities Creatively at R.H. Dana Middle School in Hawthorne. Students from the Centinela Valley Union High School, Hawthorne, Lawndale Elementary, Lennox and Wiseburn school districts came together to showcase their creative talents and share […]
TakePART Press Release
Check out the TakePART Press Release! Below is the TakePART Resolution.
60 Days of Summer & Supplies!
By Megan Strawther, Advancement & Operations Assistant We are incredibly excited to have launched our first-ever social media campaign, “60 Days of Summer & Supplies”! The campaign will take place through July and August, and our goal is to collect enough materials through contributions and art supply donations to provide Family Art Nights at all […]
The Intern Diaries: Life as the Summer Community Outreach Intern
By Neyat Yohannes, Community Outreach Summer Intern It has been nearly a month since I started as the Community Outreach Getty Foundation Summer Intern for P.S. ARTS. I must say, I’ve been having an absolute blast! Everyone at P.S. ARTS is unbelievably friendly and accommodating. I never imagined I’d be working in my very own […]
May: The Month of Events!
By Heather Myrick, Events Manager May is a busy month for P.S. ARTS in terms of events! Two of our three signature fundraising events, The Opening Night Party for Los Angeles Modernism and Bag Lunch, happened within three weeks of each other (whew!). Our Opening Night Party took place at Barker Hangar at the Santa […]
