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Lessons in community building from the edge of Skid Row. This live webinar will explore the successful development of Inner-City Arts, a landmark arts education campus in Los Angeles, California.
Featuring:
Bob Bates, Co-founder and Artistic Director, Inner-City Arts, Los Angeles.
Facilitator:
Pru Robey, Vice President and Director, Creative Placemaking Lab, Artscape, Toronto.
Live Webinar Description:
Inner-City Arts provides elementary, middle and high school students, many living in Los Angeles’ underserved neighborhoods, with the tools and creative skills they need to succeed academically and personally. Located east of downtown Los Angeles on the edge of Skid Row, the one-acre campus houses an extensive range of art facilities and is an oasis of creativity and learning in the urban environment. Their unique approach to arts education and creative development brings children, families, adults and educators to Inner-City Arts’ award-winning campus to work with professional teaching artists in well-equipped studios and performance spaces.
This live webinar will explore the successful development of Inner-City Arts from its remarkable architecture to filling the campus with diverse and successful programs that meet the City’s needs and contribute to the beauty, safety, well-being, and vibrancy of the entire community.
You Will Learn:
• How the vision for Inner-City Arts’ landmark education campus was developed.
• About the operational model and partnerships that make Inner-City Arts work.
• About award-winning programs that foster creativity and learning in art-risk youth.
• How the facility’s striking architecture is part of the Inner City Arts’ narrative and success.
• Key challenges Inner-City Arts has had to overcome to keep the project going.
• Lessons learned over 20 years in engaging with communities and identifying measurable benefits.
Category: Classes / Courses | Academic / Learning.
Price: CAD 30.
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