Lawndale, CA — The W.M. Keck Foundation has granted P.S. ARTS $250,000 in funding over two years for the TakePART – Visual Arts project. TakePART – Visual Arts is the visual arts component of the TakePART (Public-school Arts Regional Team) initiative that will implement visual arts programs at the district and regional levels that will serve nearly 4,700 Kindergarten through 5th grade students and 3,000 community members in the Lawndale Elementary, Lennox, and Wiseburn school districts. Seen here are families at William Anderson Elementary School displaying their streetscape collage. Inset: A student at Lucille J. Smith Elementary School with his artwork inspired by Japanese family crests.
