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Turning Heartache Into Hope: The Healing Power of Art
“Take your broken heart and turn it into art.” These words, immortalized by the brilliant Carrie Fisher, hold...
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February 2025 | Arts Ed RECAP
Read the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for February 2025. “At LA’s Homeboy Art...
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Resources for Educators
In light of current events, P.S. ARTS is sharing resources to help public school educators protect students’ rights...
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The Belong Song
As part of the P.S. ARTS theme of the year, The Art of Belonging, P.S. ARTS is excited...
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Reflecting on Winter PD 2025
On Friday, January 31, 2025, P.S. ARTS Programs staff and 70 Teaching Artists gathered for Winter Professional Development...
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2025 Artist Educator Connect Dates
P.S. ARTS is excited to kick off new sessions of Artist Educator Connect for 2025. The first session...
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Wildfire resources and support
Our hearts are with all those impacted by the wildfires, and we stand in solidarity with the families...
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2024: A Year of Growth and Expansion
2024 has been a year of significant growth for P.S. ARTS! As we bid farewell to the year,...
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Welcome to the P.S. ARTS Board, Cynthia Wakeford!
We are pleased to welcome the newest member of the P.S. ARTS Board of Trustees, Cynthia Wakeford.  Cynthia...
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P.S. ARTS in the News

Back to school letter from the CEO
As the school year begins, we invite our CEO, John Lawler, to share a few words on happenings...
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P.S. ARTS Statement re: L.A. City Council Racist Comments
In response to the recently leaked racist comments by Los Angeles City Council members, P.S. ARTS stands firmly...
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Walgrove Elementary’s Lion King Performance
Live theater is back at Walgrove Elementary School and was kicked off with an incredible performance of Disney’s...
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“When I was at P.S. ARTS with the little ones, the amazing thing is that these kids are actually retaining this knowledge that they learned better because of the artistic element.”

– Aldis Hodge NBC Give, November 2017

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"On December 2, Madeline, a patient at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and more than 100 other kids from CHLA and Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Burlington Campus hopped on a Delta plane, "jetted" to the North Pole (taxied across the runway to a Delta hangar) and visited Mr. Kringle himself."

– Delta’s Sky Magazine February 2016

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"Arts is one of the most enriching forms of education, yet it's been nearly eliminated in public school curriculums. P.S. ARTS in Venice, California, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality arts education programs in underserved public schools and communities, is making great strides in changing that—and the world has taken notice."

– VIEW Magazine February 2016

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"I think a child doesn’t have a total education unless they rub elbows with something creative."

– Herb Alpert Inside Philanthropy, May 2015

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“The [2014 National Arts Awards] honored P.S. ARTS, an arts education organization in Venice, CA for its advancement of arts education.”

– Peggy McGlone The Washington Post, Oct 2014

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“Autism awareness and education is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart, and an issue that affects my family...I am very proud to launch this partnership with P.S. ARTS, and I hope that with its unique focus on bringing all children together for arts education, the program will pave the way for similar programs in the Los Angeles area and across the country.”

– Tommy Hilfiger Business Wire, October 2013

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“P.S. ARTS and other nonprofits try to fill the void in schools where arts education has either been cut back or eliminated completely”

– Arts & The Mind PBS, September 2012

P.S. ARTS is dedicated to advancing equity and opportunity for children and youth by providing arts education in systemically under-resourced schools and communities.

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