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My First Month as a P.S. ARTS Intern
By Emma Gerch, LACAC Intern for Inside Out Community Arts Hey P.S. ARTS community! I’m Emma, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Intern for Inside Out Community Arts. As some of you may know, P.S....
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The 2014-2015 School Year Theme: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
By Amy Knutson, Education & Programs Assistant Two years ago, P.S. ARTS introduced a new element to our in-school programming: a unifying theme developed by our Teaching Artists that would guide...
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P.S. ARTS Announces 2014-2015 School Year Expansion
Two new major initiatives to expand reach to nearly 20,000 children VENICE, CA – P.S. ARTS is expanding its programs in the 2014-2015 school year and will serve nearly 20,000 children each week...
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The Teen Media Initiative
By Emma Gerch, LACAC Intern for Inside Out Community Arts The Teen Media Initiative (TMI) is one of the newest programs acquired by P.S. ARTS in its merger with Inside Out Community Arts. TMI gives...
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Taste of Venice: Sneak Peek!
By Chelsea Martell, Events Coordinator If you haven’t already heard, this summer P.S. ARTS acquired the Venice-based organization Inside Out Community Arts and with it, their fabulous Taste of Venice...
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TakePART Art Festival 2014 Recap
By Amy Knutson, Education & Programs Assistant On June 1st, 2014 we held our 3rd Annual TakePART Art Festival at Prairie Vista Middle School in Hawthorne, and it was a huge success! More than...
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Spotlight On Our Tastemakers for Taste for Venice
By Chelsea Martell, Events Coordinator Taste of Venice, which will take place on Sunday, September 14th (tickets are on sale now!) is an exciting opportunity for our organization to collaborate with...
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Intersections: Arts & Special Education
By Stephanie Kistner, Senior Program Coordinator For me, summer has always been a time to re-energize, reflect, and plan. Here at P.S. ARTS, it’s much the same. This summer the Programs Team has been...
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What Role Does A Teaching Artist Play In The Classroom?
By Benin Marshall, Education & Programs Intern What role does a Teaching Artists play in the classroom? How much do these artists impact the lives of their students? My summer as the P.S. ARTS...
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3..2..1.. Happy New (School) Year!
By Elda Pineda, Program Director I’ve always loved that “Back to School” feeling. As a kid, the world felt so alive with possibility whenever September rolled around. Along with unblemished Pink...
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Aspiring to Excellence in Arts Teaching and Learning: The P.S. ARTS Faculty...
By Dr. Kristen Paglia, Executive Director of Education & Programs I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists....
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Happy California Arts Day!
By Allison Schaub, Advancement Assistant We love Fridays at P.S. ARTS, and we especially love a Friday that puts a spotlight on the arts. Today, the first Friday of October, is California Arts Day....
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P.S. ARTS to be Honored at Americans for the Arts “National Arts Awards” for...
By Megan Strawther, Development & Communications Associate In Cooperation With The Herb Alpert Foundation Venice, CA – P.S. ARTS has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Americans for the...
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CAA & City Year Join P.S. ARTS for Halloween Art & Campus Beautification Day
By AMY KNUTSON, EDUCATION & PROGRAMS ASSISTANT Earlier this month, 65 Creative Artists Agency (CAA) employees volunteered their Saturday at Coeur D’Alene Elementary School for a day of campus...
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Students & Families Tap into Their Super Powers at Inside Out’s Family Workshop
By Jaime Reichner, inside out community arts artist leader Last month, as the fall sessions began at Dana, Will Rogers, and Prairie Vista Middle Schools, Inside Out Community Arts marked an exciting...
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Behind the Scenes of Express Yourself 2014
By JACOB CAMPBELL, OPERATIONS ASSISTANT Last Sunday, the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport was filled to the roof with bright colors, tasty food, and smiling children and families as they explored...
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Thank You to Our P.S. ARTS Community!
BY JENNIFER LEITCH, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER In the spirit of Thanksgiving, all of us at P.S. ARTS would like to express our sincere appreciation to our friends, volunteers and supporters. This has been a...
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Meet the Newest Additions to Our P.S. ARTS Team!
This has certainly been an exciting year for P.S. ARTS. Following our recent merge with Inside Out Community Arts (IOCA) this past spring, we have been graced with a few fresh faces: Lora Cawelti –...
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Teaching Artist Hilary Hahn shares a Magic Moment!
All of us here in the office were touched when P.S. ARTS Teaching Artist Hilary Hahn shared this lovely “Magic Moment” in (and out) of her Visual Arts classroom in the Santa Monica-Malibu School...
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Environmental Impact Exhibition at Juan Cabrillo Elementary!
After taking a field trip to the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art’s Environmental Impact Exhibition at Pepperdine University, P.S. ARTS Teaching Artist Nicole Fisher tasked her students at Juan...
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