Celebrating 20+ Years of Service: Teaching Artist Johanna McKay
Teaching Artists, with their commitment to both arts and education, play a pivotal role in P.S. ARTS as advocates for the transformative power of creativity in learning. Their work is instrumental in fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a love for the arts in the students and schools we serve. Today, it’s an honor to acknowledge […]
Celebrating 20+ Years of Service: Teaching Artist Tamie Smith
Teaching Artists, with their commitment to both arts and education, play a pivotal role in P.S. ARTS as advocates for the transformative power of creativity in learning. Their work is instrumental in fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a love for the arts in the students and schools we serve. Today, it’s an honor to acknowledge […]
Celebrating 20+ Years of Service: Teaching Artist David Partida
Teaching Artists, with their commitment to both arts and education, play a pivotal role in P.S. ARTS as advocates for the transformative power of creativity in learning. Their work is instrumental in fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a love for the arts in the students and schools we serve. It’s an honor to acknowledge the […]
Fostering Intergenerational Connections Through the Arts
Over the years, P.S. ARTS has proudly partnered with organizations such as Foster Grandparents to bring intergenerational programming to senior and foster grandparent programs through art workshops and volunteer corps training sessions. We are grateful to our extended communities for connecting with us and each other through creativity! At P.S. ARTS, our intergenerational arts experiences […]
P.S. ARTS stARTer Kits
StARTer Units are a P.S. ARTS program that include a 10-week curriculum guide, supplies, and access to online resources for classroom teachers to integrate art into the school day. Each stARTer unit provides teachers with step-by-step instructions, key vocabulary, reflection questions, slides, and resources. The units include photographs that demonstrate activities and highlight the artists […]
Thank you, Bank of America volunteers!
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Month, over 75 volunteers from Bank of America’s California Women’s Leadership Network came together to design digital cards to express gratitude to P.S. ARTS’ Teaching Artists to celebrate the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Volunteers learned about P.S. ARTS’ work and discussed the profound impact that the arts and […]
Brand New Brand Video!
Jessica Pettengill is the P.S. ARTS Digital Content Manager and works to create brand identity and build awareness of the organization through social media, video content, and more. A big project goal since she started was to create a new video that showcases what P.S. ARTS does, learn more about this project in her blog […]
P.S. ARTS Expands to Provide LAUSD Summer Programming
P.S. ARTS is excited to be offering summer programming in 29 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools this summer! Eleven Teaching Artists are guiding close to 500 K-8th grade students across Los Angeles with in-person classes include dance, theater, and visual arts. Our summer programs are designed to prepare students to re-engage and connect […]
Fostering Learning and Creativity through Media Arts
P.S. ARTS is adding Media Arts to the curriculum in 2021-2022! Students will work at the cross-section of the arts and technology to express their creativity and increase their knowledge and skills using a variety of media and digital creation tools. CEO Kristi Paglia says, “By adding Media Arts to the P.S. ARTS curriculum, […]
P.S. ARTS Partners with Immersive Van Gogh
P.S. ARTS is excited to be partnering with Immersive Van Gogh to connect students and their families to the work of Vincent Van Gogh through a one-of-a-kind viewing experience. The Los Angeles exhibition is staged in the former Amoeba Music building which has been transformed into an unforgettable installation where the portraits and still life […]
