P.S. ARTS is thrilled to welcome back Darryl King as a Sr. Program Manager. Darryl (also known as Foremost in the art world) is returning to P.S. ARTS after receiving his MFA from CalArts where he based his thesis on establishing the Freedom Art Squad. The Freedom Art Squad is a youth development project for students in grades 7-12 that uses art and imaginative play to reimagine school safety and advocate for alternatives to law enforcement on school campuses in the Antelope Valley, and now the Squad is part of the P.S. ARTS Community Arts Department! You can learn more about this group and their advocacy here.
“We highly value art and play as fundamental rights, and we desire to defend them. As students and artists, we have the power to build collective capacity in our communities, interrogate oppressive systems like over-policing, and create shared solutions to harm that impact the most vulnerable. Our imaginations are celebrated and bridge the gap between our wildest dreams for reimagining school safety and reality.”
