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Director's Statement
FALL Issue 2007/08
Number 4
As CAP enters its eighteenth year of providing imaginative and innovative
arts programs for the youth of Los Angeles County, we look back on the
highlights of the past year and look forward to the accomplishments yet
to come in this eighteenth year of CAP. This past year, CAP was honored to
receive the Community Outreach Award as part of the Ovation Awards at
the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The award was presented
by MacArthur Foundation Fellowship winner, playwright, and CAP faculty
member Luis Alfaro. Then in January, actress Anne Archer presented
CAP with the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Hero Award from her
organization Artists for Human Rights. Through a new partnership with
the National Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, CAP was thrilled to
be able to award five students each a $1000 scholarship to continue their
arts educations. The five students - pearl lopez, wylder tomlinson,
angela atanyagul, rocio velazquez, and katherine ugalde- are all
CAP participants in CAP’s Sony Pictures Media Arts Program.
The CAP Program remains committed to designing and
implementing the highest quality after-school, schoolbased, and summer arts programs possible. Keeping these
programs free-of-charge so they can be inclusive and
accessible is also a concept to which we are steadfastly
dedicated. In this way CAP can continue to work with
students in 53 diverse neighborhoods, bringing the best of
CalArts –members of the talented faculty and student bodyto share their knowledge and expertise with thousands
of teenage artists, in partnership with 36 outstanding arts
and youth organizations and public schools.
Please join us in making our eighteenth year the best yet!
We look forward to working with you this year and beyond
to provide Los Angeles area young artists with a premiere
arts education.
glenna avila Director
CalArts Community Arts Partnership
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Director’s Statement
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An Art to Teaching
Judy Johnson
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Each One, Teach One:
The Legacy of Michael Zinzun
Nancy Buchanan
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Manuel Cuchilla in Iraq
Diana Arellano and Evelyn Serrano
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CAP Welcomes CAP Participants
at Inner Spark/CSSSA
Eva Aguila
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Berta Sosa: Inspiring the Community
Eva Aguila
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Summer Of (Art-Making) Love
Carribean Fragoza
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Mysterious Worlds: Short film honored in
Nicktoons Network Animation Festival
Carribean Fragoza
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CAP-Activating
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Evelyn Serrano
Editors:
Glenna Avila
Evelyn Serrano
Contributors:
Eva Aguila
Diana Arellano
Glenna Avila
Nancy Buchanan
Karla Diaz
Carribean Fragoza
Judy Johnson
Designer:
Juliana Sankaran-Felix
Photographers:
Glenna Avila
Scott Groller
Evelyn Serrano
Jovanna Tosello
Diana Arellano
All artwork is by CAP
youth participants
Artmaking as a Preemptive Measure
Karla Diaz and Mario Ybarra
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In The Arts and the Creation of Mind, Stanford University Professor of Art and of
Education, Elliot Eisner, makes an argument for using the arts as a model for teaching
other academic disciplines. From what I have seen and learned about the CalArts’
Community Arts Partnership, Eisner is right. In particular, many of the university
faculty and students active in CAP apply their artistic sensibilities to education and
demonstrate artistry in their teaching. From them, we can learn lessons about how to
teach the arts effectively and we may also discover how to use their teaching style
as a guide for the teaching of history, science, math, or a variety of other subjects.
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An Art
To Teaching
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Artmaking as a
Preemptive Measure
A Conversation with
Artist Mario Ybarra Jr. about
his Vato Action Figures
JUDY JOHNSON, Ed. D.
Executive Director, Cotsen Family Foundation
and member of the CAP Council
“Promoting a love affair between the
student and his or her work is one
of our schools’ most important aims.”
KARLA DIAZ-YBARRA
CalArts School of Critical Studies Alumna,
former CAP youth participant, former CAP
Administrative Assistant and CAP instructor
Elliot Eisner, The Arts and the Creation of Mind (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002), 196.
For the last 18 years, CalArts faculty and students have
made significant contributions to education. They have been
performing on the stages of public school classrooms and in
the workrooms of community arts organizations presenting a
wide repertoire of classes to thousands of art-starved young
people in Southern California. Digital design, music, dance,
theatre, painting, animation, puppetry, creative writing are
part of the curriculum they offer. Their contributions stem
from both what they teach and how they teach elementary
and secondary school students.
What are the elements of this artful teaching that we see
as we watch the artists at work in the community and public
schools? The most important element, I believe, is that they
promote a love affair between the students and their work.
As in all studio art classes, each student is expected to create
a product – a tangible outcome showing what they have
learned. One value of the artwork, unlike many other school
assignments, is that it will be exhibited before an audience
outside of the school and family. In these classes students
learn to think and act like artists creating pieces to be shared
and appreciated by others. They come to love working on their
work in part because it is their personal creation and also
because a larger community honors that work.
A second element of this type of teaching is the passion about
their art that the artist brings into the classroom. In the role
of teacher, they share with young people their own excitement
and knowledge about writing, music, drama, painting, or
film. It is the job of the great teacher to entice students into
a discipline, to get them engaged in learning new content,
and to inspire them to choose to explore and learn more. In
this case the CAP teachers’ personal passions are catching,
stimulating the motivation to learn in many children.
Mentoring is another element of teaching seen in CAP classes.
The faculty and college students often emulate how they are
taught at the university as they work with young people in
the community. Mentoring is a crucial aspect of the CalArts
philosophy of teaching. When the artist mentors elementary
or secondary school students, their relationship is central to
learning. It is a relationship built upon trust and, as we know,
young people learn best from teachers interested in them
personally. They are also more willing to take on an academic
challenge when they feel safe to explore and take risks. The
mentor models how to explore the art form and how to learn,
and then encourages the students to do the same. The artist
becomes an advocate for the creative growth of the child.
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1 Work by Karen Conde 2 Katie Teague with her
work 3 CAP/Watts Towers Arts Center Piano
Program Spring Concert 4 CAP Summer Arts
Program Exhibition at Plaza de la Raza
5 "American Dependency" by Nick Bales
6 Scene from CAP/Plaza de la Raza play "Jacked"
A lot of positive discussion has occurred around the way
art can be an intervention for young people who are in gangs. The CalArts
Community Arts Partnership (CAP) advocates that art provides students with
options. In the program, there exists a unique model of teaching through
mentoring with faculty artists and CalArts students. This pedagogical approach
works if it is done with little or no expectations of how things should be
taught and at the same time influences students to get a higher education.
The approach works because it has an appreciation and respect for students’
opinions and their creativity. It does not stem from a place of need or pity to
save young lives. I don’t believe art can do that. I don’t know an exact reason
why teenagers join gangs. I think there are many social and political reasons
that influence this. Given that art is an intervention of some sort, what do you
think art can provide for young people?
Karla Diaz:
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Self-reflection is essential in CAP classes. Students are
asked to reflect on their creative processes, critique
their work and articulate the lessons learned. Using
these higher-level thinking skills involved in metacognitive activities, students are learning how to learn.
The students, like the artists, are expected to take
risks with the art and the ideas and to learn from their
mistakes – to turn temporary failures into future assets.
CalArts faculty and students also demonstrate that
there are many ways to solve problems and suggest
that finding one right answer may not always be the
goal.
Another element of CAP teaching is to provide learning
experiences that demand the use of creativity and
imagination. Students are asked both to develop artistic
skill and to make unique products.
To tap into their creativity, CAP teachers encourage
their students to demonstrate personal and individual
expression through their artwork.This linking of the
study of art with the personal history and perceptions
of each young person is a powerful tool for increasing
learning. We remember and use most those things we
have come to know that we can connect with to our prior
knowledge and experiences, and those things that have
strong emotional resonance.
require students to create a piece of art using or linking
a number of disciplines. Then, the artists establish a
sense of connection between what the students do
and the larger community by having them share their
work in public ways. Students are asked to apply their
knowledge by presenting their work in public forums.
Young people taking CAP classes burst upon the scene
with an impressive display of exhibitions each year.
Children who created animated short films screen them
at local festivals. High school students present original
plays or handcrafted puppet performances on stage
at Plaza de la Raza. Young people sending a message
about current social issues put them on display on
posters in bus shelters across the city. Music recitals,
public readings of poetry and creative writing, and
exhibitions on the World Wide Web of multimedia
digital art projects give students a venue for sharing
their artistic endeavors with audiences outside of their
own classrooms. These results are exciting and the
processes for bringing students to this point in learning
are compelling.
Eisner describes artistry as a process that focuses
on sensory or emotional aspects of action, expresses
what is personal or idiosyncratic about the artist,
evokes imagination, stimulates sensibility, demands
skill, and often results from the integration of many
Finally, the artists provide opportunities for the children human capacities. That artistry can be found in many
to make connections and build community through art.
of the CAP classes. The results are powerful, engaging
When students choose what they will create, they are
learning opportunities and the processes or methods
expected to connect their art to themselves and their
used are great models for artful teaching. What
personal experiences. Mentors then structure situations could student motivation and achievement look like
in which students work together, talk to each other,
in LA schools if teachers freely applied these artful
and learn from one another. The assigned tasks often
techniques to subjects such as reading, mathematics,
science and social studies?
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KARLA DIAZ-YBARRA is an artist and writer
born and raised in Los Angeles. A former CAP
youth participant, she graduated with an MFA
in Writing from the CalArts School of Critical
Studies. She has read and performed her work
in many venues including the Getty Museum
of Art, the Natural History Museum in Los
Angeles, the Serpentine Gallery in London, the
Zocalo in Mexico City, and the Prague Biennial.
Her work has been featured in several art
magazines and art journals including FlashArt,
Beautiful Decay, and the Journal of Aesthetics
and Protest, among others. A founding member
of Slanguage, she now co-directs and curates
exhibitions at the New Chinatown Barbershop
Gallery in LA.
MARIO YBARRA JR. lives and works in Los
Angeles. He received his MFA from the University
of California, Irvine and is a founding member
of the artist’s collective Slanguage. His work
has been featured in a number of institutional
exhibitions, recently including Alien Nation at
the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London,
Uncertain States of America, curated by Hans
Ulrich Obrist, and the 2006 California Biennial,
at the Orange County Museum of Art. He will be
participating in The World as a Stage, curated by
Jessica Morgan at the Tate Modern, London, and
the Prague Biennial 3 in the Czech Republic.
In a realistic perspective, in terms of art education
or art expression, I think art provides a vehicle for expression—a tool box—to
articulate, to let out, to reflect upon, to build on, to speculate on, fantasize with,
to comment on, to speak about, to question, to hypothesize, to dream on, to
share with, and to imagine. To provide materials and art lessons and the ability to
understand that people can use these tools to create and use as exploration. It’s
about having access to education. That’s how art saves young people. You don’t
save them by pulling them out of their specific situations that are dangerous,
because no one as an art educator can do that. There are so many factors that
influence a young person’s life. Their homes, their friends, or their problems with
their family or someone on their block. What art provides is a critical apparatus
for viewing the world around them. The main goal of art education, from its basic
art drawing class, is to overcome the obstacle to developing a keen sense of
observation. And these are skills that can be translated in many different forms.
If a young person is first trained to observe not only objects, but situations,
context and content--or an understanding between that relationship with content
and context--they’ll understand relationships between points and develop
themselves and their understanding of the world.
Mario Ybarra Jr.: In a way, it’s about allowing students to create without structural
models. To me, the most interesting work that students produce is when
they don’t know what, let’s say a drawing of a tree should look like. It allows
students to play and to use their imagination without feeling pressured to copy
or replicate. I think what you said about providing materials and art classes for
students has to do with providing youth programming. People tend to think that
youth programming involves a Sesame Street-type of education. But the best
models of teaching are when kids think you are not teaching them at all. I know
that as a teacher you have students who have been involved in gangs and are now
pursuing an art career. What do you think you have done that has made an impact
on their lives?
K.D.
I think it has been exposing them to different things. One of the things is
making them aware of their role in the world as cultural consumers. We live in a
visual culture. Kids grow up watching television, going to the movies, shopping at
malls all their lives. They are watching and consuming ads, video games, what to
buy that is cool, and what’s not cool.
M.Y.
Yeah, but there is something wrong when teenagers are consuming
images that are not necessarily true. I mean, like watching teenagers who are
predominately Latino or Black get arrested or chased by police. You begin to
wonder whether we can do anything at all, besides fleeing from the law? I think
the media has a big impact on young people today. Teenagers look for images of
themselves to be represented.
K.D.
Which is the reason I started making the Vato Action figures. Because I
wanted to make art that represented me. There were very few representations
of Mexican Americans in terms of cultural production, in terms of films that were
being made, clothing and shoes. Friends of mine were early mix-DJs, and car
enthusiasts. Not only from a street gang culture but from a Mexican-American
interfacing with hip-hop culture and urban culture. In my action figures, I wanted
to show representations of culture that were more relevant to us — there wasn’t
anything like that out there. Now there is a lot of Latino hype. There are more
Mexican-American companies that make hats, make clothing, and other things
catered to us. And that was only a few years ago. Now it’s a Latino bloom. Now
that guy made the Little Homies action figures and other art is more available.
Before, I hadn’t seen any representation of that. Growing up in the 70’s, with Star
M.Y.
Wars and G-I Joe figures was really important to my
generation and acculturation of our mythologies not
only nationally but globally.
I think that’s why your action figures are
so different. They don’t just speak about gang
culture, even though they clearly are gangsters
by their muscular build and tattooed arms and the
way they dress in white t-shirts and baggy pants.
They also speak about an urban, Mexican-American
experience. For instance, that action-figure that is
sitting down in a wheelchair holding a beer bottle.
I recognize him and identify with him because I
have family, friends and I myself have been in his
position. But I know my parents would not identify
with his experience because they are Mexican and
gangs were not part of their experience growing
up. This action figure is so powerful but so antiheroic. He can’t walk or fly like super man and he
is not handsome enough to compete with lovers
like Ken or super heroes like Batman. In a way
these figures are commenting on mythological
heroes and what heroes look like…this is so clever.
How do you do that? How do you help kids make
art that can translate in many ways and has a
multidimensionality of readings?
K.D.
I think a lot of it comes from using basic
skills of knowledge. Since we are talking about
specifically kids who are involved in gangs, I think
their understanding of the world adds a lot to
interpretation. One of the assets that young people
have if they have an understanding of gangs or they
have been in gangs, is their deep understanding
of community. They understand loyalty, respect
for one another, they understand adversity and
challenges from outside groups (i.e. the police or
other gangs). They have a sole purpose which is to
protect the integrity of their organization. These
are good value systems. Even though, for gangs
they can used for the wrong reasons. But if these
are translated to a new, different arena (it can be
anything) but since we are talking about art, these
skills can be very valuable. These skills can be
translated into being an artist, particularly when
artists can be at the mercy of art institutions when
they stand as individuals, but if they have solidarity
with other artists, they act as a body. It’s the basis
of any organizing — it’s to have a body or group.
M.Y.
I would argue that gangs provide other
social skills of interaction as well. In the end, I don’t
think we are meant to answer why gangs happen or
why young people join them. I think we both agree
that there needs to be more discussion, not only
among educators, but among young people about
gangs. I think as artists we look for ways that we
can connect to students, whether it is telling them
our experiences or listening to them. I don’t believe
art provides a safety net that can save young
people. I think it demands from them their utmost
attention, it makes them question, it makes them
wonder and sometimes it makes them frustrated. I
think art provides that and as far as it does that, it
is an intervention. But because it provides this and
much more of an awareness of themselves, their
identity and the world around them, art — and art
programming — provides education for kids.
K.D.
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CalArts Student
Manuel Cuchilla
DIANA ARELLANO
CalArts School of Art alumna, former CAP Getty
Intern and former CAP youth participant
in Iraq
It is easy to forget that there is war being waged half way around the world; for the
most part everyday America is more or less in the same condition as it was on March 20,
2003 when President George W. Bush decided to “liberate Iraq” through Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Here in Los Angeles, we attend our classes and safely return to homes just as
we did prior to March 20, 2003. Yet we all share collective recognition of a war that we are
constantly reminded of by the newspaper headlines and evening news. The sheer volume
of exposure to images of American soldiers amidst the desert terrain creates a distance
far too great between the viewer and the actual event. Even more desensitizing is the
constant bombardment of these images that create a viewership who becomes accustomed
to such horrific imagery. It is only when we find out about people we know or who we have
something in common with that we are able to internalize and reduce the distance between
what’s inside the TV set and ourselves. Manuel Cuchilla Jr., a recent graduate of the CalArts
School of Film/Video Character Animation program, found himself inside the Zunie Triangle
near Fallujah, after being called to active service in the Fall of 2003.
Sergeant Manuel Cuchilla Jr.
was born in East Los Angeles
and raised in South Whittier. He
fondly remembers his high school
art mentors Marc Ramirez and
Richard Lopez who allowed him to
discover the infinite potential of
drawing and animation. Manuel
came to CalArts, like many of the
undergrads, immediately after
high school. While attending
Whittier High School he was
recruited into the Army Reserves.
Although Manuel was only a
teenager at the time, he based
his decision to join the Army
Reserves on the idea that his new
income would be able to help his
family through an economically
devastating time and make him
eligible for more scholarships for
college. After graduating from
Whittier High School Manuel
enlisted in the Army Reserves and
enrolled at CalArts in the Fall of
2002. He was initially admitted to
the School of Art but soon transferred to Character Animation
in the School of Film/Video. By the fall of his second year
Manuel was eagerly placing the finishing touches on the story
board of his first film and teaching for CAP at KAOS Network
and at the William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center
when he was called to active service.
Although an end to major combat was declared on May 1, 2003,
Manuel began his service in the fall of 2003. In Iraq Manuel
facilitated the transportation of everything from water to
ammunition into military camps. Specifically Manuel alternated
jobs between that of a driver and a gunner. Manuel recalls
“we had to go to the most dangerous towns, where they would
usually fire at us and use explosive devices to stop us.” He
survived a fire that occurred on the premises of what he and
other soldiers called “home” while in Iraq. “We managed to
leave the wooden building at two in the morning and just saved
what we had on. We lost cavelars, weapons, body armor and
our personal books,” Manuel recalls. When
asked about the most challenging part of
serving in Iraq Manuel responds, “…being
far away from my family.” Reflecting on the
best parts of his experience Manuel says,
“I like the fact that we [the soldiers] have
become a family, we have to depend on each
other for our lives.”
After his return from Iraq Manuel immediately
delved back into his studies at CalArts
and his teaching with CAP. With his latest
films, produced after his return, Manuel is
interested in sharing with the viewer some
of the experiences he had while in Iraq. He
trusts that through his art the viewer “will
have a way to feel and understand that reality
and see the truth”. Manuel graduated this
May and is pursuing a career in animation.
CAP is proud of all of his many successes
and his unwavering commitment to his
artistic practice and to building bridges of
understanding through art.
Each One,
Teach One:
The Legacy of
NANCY BUCHANAN
Michael
Zinzun
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CalArts School of Film/Video Faculty
and CAP Faculty
Last July, CAP lost one of its original collaborators when activist Michael Zinzun died unexpectedly in
his sleep. The first year of the Community Arts Partnership, I was asked to conduct video workshops at
the Watts Towers Arts Center. Ben Caldwell, who had been in residence there, would offer workshops
at CalArts. At that time, I had begun working with Michael to produce his cable access show, Message
to the Grassroots, at Pasadena Community Access Channel 56. My proposal, which was accepted, was
to collaborate with Michael, who knew the Watts neighborhood. Michael had a deep understanding of
the power of media, and how to create intellectual connections through the editing of video. He brought
the high energy with which he infused all his projects, from his early “Off the Roach” pest eradication
program to silkscreen workshops for youth to the internationally-recognized Coalition Against Police
Abuse. In his personal commitment to stopping police violence, one night Michael rushed from his own
house to call neighbors out as witnesses and was struck with a police flashlight with such force that he
became blinded in one eye. A jury subsequently awarded him monies which enabled him to devote himself
full time to organizing work; youth contacts were his priority. He personally chauffeured students
to workshop sites and rallies, and he invited each group to be guests on his cable show following the
completion of their videotapes.
After the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, we decided to do something different. Instead of conducting
workshops at the Watts Towers Arts Center, we used a meeting room at Imperial Courts Housing Project
and recruited students from all three of the largest Watts housing projects, Nickerson Gardens, Jordan
Downs and Imperial Courts. Our students were a mixture of youth and former gang members who had
been involved in the Gang Truce that was in process at the time of the uprising. Workshop members
decided what issues they wanted to include in this tape, which was shown around the world and which
Michael later used in his own workshops about gang violence, presented in Europe as well as Brazil. Brad
Carson, a Probation Officer in the Venice-Oakwood area, had this to say about Michael’s assistance:
“. . .about 1999, it became apparent that we needed more jobs and more education in order to break the
cycle of the repeat offender, with particular emphasis on the intergenerational gang violence that was
occurring. So, I went to Michael, and in his grand intellect, he schooled me up—on what to do, what to
say, where to go, and, more importantly, how to put it down on paper to effect the entire criminal justice
system.” Thousands of job opportunities were identified, and ultimately a suit was brought against the
County Board of Supervisors, for not facilitating youth employment. Five years later, they settled for
$45 million, all of which was paid to at-risk youth, not a penny going to Michael or to Brad Carson. This
summer, The Alliance for Community Media will posthumously award the Jewell Ryan-White Award for
Cultural Diversity to Michael for his ten year production of Message to the Grassroots.
CAP youth participants in the CAP/Watts Towers
Arts Center Video Program film and interview
Michael Zinzun (center) at Markham Middle
School in Watts in 1992. Photograph: Glenna Avila
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Michael was a tireless organizer; at his memorial service, many spoke eloquently of
the impact he made on their lives. Paul Smith, Sr. described how Michael “was the only
person in the community who was consistent.” He had refused to allow gangs to form
in his Pasadena neighborhood, and his door was always open and his bookshelves
available to the knowledge-hungry. When Smith was later incarcerated, in recalling
Michael’s encouragement, he found the courage to learn to read and write. Nineteen
years after his own conviction, a son he had unwittingly fathered on the eve of his
arrest came to the same cell block and Smith did his utmost to be a father to this young
man, again drawing upon Michael’s words for strength. Isaac Richards attested to
Michael’s intellectual rigor: after reading all of Marx and Engels with Michael and local
historian Don Wheeldon, it was easy to transfer to Columbia University because PCC
courses were far too simple.
Currently, there are Zinzun Centers in Haiti and Brazil. During the last ten years of his
life, Michael had been a member of the Carter delegation certifying elections around
the world for the United Nations. Twilight Bey, one of the gang truce video workshop
members, continued his work with Michael and now does similar organizing in Britain.
Michael’s Resolution 435 Committee sent several members to Namibia to document
that country’s independence from South Africa (I was honored to go and to produce a
videotape about this event) in 1989-90.
In addition to all these activities, Michael was deeply committed to art. Dealing with
the terrible grief suffered by families who had lost loved ones due to police violence
was draining and difficult. But he found great joy in life and beauty. His original jewelry
won many awards. Once he showed me an African carving: a large chain carved from a
single piece of wood so that all the links interlocked: “Which to me represents life and
happiness and struggle. And they’re all interconnected, and you can’t separate them.”
As Michael often said in closing his show, “Forward ever, backward never.” I am sure
that the many CAP students and instructors whom Michael touched will remember his
lessons and carry them forward.
CAP Welcomes CAP Participants
at Inner Spark, also known as
CSSSA
Berta Sosa:
Inspiring the
Community
Daisy Aquino
Art-in-the-Park, a community arts center in Highland Park, became a
CAP partner four years ago. CAP had previously worked with Art-inthe-Park to provide musical ensembles for the public festivals they
offer, and since 2004 CAP deepened the partnership by offering free
music workshops taught by CalArts School of Music students and
alumni. Art-in-the-Park is a non-profit organization under the auspices
of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and consists
of four elements: the Lalo Guerrero School of Music, the on-site art
classes, the Satellite Learning Program, and community festivals. The
organization is designed to provide the community with access to world
culture, art and music that would not otherwise be readily available in
this neighborhood.
Berta Sosa is the director of Art-in-the-Park and co-founder of the
Lalo Guerrero School of Music. Originally from Tijuana, Mexico, Berta
became involved with the Highland Park community as a PTA volunteer
at a local school until she eventually became a board member of Artin-the-Park. When the organization was in danger of removal, a group
from the community came together and chose her to be the director.
Since then, the curriculum at Art-in-the-Park has grown and expanded.
The Lalo Guerrero School of Music, founded in 2001, was dedicated to
the legendary Lalo Guerrero known as the Father of Chicano Music.
The addition was designed to provide students 18 and under with the
opportunity to not only learn Mr. Lalo Guerrero’s music, but also offer
them instruction concentrating on music theory, musicianship, and
music history. In addition to the 12-week class sessions, students are
able to perform and show their work at Art-in-the-Park’s annual Corn
Festival and Day of the Dead Festival.
EVA AGUILA
CalArts School of Theater alumna and former Getty Intern,
Community Arts Partnership
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When asked what inspires Berta the most about this program she
responded, “Seeing a shy kid go from not even knowing how to hold
a guitar, to practicing two hours a day and performing in front of the
Mayor and cable TV cameras…Learning music awakens a spirit in
them that is critical in the pre-teen and teenage years; it helps them to
define themselves as talented and special.” Sosa also goes on to say
that learning how to read and play music can improve a child’s learning
ability. Recently the Art-in-the-Park newsletter, Music Times, published
an article about the importance of learning music as a child. The article
states that while a student plays an instrument, his or her brain is
making 5 to 7 decisions at the same time about tempo, tone, style,
phrasing, rhythm, feeling, and planning. As a result of such training the
child’s brain becomes very efficient, rapidly organizing and processing
different types of information at the same time.
One of Berta’s dreams is to start a college scholarship program for the
most devoted students involved in the Lalo Guerrero School of Music
that don’t have the means to pursue higher education. The CAP program
offers scholarships to students who participate in CAP classes and then
enroll in CalArts. CAP/Art-in-the-Park participants are eligible to apply
for CAP scholarships to attend CalArts as well as other colleges and
universities in Los Angeles.
Art-in-the-Park, one of the newest CAP partners, brings the current
number of community partners in CAP to eighteen. Art-in-the-Park and
Berta Sosa have been an inspiration to the CalArts CAP community. Both
Art-in-the-Park and its Director were honored at the State of the Arts
Luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel, where Sosa received the first Creative
Catalyst Award presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Margie
J. Reese, former General Manager of the Department called Berta
Having organizations and programs like the Lalo Guerrero School of
Music brings the community together. One parent who had three girls in “one of our greatest examples of how the city and the non-profit arts
the program told Berta it changed his life. Before his daughters joined community should work.” None of this would be feasible without the
commitment of Berta who continues to improve the organization. She
the Lalo Guerrero School of Music he used to come home and watch
has brought the community of Highland Park together, which she says
TV. Now, he said he comes home and helps them practice with their
would not be possible without the commitment of everyone involved:
instruments. The whole family has come together. The man’s father,
who had not touched a guitar in 20 years, now teaches the girls songs parents, teachers, students, grant writers, artists, and partners.
that he used to play. The mom saves money to buy instruments and the
father finds them concert venues at which they can perform. The whole
family has bonded on a new musical level.
CAP: CAP/Inner-City Arts Animation Program
CSSSA: Animation
Rosary Arellano
CAP: CAP/Plaza de la Raza Theater Program
CSSSA:Theater
EVA AGUILA
Alessandra Barrett
CalArts School of Theater alumna
and former Getty Intern,
Community Arts Partnership
CAP: CAP/Santa Calrita Valley Arts
Partnership Photography Program
CSSSA: Music
Erick Estrada
Once again the CalArts Community Arts Partnership welcomed CAP participants
attending Inner Spark, the program also known as the California State Summer School
for the Arts (CSSSA). Inner Spark is an intense pre-professional month-long training
program in the visual and performing arts, creative writing, animation and film for
talented, motivated high school students. Just like CAP, students in Inner Spark get
the opportunity to use great facilities and equipment at CalArts to explore and expand
their knowledge of creativity. The CAP program offers free after-school, in-school,
and weekend classes throughout the school year and in the summer to students with no
requirement of previous experience in the arts. Inner Spark, on the other hand, requires
some knowledge/practice in an art form and accepts students based on their portfolio
or auditions. Both programs have proven to be equally essential to the growth of young
artists. As the Director of the Inner Spark program Robert M. Jaffe, believes, “most of
the students leave the summer school filled with new ideas for the future, significant
bodies of work, and wonderful new friendships. Equally important, they return home
with a heightened awareness of their talents and capabilities, raised levels of selfesteem, and a deep sense of accomplishment.”
All of the CAP students attending Inner
Spark were well prepared going into the
program. Though the students had the ability
to continue in the same field they studied
in CAP some of them explored different art
forms by crossing disciplines.
Whether it’s lessons about responsibility
or preparing for adulthood, CAP students
who participate in Inner Spark have great
opportunities in the future to work in their
field of art. CAP Director Glenna Avila put it
this way: “The CAP program is extremely
proud of all of our participants who get
accepted to Inner Spark. I have the utmost
respect for Rob Jaffe and Inner Spark, and
feel that the program provides such deep and
profound engagement for the students. The
Inner Spark program is a valuable part of the
education of young artists… participation in
Inner Spark takes the CAP students to new
levels of artistic achievement.”
CAP: CAP/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program/
Watts Towers Arts Center
CSSSA: Animation
Maya Gutierrez
CAP: CAP/Plaza de la Raza Theater Program
CSSSA: Theater
Chryseis Herrera
CAP: CAP/Plaza de la Raza Theater
and Dance Programs
CSSSA: Theater
Cameron Rogers
CAP: CAP/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program/
Banning’s Landing Community Center
CSSSA: Film/Video
Alake Shilling
CAP: CAP/Sony Pictures Media Arts Program/
Watts Towers Arts Center
CSSSA: Animation
Samantha Standridge
CAP: CAP/Inner-City Arts High School
Animation Program
CSSSA: Animation
Wednesday Torres
CAP: CAP/Inner-City Arts High School
Animation and CAP Summer Arts Programs
CSSSA: Animation
5
Summer of
(Art-Making)
LOVE
It was easy for CAP’s Summer Arts Program to feel at home at Plaza de
la Raza. It could be because of its brightly painted buildings, in greens,
pinks, and blues, or its graceful azaleas tumbling over archways and down
pillars or even its perpetually dry fountain, which added to the ambiance
nonetheless. Or perhaps Plaza felt like the right home for CAP’s Summer
Arts Program because it is CAP’s longest partner at 17 years. For two of
the three years CAPSA has existed, Plaza has been the perfect place to
help this young but vibrant program and its participants thrive.
The CAP Summer Arts Program is a free, intensive two-week art program
for high school students in grades 10,11, and 12, offering classes in
music, film-making, writing, visual arts and dance–all taught by CalArts
faculty along with CalArts student instructors. Students were able to
choose one of the five disciplines to which they would commit to Monday
through Friday, 9am -5pm. The two weeks also packed daily visiting
artists, a college fair, three field trips and a culminating event. Thanks
to a generous three-year grant by the James Irvine Foundation that
has made this program possible, I’ve been fortunate to experience CAP
Summer Arts Program’s growth over the past three summers. And for the
past three years, CAP staff, faculty, and student instructors have been
dedicated to making CAPSA better every year.
I was thrilled to begin working with CAPSA as a student instructor for the
writing class in July 2005 with CalArts School of Critical Studies faculty
Douglas Kearney. At the time, I had just completed my first year in the
CalArts MFA Writing program, was desperately broke and very happy to
work a great job as a student instructor with high school students (instead
of a miserable summer job elsewhere).
CAPSA’s first home in 2005 was at the Renaissance Arts Academy in Eagle
Rock. When I first walked into the building, I raised my face up to its
cathedral-high ceiling and bright skylights and envisioned its large open
interior as the potentially perfect place for writing, music, visual arts and
film/video to come together under a single roof. In the CalArts spirit of
interdisciplinary art making, it seemed ideal. Writers working elbow to
elbow with film makers working elbow to elbow with visual artists, all to
the constant serenade of musicians in endless rehearsal.
Another one of the unique assets of the program is that it also prepares CalArts student
instructors to teach. Student instructors are able to get a tremendous amount of hands-on
experience with teaching. “It also gives them confidence in their abilities to present ideas
and facilitate students’ processes.” And often times, students felt more inclined to connect
with their student instructors, sharing not only their artistic endeavors, but also more
personal details of their young but often complicated lives.
CARRIBEAN FRAGOZA
One of CAPSA’s main goals has been to strengthen the high school students’ access to
and understanding of college admissions practices and financial aid. At our College Fair,
representatives from colleges such as UC Irvine, CalState L.A., Stanford, Pasadena City
College, Art Center and CalArts gave our students information about their Admissions
processes. This year, students were able to stroll the patio from booth to booth, gathering
informational material. The previous afternoon, we were joined by CalArts representatives
Molly Ryan and Cheryl Gillies who presented information on college admissions and financial
aid. Several parents even took time off of work to attend our College Fair and presentations.
CAP Summer Arts Program Coordinator and
CalArts School of Critical Studies alumna
How CAP gets
over 100 teenagers
to wake up really early on
summer mornings to spend
eight hours a day making
art for two weeks
At this point, allow me to correct a previous statement: the rigorous 9 to 5 schedule was NOT
enough time to contain all of our planned activities. Our field trips to the L.A. Philharmonic
at the Hollywood Bowl and to the Levitt Pavillion in Pasadena for a performance by Runa
extended beyond 5pm into the evening. It was very satisfying to know that for many
students, this had been their first trip to the Hollywood Bowl, even their first concert. As we
rode the bus back to Plaza, tired but happy, heads resting on neighbors’ shoulders, singing
obnoxiously catchy pop songs loudly in unison, I remembered that one of the best things
about field trips is the way friendships tend to seal. Watching these talented young men and
women, I hope that they develop friendships that will carry on beyond CAPSA and develop
into a community of budding artists.
This year I am lucky and happy to be CAP’s Summer Arts Program Coordinator and have
been able to see how much the program has grown from year to year and how challenging
it is to make it happen. This year, our number of applicants swelled to nearly 200, and we
enrolled over 100 students. Our number of classes grew too, from four disciplines to five, as
we welcomed Marvin Tunney, CalArts faculty in the School of Theater to teach CAPSA’s first
year of dance.
And amongst all the daily sightings of inspired art making I witnessed another beautiful and
phenomenal event unfolding itself. Every morning before classes began at 9am, and every
lunch hour at noon, when most instructors tried catching their breaths and refueling for the
next half of the day, several dance students would go into the music building to practice
their routines. The music students watched at first, fascinated, and eventually, shyly began
to play their instruments, which the dance students watched and listened to as well. By the
middle of the first week, it became very easy for CalArts School of Music Faculty Randy Gloss
to bring his percussion students into the dance studio every day for an hour to work on an
improvised, collaborative piece. Interdisciplinary collaboration must be inspired through
curiosity and play. It has to want to happen on its own, skipping its way across the patio to
meet another eager partner.
For many of us, the culminating event on the final day of the program was one of the most
moving points in the entire program. For Randy Gloss, CalArts Faculty in the School of Music,
the culminating event was one of the highlights of the program, “[The students] all really
rose to the occasion, playing complicated music with confidence and maturity beyond their
years –I was absolutely blown away,” says Randy Gloss. Every proud family member, friend
and teacher that filled the entire theater rose to their feet in unison for a standing ovation by
the end of the performance.
The performances were followed by a reception at Plaza de la Raza’s Boathouse Gallery
where the numerous works by the visual art students covered the walls.
Perhaps most unexpected and inspiring to me was the overwhelming enthusiastic
appreciation of parents that waited in line to hug me, shake my hand and tell me how much
their children enjoyed our CAP Summer Arts Program and how happy they were that such a
rare program had taken place. And every time, I let each one of them know that truly, the
blessing of working with their children had been mine.
Among my responsibilities as coordinator, one of the most enjoyable has been to connect
directly with students from my visits to their classrooms during the school year, to receiving
their applications, to welcoming them on their first day of CAPSA, to hugging them goodbye
after their final performance on the last day.
I remember hearing the students gasp in disbelief or groan as if in pain in their classrooms
when I described the rigorous 9 to 5 schedule, during weeks of outreach efforts. I had to
assure them that this was not an art slave shop where they’d spend two weeks sweating
and crying over their paintings or poems. They laughed. And although we were serious about
attendance and punctuality, it was certainly not like regular school. Instead, I asked them
to think about how they felt when they were absorbed when working on a drawing or playing
the guitar. “Now think of having that feeling all day, everyday.”
CAPSA makes it possible for students to have the unique experience of being able to
dedicate their time and energy to art-making the way most people dedicate their lives to
a 9 to 5 job. Only a lot better. For two weeks, they could imagine what it could be like to
be a student at an art school or a professional, working artist –imagine living a kind of life
outside the usual molds.
It turned out the skylights heated up the writer’s mezzanine to
unbearable, suffocating temperatures, the film students cramped
the writers space which in turn made for a general crankiness, the art
students quickly ran out of space with their burgeoning piles of wet
artwork, and the musicians eventually drove everyone a little bit insane
with their incessant repetition of Cream‘s “Sunshine of Your Love.”
To broaden the high school students’ perceptions of all the arts we invited visiting artists
from all disciplines to share their work and speak to students about their experience as
working artists. Chris Cichoki’s intense strobe light, sound-drenched videos and Eileen
Myles’ sharp-witted, honest poetry helped make real the possibility of making a life out
of creating innovative art.
During our first year we learned so much about what it takes to
successfully run a program as intense as CAPSA and realized that we
already had a strong program in our hands with a lot of potential that
required much more space to grow. Plaza de la Raza emerged as the best
solution and almost instantly, everything started falling into place.
As it turns out, most students (and instructors, for that matter) realized that the
seemingly insurmountable 9-to-5 schedule was just enough to contain all the planned
activities. Additionally, according to Darcy Huebler, Associate Dean and Faculty in
CalArts’ School of Art, “Students and faculty working together every day offers a
continuity that is unique.” Darcy has taught CAPSA’s visual arts class all three years.
Plaza de la Raza is a cultural center that sits in the middle of a park in
Lincoln Heights right along the border between the eastern and western
hemispheres of Los Angeles. I loved Plaza instantly for so many reasons.
It felt right because it is perched on the edge of a lake with many
excitable, territorial geese, and because I could see families strolling
across the lawns and lone fishermen waiting on lines at any given time of
the day. I felt at home because the train howled by periodically across
Valley Boulevard and made everyone quiet until it was gone. Or maybe
Plaza felt so right to me because in a very literal sense, I was back to
where I began, or very close to it at least. I was born right across the
street at the L.A. County General Hospital’s maternity ward. I often
pointed out the building to students, saying, “I was born there, with all
the other ghetto babies.” Frequently students would laugh, surprised and
say, “Me too.”
“One of the things I hope students got out of CAPSA was to be exposed to new ways of working and
thinking about their work,” says Darcy. With the help of her student instructors Erek Daves and Ingrid Von
Sydow students were able to see the works of other artists and talk about them every day. For Darcy, one
of the most memorable moments in the program was watching one of her students overcome her anxiety
about an exercise because she had never painted before. After much encouragement she went off on her
own and did something no other student had tried. She began to grid her paper to reproduce the photo
image she was working with. “She was trying to be very precise, which for this student was amazing.
The work she did was phenomenal.”
Having completed now our second successful year at Plaza, we know that
it is located precisely in the kind of community that CAP aims to serve.
“It's simply an astoundingly successful and important program –it offers
first rate art instruction at no cost to a population of kids who really need it,
want it, appreciate it and brings first-rate talent to it. What could be better
than that?” says Maggie Nelson, CalArts faculty in the School of Critical
Studies. Maggie has taught CAPSA’s writing class for the past two years.
Right next to FREE MONEY for college and FREE FOOD, one of the biggest selling points for
students, is FREE FIELD TRIPS. So students excitedly loaded charter buses for a trip to the
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Students wandered amongst the minimalist pieces
of Richard Tuttle and the intricate, exquisite works of various Latin American artists in “The
Poetics of the Handmade.” This was followed by a brief interaction with the works of Renata
Lucas across the street at the REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater). Students in
all disciplines were encouraged to consider their own art as they saw the work. It felt like
a great achievement for me to watch nearly one hundred students make their way through
three exhibitions in two galleries within a few hours and back at Plaza ready to be picked by
parents already waiting.
To be honest, I missed student teaching the writing class tremendously. I missed the
personal space of a small writers’ workshop and sitting side by side with a student to talk
about their work. I missed working with Maggie and Doug and the other student instructors.
However, my position as coordinator, which kept me constantly running to and fro between
errands, also afforded me opportunity to experience the program from many points of view.
I was able to step into the art building and watch students spread their ink paintings all over
the floor or attentively watch one of their student instructors demonstrate a new technique,
and then slip into the music building to listen to the music students blast notes out of their
instruments.
CalArts Faculty in the School of Art and third-year
CAPSA Film/Video faculty, Chris Peters introduced
mainstream and non-mainstream forms and
concepts of video-making to his students. Like
Darcy, it was very important for Chris that students
go outside their usual artistic parameters. Not only
did he want his students to be able to analyze the
films of others, but also that they develop “the
courage to express their world views in ways that
may be different and/or difficult.”
MysteriousWorlds:
Short film by CalArts student, former CAP youth
participant and CAP instructor Javier Barboza
is honored in Nicktoons Network Animation Festival
CARRIBEAN FRAGOZA
CalArts student, former CAP youth participant and CAP instructor Javier Barboza is
the winner of the Diversity Award in the 4th Annual Nicktoon’s Network Animation
Festival for his film Feb/18/05. Javier was one of a few filmmakers selected from
a pool of hundreds from all over the world to participate in the Nicktoons Network
Animation Festival, which showcases the best-animated films in the 10-minuteand-under format.
CAP Summer Arts Program Coordinator
and CalArts School of Critical Studies Alumna
Javier was invited to attend a ceremony hosted by the Nicktoons Network at their
I wanted to portray him as a weird character that
animation studios in Burbank on Friday August 10, 2007 to honor the selected
blows bubbles only certain people can read. I had
filmmakers. Their films were aired on the Nicktoons Network every night in August.
made a bad judgment. This was the way most of society
Javier’s film aired on Friday August 17.
is. Everybody is different, you can’t read everyone.
Everyone has their own experience, their own body
Javier’s film had already won a coveted slot in the 2006 CalArts Animation
language.
Producers’ Show and was screened earlier this year at the Philadelphia Film
Festival. He was also recently selected as a semi-finalist in the 2007 Angelus
CAP: Can you identify with the character?
Student Film Festival, scheduled to take place in October.
In 2003, when Javier enrolled in CalArts’ Character Animation program he knew
he wanted to teach for CAP. He felt that his experience growing up in Boyle
Heights could help other CAP students. “I remembered that when I was a CAP
student, certain teaching assistants didn’t understand the students’ lifestyles.
I wanted to help out.” He began student teaching in CAP’s Animation classes
at the Watts Towers Arts Center where he still teaches today. His passion for
animation and teaching continuously inspire his students, as do his wonderful
achievements. Here is a brief interview with the man himself:
JB: Sometimes people can’t understand me in
CAP: What inspired your film?
JB: Live action would have made him look silly
JB: True events in L.A. of a deaf man I encountered in a subway. I thought he
either of the worlds I live in, one being the city, the
other being CalArts. I feel that my life experiences
and ways are viewed as awkward at CalArts as well
as being an artist in the city.
CAP: Why do you think animation was the best
medium for this story?
although the story begins and ends with live action
to show a story that exists within a different world.
We can glimpse the worlds of others but we can
never really know them. It’s the story of a moment
of understanding.
was mentally ill or a drug addict. Everyone else on the train noticed the man too
because he was making these movements no one could understand. It made
everyone uncomfortable. A few stops later, a young woman got on the train and
started making the same movements. I realized the man was doing sign language
CAP: What was your experience in making this film?
to communicate. At first their gestures were huge as they talked across the
train, then when he sat next to her, the gestures got smaller.
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JB: My process included building understanding
of this man’s world. I had to learn sign language
and how to interact with it. I also spent a lot
of time on the subway trying to understand my
character. I had fun watching people respond,
and interacting with people who were rude in
sign language.
This film just flowed. I couldn’t control it. This one
felt right while others I had to keep working at.
Feb/ 18/05 required a lot of work and preparation
as well as taking chances and trusting my instincts.
CAP: What was the most challenging part?
JB: Film making in public places in Los Angeles
when you don’t have the permission. The MTA
officers and sheriffs approached me –I had to tell
them I was just moving equipment. Finding the
budget, resources and the time was also difficult.
CAP: What are your aspirations in animation
and art in general?
JB: Try more film-making. I want to make art
that has never been done before.
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for the CAP Activating section.
Former CAP participant Nick Bales recognized
with the Kodak award among other distinctions
CAP brings the CalArts Balinese Ensemble Burat Wangi
to California Plaza, September 15, 2007 at 8:00pm
Burat Wangi, led by two globally recognized masters of Balinese music and dance,
and CalArts School of Music faculty I Nyoman and Nanik Wenten, has been part of
the CAP Jazz and World Music Program since its inception. CAP is now proud to bring
the ensemble’s ethereal dance and music performances to the general public in a
free concert at a breath-taking outdoor location. The ensemble will perform traditional
compositions fused with contemporary elements. Dancers in full Balinese dress will
accompany the musicians.
California Plaza is located at 350 S. Grand Avenue in Los Angeles.
The site will serve as a forum for CAP participants in all 43 CAP programs to come
together under one “virtual” roof. The site will allow CAP students to show their work
and information about their accomplishments while helping CAP to keep in touch with its
alumni and current students. The site will provide current information about CAP events
and class schedule, and will showcase work created by CAP participants throughout the
year. Through this site CAP will also provide links and listings of art contests, scholarship
and financial aid opportunities and college resources. Join our network of friends!
The exhibition will show the work produced by CAP participants in seven different CAP
programs: Self Help Graphics and Arts Digital Media Program, Inner-City Arts High School
and Elementary Animation Programs, CalArts Digital Media Program, LACPS Photography
Program, Santa Clarita Valley Photography Program, Plaza de la Raza Theater Program
and Plaza de la Raza Puppetry Program. The exhibition will take place in CalArts D300
and D301 Galleries at 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355 and the exhibition runs
through Saturday, October 6, 2007.
www.myspace.com/calartscap
Join us at the opening reception!
Edutopia features article on CAP’s animation program at
Watts Towers Arts Center
CAP opens new CAP Instructors Superblog
Former CAP participant Moses Eder awarded
“Best High School Jazz Soloist” by Downbeat Magazine
The George Lucas Educational Foundation's new magazine on innovation in education
highlighted the work accomplishments by CalArts School of Critical Studies and CAP
faculty Betty Lee and her CAP student instructors Pouya Afshar and Javier Barboza at
CAP’s partner site Watts Towers Arts Center. The piece illustrates the 30-week long
creative process taking place in a trailer, two hundred feet from the iconic Simon Rodia
Watts Towers. Within the confines of the trailer and with the guidance of Betty and
her encouraging team of instructors, every year a group of middle school age students
conceive, animate, produce, edit and direct an original collaborative piece from start
to end. This program, a partnership between CAP, Sony Pictures Entertainment and
the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, takes place free of charge in
five different sites throughout the city. For more information about this and other CAP
programs please visit our website at www.cap.calarts.edu.
Downbeat Magazine, the premiere jazz publication in the country, awarded Moses this
national distinction after considering hundreds of talented young musicians enrolled
in performing arts high school throughout the country. Moses, who attended the Los
Angeles County High School for the Arts, was one of four jazz instrumentalists to receive
this very prestigious award. In a recent statement to the press, Moses father, Alan Eder
was quoted as saying that "Moses had started playing drums prior to joining the CAP
music program at CalArts in Valencia back in 2003. However, it was at CAP that Moses
got his start in jazz. He has been completely devoted to jazz ever since and will start at
the New England Conservatory of Music as a jazz drumset major in the fall of this year.
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Moses, CAP is so proud of you!!!
Armory Center for the Arts
Arroyo Seco Junior High School
Art-in-the-Park
Banning’s Landing Community Center
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
The Armory Center for the Arts provides
opportunities for the entire community of
Pasadena to experience and participate in
the arts. Programs offer both in-depth and
introductory arts experiences to a wide and
diverse audience, particularly to people
with limited access to the arts. The Armory
Center for the Arts began 43 years ago as
the education program of the Pasadena Art
Museum. Since 1974, when the organization
was independently incorporated as the
Pasadena Art Workshops, it has served more
than 200,000 individuals through art classes
and programs developed in collaboration with
schools, libraries, museums, parks, senior
centers and local government agencies.
In November 1989, the organization moved to
the renovated historic National Guard Armory
in Old Pasadena and changed its name to the
Armory Center for the Arts. The new centrally
located setting has enabled the Armory to
begin exhibitions and performances, expand
its programs to serve a larger audience (more
than 25,000 a year) and become a vital part
of the redevelopment of Old Pasadena.
Arroyo Seco Juniior High School is a public
middle school that is part of the Santa Clarita
Valley William S. Hart School District. The
School has been recognized as a California
Distinguished School and a National Blue
Ribbon School.
Art-in-the-Park is a community-based arts
organization in Northeast Los Angeles, which
consists of the Lalo Guerrero School of Music,
the Satellite Learning Program, the on-site
art classes, and community festivals. The
organization provides the community with the
opportunity to learn about world culture, art
and music. The Lalo Guerrero School of Music
was founded in 2001 and was dedicated to the
legendary Lalo Guerrero known as the father
of Chicano Music. It offers students 18 and
under with the opportunity to learn how to
play guitar, drums and other Latin percussion
instruments with the understanding of music
theory and history. Students learn under the
direction of talented local musicians who are
excited about teaching a new generation of
music students. In partnership with the City
of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,
the Lalo Guerrero School of Music offers free
music classes to students who would not be
able to otherwise experience the joy of playing
music. Students also present their work at Artin-the-Park’s annual Corn Festival and Day of
the Dead Festival, which are each attended by
at least 2000 people.
Banning’s Landing Community Center is a
division of the Department of Cultural Affairs of
the City of Los Angeles operated in partnership
with the Friends of Banning’s Landing. The
center provides a complex capable of meeting
a diversity of community needs and providing
a nucleus for comprehensive programs of
high quality arts and educational services,
including a dance studio, multi-purpose
auditorium, classrooms, and exhibition space.
Established in 2001, the center accommodates
workshops, conferences, special events,
public meetings and a wealth of other activities
designed to meet the needs of the community
of Wilmington and the City at large.
CalArts is a private, fully accredited arts
college offering BFA and MFA degrees as well
as undergraduate and graduate certificates.
In 1961, CalArts was incorporated as the first
degree-granting institution in the United States
for students of both the visual and performing
arts. It was established through the vision and
generosity of Walt Disney, and the merger of the
Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (founded in
1883) and Chouinard Art Institute (founded in
1921). At the Institute, all of the arts – dance, film/
video, music, theatre, writing and the visual arts
– are under one roof, challenging and informing
each other, giving rise to new interdisciplinary
forms. More than 1,300 superbly talented young
artists – representing all 50 states and 28 foreign
countries – study with a faculty of professional
artists in programs that stress both self- discipline
and creative expression. In 1990, CalArts began
the Community Arts Partnership (CAP) to link the
college with community-based arts organizations
in Los Angeles and provide imaginative collegelevel arts training to thousands of teenagers each
year. The Santa Clarita Valley Arts Partnership
began in 1994 to create arts programs for
teenagers from neighborhoods near the college.
The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock is dedicated to
providing multicultural arts programming in the
form of classes, concerts, visual art exhibitions,
dance performances, workshops, and festivals
for the Eagle Rock and Northeast Los Angeles
communities. The center also serves as a meeting
and rehearsal space for many local arts, cultural,
and historical organizations. The Center for
the Arts Eagle Rock was created by the City of
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in
March of 1997. The facility is housed in a former
Carnegie Library built in 1915. The center includes
exhibition, performance and workshop space
and presents high-quality contemporary and
historical exhibitions free-of-charge. Hundreds
of children in the community participate in
low-cost art, music, dance and theater classes
at the center. The center also hosts an annual
celebration of the Aztec New Year that includes
an art exhibition, Aztec dancers, art and craft
vendors, a free family arts workshop, and preColumbian style live music. The gallery and
exhibition space is offered free-of-charge to
many cultural arts organizations.
2225 colorado blvd eagle rock ca 90041
tel 323.226.1617 fax 323.226.0949
www.centerartseaglerock.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Arroyo Seco Junior High School
rhondi durand Principal
27171 north vista delgado drive valencia ca 91354
tel 661.296.0991 fax 661.296.3436
Armory Center for the Arts
COLLABORATING
Artist, curator, and CAP Assistant Director of Programs Evelyn Serrano has organized
and curated a series of conversations, panels, performances and workshops as part of
the week-long event The Other Project. In times when our country and its institutions
are committed to a thorough re-evaluation and re-assessment of “The Other” this
project and a group of more than 40 inspired visual artists, performers, writers,
activists, musicians and community leaders will engage the general public in dialogue
about the issue of engaging, being and speaking “the other”. As part of this project,
CAP leads a panel on art and community engagement on Thursday, September 13, 2007,
from 8:30 to 10:00 am. All events under this project will take place in Fire Valley, at
CalArts, located at 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355. For further information
about this project visit the website: http://theotherproject.blogspot.com
CAP 2007 Youth Exhibition opening on Saturday,
September 29, 2007 at 1pm at CalArts
http://capinstructors.blogspot.com/
Works by Nick Bales, former CAP participant
and recipient of Kodak award.
CAP staff member Evelyn Serrano organizes The Other Project,
opening at CalArts on September 11, 2007
CAP launches new MySpace site for
current and former CAP participants
This dynamic blog will keep the ever-growing CAP community abreast of gallery openings,
performances, readings and other events where CAP instructors are taking part in during
their time at CalArts and beyond. The blog will also provide listings and links to job
opportunities, teaching resources, conferences and relevant workshops. Ready to add
a post to our CAP blog? Please contact CAP at [email protected]. Thank you for all the
wonderful work you do every year!
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Nick Bales, a participant in the CAP Santa Clarita Valley Photography Program led
by CalArts School of Art faculty Andrew Freeman and John Bache, has recently been
honored with the prestigious Kodak Award. In addition, Bales won first prize and the
Judges Choice Award at the Santa Clarita Photographers Association’s Competition
and was a finalist for the Congressional Art Award. Bales’ photography teacher at
Valencia High School, Ms. Faye Valentine, encouraged him to join the CAP program in
the first place. Nick says that “the CAP program is what made me really fall in love with
CalArts. I have always been interested in the school, but once I saw how the teachers
lecture and teach, that’s what made me really want to come to CalArts. I am going to
College of the Canyons to get my general education requirements out of the way, but
after that I should be going to CalArts in 2008.” Check out Nick Bales’ work at www.
artisticindustries.net. Congratulations Nick!!!
Banning’s Landing Community Center
lee sweet Director
lisette garibay Administrative Assistant
100 e. water street wilmington ca 90744
tel 310.522.2015 fax 310.522.2003
[email protected]
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
scott ward Executive Director
doris hausmann Director of Arts Education
Art-in-the-Park
California Insitute of the Arts
berta sosa Director
steven lavine President
145 n. raymond ave pasadena ca 91103
tel 626.792.5101 fax 626.449.0139
[email protected]
www.armoryarts.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
arroyo seco park
5568 via marisol los angeles ca 90042
tel 310.522.2015
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
24700 mcbean parkway santa clarita ca 91355
tel 661.222.2708 fax 661.222.2726
www.calarts.edu
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
City of Santa Clarita, Arts
and Events Department
The City of Santa Clarita’s Arts & Events
Department is dedicated to enhancing arts
education opportunities for every student in
the Santa Clarita Valley. The office works in
cooperation with the Arts Education Committee
(formed by the Arts Advisory Committee),
local schools, the California Institute of the
Arts, Community Arts Partnership and the L.A.
County Arts Commission to identify the best
ways to achieve this goal.
City of Santa Clarita, Arts and Events Department
donna avila Events Program Coordinator
Franklin High School
William S. Hart High School
Inner-City Arts
First established in 1916 with an enrollment of
225 students, the school currently educates
approximately 3,500 students within the
facility. Its buildings can be found on both sides
of Avenue 54, in the Los Angeles neighborhood
of Highland Park. This high school, part of the
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD),
is actually rather large compared to others in
the district.
William S. Hart High School is the oldest high
school in the Santa Clarita Valley in California.
The school has been educating students since
1946 and it is part of the William S. Hart Union
School District.
Inner-City Arts was established in 1989 as
a non-profit art center providing ethnically
diverse youth with positive experiences
through the arts. Inner-City Arts is the only
program in Los Angeles that brings children
into an art studio environment, working in
conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified
School District during the regular school day,
to build self-esteem and provide enriching
experiences in the arts which lead to increased
self-confidence, creativity, and academic
success. In September of 1994, Inner-City Arts
moved into a newly renovated 8,000 square
foot building that has enabled them to increase
their programs and serve all of the youth in
their target community. Inner-City Arts offers
classes in dance, theatre, music, visual arts,
language arts, ceramics and animation.
Franklin High School
William S. Hart High School
dr. collyn nielsen Principal
24825 newhall avenue newhall ca 91321
tel 661.259.7575 fax 661.254.6436
luis lopez Principal
820 north avenue 54 los angeles ca 90042
tel 323.550.2000
23920 valencia blvd ste 120 santa clarita ca 91355
tel 661.286.4145 fax 661.255.1996
www.santa-clarita.com/arts
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
julia salazar Director
Founded in 1974, the Los Angeles Center
for Photographic Studies is an artist-run
organization dedicated to presenting
and encouraging diverse, innovative and
challenging work by emerging and established
photographic artists. Through its exhibitions,
installations, lecture series, workshops
and publications, LACPS seeks to expand
the definitions of photography, integrate
photographic practice into a larger context
of visual media and cultural representation,
develop a broad audience for the medium
and remain a resource for artists in the
community. Located in Los Angeles, LACPS
organizes exhibitions, publications, and youth
programs.
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies
Inner-City Arts
John Bache President & Acting Executive Director
cynthia harnisch Executive Director
bob bates Artistic Director
beth tishler Education Director
3034 angus street la ca 90039
tel 323.669.1897
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
720 Kohler Street Los Angeles CA 90021
tel 213.627.9621 fax 213.627.6469
www.inner-cityarts.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Los Angeles Center for Photographic
Studies (LACPS)
PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS
Los Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD)
As the nation’s second largest school district,
the Los Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD) serves more than 730,000 students.
The District, which encompasses the City of
Los Angeles and several neighboring cities,
serves a diverse and culturally rich student
population. The LAUSD believes that teachers
are shapers of the future. The District is
committed to education reform and innovative
instructional programs that are aligned to
state standards. LAUSD includes over 790
schools on year-round and traditional school
year calendars.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
333 south beaudry avenue los angeles ca 90017
tel 213.241.1000 fax 213.241.8442
www.lausd.k12.ca.us
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
My Friend’s Place
Plaza de la Raza
My Friend's Place is a drop-in teen center in Hollywood dedicated to assisting and inspiring
homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. The center offers homeless youth a refuge from the
streets and meaningful crisis- intervention. With a framework of stability, structure, and positive
mentoring, homeless youth can improve self-esteem, increase pro-social behavior and acquire
the skills necessary to become self-sufficient. Individualized case management is conducted
through three programmatic areas: 1) the Life Essentials Program meets emergency needs such
as food and clothing and provides shelter and transportation referrals; 2) the Independent Living
Skills Program offers workshops and individual counseling in Education, Employment, Creative
Arts, and Life Skills; 3) the Healthy Friends Program provides clinically and culturally appropriate
medical, health, and mental health services addressing issues such as HIV/AIDS, addiction and
recovery, proper health care, parenting, and mental health disorders. My Friend's Place offers a
safe haven and programs where homeless youth can share their experiences with peers, adult
role models, and clinical professionals, and build the confidence and skills necessary to pursue a
more stable, self-sufficient life.
Plaza de la Raza School of Performing and
Visual Arts has provided educational and
cultural programs in the arts for more than
thirty years. It is recognized nation-wide as
one of a small number of exceptional programs
devoted to the development of the artistic
spirit in young people. As a cultural center for
arts and education, Plaza de la Raza provides
professional training in five major disciplines:
Theatre Arts, Dance, Music, Visual Arts and
Communication Arts. The conservatory
program is designed to provide intermediate
through advanced levels of instruction to
talented students. Auditions are required to
enter all performing arts classes and visual
arts students must submit an example of
their work. Located in Lincoln Park in East
Los Angeles, the facilities at Plaza de la Raza
include a gallery, black box theatre, dance
studio, music building with rehearsal rooms,
outdoor stage and an art studio.
My Friend’s Place
shawn ingram Executive Director
heather carmichael Clinical Director
camilla brannstrom Special Projects
5850 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood CA 90028
tel 323.908.0011 fax 323.468.1243
www.myfriendsplace.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Plaza de la Raza
rose marie cano Executive Director
maria jimenez-torres Education Coordinator
3540 n. mission road la ca 90031
tel 323.223.2475 fax 323.223.1804
www.plazadelaraza.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
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San Fernando Gardens
Community Service Center
The San Fernando Gardens Community Service
Center is part of the Housing Authority of the
City of Los Angeles and is located in Pacoima
in the heart of the Northeast San Fernando
Valley. The center, located in the middle of the
San Fernando Gardens Housing Project, offers
job placement assistance for adults as well as
after-school programs for children and youth.
These free programs include educational
opportunities, special events, field trips, social
activities, job training and placement services,
parenting classes, a resource center, literacy
services, child care training classes and youth
employment workshops for the families living
in the housing project and the immediate
surrounding community within a one mile radius.
San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center
suzell vargas Director
consuelo telfair Community Case Manager
10896 lehigh ave pacoima ca 91331
tel 818.834.9266 fax 818.896.3783
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley has
a solid record of providing appropriate services and
opportunities responsive to the needs of a diverse
youth population – particularly those from socially
and/or economically disadvantaged homes, single
parent homes and latch-key situations. With a
current membership of 1,050, the Boys and Girls
Club of Santa Clarita Valley serves approximately
250 youths each day. The organization’s central
facility is located in a city park between a senior
high and a junior high school, with satellites in
three other disadvantaged areas. The facilities
include an art center, computer center, digital lab,
learning center, game room and a gym.
Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club
jim ventress Executive Director
24909 newhall avenue newhall ca 91321
tel 661.254.2582 fax 661.254.3278
www.scvboysandgirlclub.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
at College of the Canyons
The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra,
located on the campus College of the Canyons,
involves close to one hundred teenagers
and performs at various venues throughout
the year. College of the Canyons, founded in
1969, is a comprehensive public community
college. The college provides opportunities
in post-secondary education for students
seeking associate degrees, transfer programs,
technical / vocational programs, basic skills
education, retraining opportunities and selfimprovement courses and programs. The 154
acre campus, located adjacent to Interstate
5 just 35 miles north of Los Angeles, serves
the rapidly growing community of Santa
Clarita. The College has recently opened
a brand new state of the art Library, media
center, Performing Arts Center, and a Fine Arts
building.
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
robert lawson Music Director
paul sherman Associate Conductor
and Adjunct Faculty
24655 rockwell canyon road
santa clarita ca 91355
tel 661.259.7800 x 3254 fax 661.259.8302
www.scvyo.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Self-Help Graphics & Art
Visual Communications
Watts Towers Arts Center
For the past 35 years, Self-Help Graphics &
Art has been the leading visual arts institution
serving the predominantly Chicano/Mexicano
community of Los Angeles. In that time, SelfHelp Graphics has achieved national acclaim
for its programs and services which promote
the contribution of Chicano art and culture to
the American landscape. Located in the heart
of East Los Angeles, and surrounded by a
local population of over 2 million Chicanos/
Mexicanos, Self-Help Graphics has been a vital
community resource of cultural identity and
pride, as well as center of art opportunity,
training, and creativity. In all its activities,
Self-Help has maintained its mission: (1)To
foster and encourage the empowerment of
local Chicano artists, (2)To present Chicano
art to all audiences through its programs and
services, and (3)To promote the rich cultural
heritage and contribution of Chicano art
and artists to the contemporary American
experience.
For over three decades, Visual Communications
has been a pioneer in the development of
Asian Pacific American film, video and media.
Founded in 1970 by Asian American film school
students, educators, artists and community
activists, Visual Communications has
evolved from its early days as a filmmaker’s
cooperative into the preeminent media arts
center dedicated to honest and accurate
portrayals of Asian Pacific American peoples,
communities and heritage through the media
arts. Visual Communications utilizes the media
arts to build inter-cultural understanding
and a just and humane society through
its comprehensive education, production,
presentation/ exhibition, preservation and
access programs. Visual Communications is
located at the new Union Center for the Arts
in Little Tokyo.
The Watts Towers Arts Center’s programs aim
to develop an appreciation of Los Angeles’
varied social and cultural history through
changing exhibits, tour dialogues, lectures,
out/in studio workshops, performances,
technical assistance to developing and
practicing artists, and two annual heritage
festivals. Located in Watts, adjacent to
Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers, which have been
designated an historic landmark, the Watts
Towers Arts Center has been providing cultural
programs for the community since 1961. The
Watts Towers Arts Center became a division of
the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural
Affairs in late 1975.
Self-Help Graphics & Art
3802 cesar chavez ave la ca 90063-1896
tel 323.881.6444 fax 323.881.6447
www.selfhelpgraphics.com
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
120 judge john aiso street
basement level la ca 90012
tel 213.680.4462 fax 213.687.4848
www.vconline.org
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
Visual Communications
leslie ito Executive Director
jeff liu Programs Manager
Watts Towers Arts Center
rosie lee hooks Director
rogelio acevedo Education Coordinator
1727 e. 107th street la ca 90002
tel 323.847.4646 fax 323.564.7030
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
The William Reagh Los Angeles
Photography Center
The William Reagh Los Angeles Photography
Center is housed in a 4,750 square foot
building just north of MacArthur Park. The
center includes a 2,000 square foot multipurpose space, functioning as a 99-seat
theater, an exhibition gallery, a dance studio,
and an event hall. The center also includes
a photography lab and a computer room.
The William Reagh Los Angeles Photography
Center has been operated by Grupo de Teatro
SINERGIA since 1997, providing the West Lake
community with professional performing arts
presentations, arts classes for children and
adults, a weekly open-mike series, a monthly
play reading program and the only community
photography lab in the Los Angeles area. The
Grupo de Teatro SINERGIA was created to
serve the Latino community through providing
performances in Spanish and English,
offering arts workshops, promoting a greater
understanding of Latino culture, and creating
a cultural center that embraces all Latino arts
and traditions.
William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center
ruben amavizca Director
2332 w. fourth street la ca 90057
tel 213.382.8133
www.cap.calarts.edu/partners.html
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2007 – 2008
CAP CLASS SCHEDULE
CAP
AFTER-SCHOOL
PROGRAMS:
All CAP After-School programs are free. No previous experience
is required and registration is open to students ages to ages 13 to 19,
with the exception of the media arts programs for middle
school students (ages 10-14). Register on the first day of class.
Attendance to all sessions is required. Parent's/Guardian's
signature required.
Art-in-the-Park
This twenty-week music program features small group and
individualized instruction in both guitar and percussion
for teenagers ages 13 to 19. The program culminates with
a public performance in April at Art-in-the-Park, the Los
Angeles Theater Center, REDCAT, or other community
performance venues.
class dates oct 8 - dec 14, 2007, jan 28 - april 8, 2008
held at Art-in-the-Park
5568 via marisol los angeles ca 90042 t: 323 259.0550
instructors calarts school of music alumnus
noah harmon and calarts school of music
student instructors
Banning’s Landing Community Center Sony Pictures
Media Arts Program
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week,
after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14) at
the Banning’s Landing Community Center in Wilmington.
The workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and
media arts, taught by CalArts faculty, alumni and students.
The middle school students learn drawing and painting
techniques, drawing from the model, how to animate, how
to put together an art portfolio and how to create artwork
on computers. The program culminates in a public exhibition
and screening of the artwork produced by the students.
This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts
Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts
Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural
Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
class dates oct 1 - dec 12, 2007, jan 21 - june 11, 2008
time mondays & wednesdays, 4:00-7:00 pm
held at Banning’s Landing Community Center
100 w water street wilmington ca 90744
t: 310 522.2015
instructors calarts school of film/video alumni
ruben esqueda and levi brewster, and calarts
student instructors
CalArts/CAP Digital Media Arts Program
“Going Green” — Discussions and hands-on conceptual
projects using Adobe Creative Suite software, scanners and
digital cameras. Large-format color posters will be produced
based on environmental themes such as:
Eco-friendly living
Sustainable landscapes and green roofs
Reducing our carbon footprints
Creating cleaner and healthier communities
Clean energy
Global warming
This class is for productive high school students who are
willing to form personal views for content in their work.
Students will be encouraged to focus on content- based
social statements, political comments, or cultural narratives.
Regular attendance is preferred for working in class.
class dates oct 9 - dec 11, 2007, feb 5 - may 27, 2008
time tuesdays, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
held at California Institute of the Art
in the calarts mac lab
24700 mcbean parkway valencia ca 91355
t: 661 222.2708 (cap)
instructors calarts school of art faculty shelley stepp
and calarts student instructors
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Center for the Arts Eagle Rock Sony Pictures
Media Arts Program
held at Plaza de la Raza
3540 north mission road los angeles ca 90031
t: 323 223.2475
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week,
instructors calarts school of music alumnus
after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14) at the noah harmon and calarts school of music
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock in Eagle Rock. The workshops
student instructors
cover drawing, painting, animation and media arts, taught
by CalArts faculty, alumni and students. The middle school
Plaza de la Raza Modern Dance Program
students learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing
from the model, how to animate, how to put together an
This 18-week program for middle and high school students
art portfolio and how to create art work on computers. The
focuses on modern dance techniques and choreography.
program culminates in a public exhibition and screening of
Participants create individual original pieces as well as
the artwork produced by the students. This program is part of collaborations with the entire class. The dance classes are
the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between held once a week in the dance studios at Plaza de la Raza.
the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los
The dance program students perform in a year-end dance
Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures
recital at Plaza de la Raza.
Entertainment.
class dates oct 12 - dec 15, 2007, jan 11 - march 14, 2008
class dates oct 3 - dec 14, 2007 & jan 23 - june 13, 2008
time fridays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
time wednesdays & fridays, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
held at the Plaza de la Raza
held at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
3540 north mission road los angeles ca 90031
2225 colorado boulevard los angeles ca 90041
t: 323 223.2475
t: 323 226.1617
instructors calarts school of dance faculty
instructors calarts school of art faculty chris peters,
francesca penzani and calarts school of dance
calarts school of film/video alumni tyson laurent and student instructors
pouya afshar, and calarts student instructors
Inner-City Arts High School Animation Program
This CAP program begins in October and continues through
May. Twenty-four weeks of workshops are held for 20 to 40
high school students. The students learn basic animation,
zoetropes, flip books, hand animation, computer animation,
drawing on film and optical printing. The students each
create an animated short and collaborative film which is
screened in culminating festivals at Inner-City Arts, the
REDCAT Theater, CalArts, and other venues. All students
receive DVDs of their work.
class dates oct 6 - dec 15, 2007, jan 12 - may 3, 2008
time saturdays, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
held at Inner-City Arts
720 kohler los angeles ca 90021 t: 213 627.9621
instructors calarts school of film/video faculty leo
hobaica and calarts student instructors
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies
Youth Photography/Public Art Program
The Spring Semester LACPS/CAP program provides 12
Saturday workshops for up to 50 high school students.
The course takes place in the state of the art Photography
Facility of the Art School at CalArts. LACPS/CAP students
work closely with faculty and student instructors and are
taught a variety of darkroom skills, and computer skills
while they focus on creative assignments and work towards
a public exhibition. An exhibition of photographs and mockups
of the posters is presented at CalArts and other venues. The
bus shelter images are displayed in many public locations
throughout the city of Los Angeles.
class dates march 1 - may 24, 2008
time saturdays, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
held at California Institute of the Arts
24700 mcbean parkway valencia ca 91355 t: 661
222.2708 (cap)
instructors calarts school of art faculty john bache,
andy freeman, calarts mfa graduates, and calarts
student instructors
Plaza de la Raza Puppetry Program
San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center
Sony Pictures Media Arts Program
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice-weekly
after-school for middle school students (ages 10 to 14) at the
San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center in Pacoima.
The workshop covers drawing, painting, animation and media
arts, taught by CalArts faculty, alumni and students. The
middle school students learn drawing and painting techniques,
uses of various media, animation production, and basic uses
of the video camera. The program culminates in a public
exhibition and screening of the art work produced by the
students. This program is part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts
Program, a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts
Partnership, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural
Affairs, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
class dates oct 1 - dec 11, 2007 & jan 21 - june 10, 2008
time mondays & tuesdays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
held at San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center
10896 lehigh avenue pacoima ca 91331 t: 818 834.9266
instructors calArts school of film/video faculty john
mahoney and calarts student instructors
Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club
Photography Program
This 18-week puppetry production class gives students
an opportunity to collaboratively create a puppet play.
Instructors teach workshops in puppet and mask making
using a variety of materials including cardboard, cloth, paper
maché, and found objects. Creative writing and visual art are
also important components of the class as well as filming and
video editing using state-of-the-art digital equipment. All of
these elements will culminate in public performances in the
Spring at both Plaza de la Raza and the REDCAT Theater in
downtown Los Angeles.
The 10-week CAP photography program enrolls up to 40 high
school students in the fall semester. The course takes place
in the state of the art photography facility of the CalArts
School of Art. CAP students work closely with faculty and
student instructors investigating notions of self-expression
and community through their photographic work. Assignments
and independent projects offering both technical and creative
growth are assigned weekly. Presentations about the art
of photography and history are offered throughout each
semester. CAP students create original photographic works
that are exhibited at CalArts and other venues when possible.
class dates oct 10 - dec 5, 2007, jan 9 - march 22, 2008
time wednesdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
held at the Plaza de la Raza
3540 north mission road los angeles ca 90031
t: 323 223.2475
instructors calarts school of theater alumna shannon
scrofano and calarts student instructors
class dates oct 1 - dec 3, 2007
time mondays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
held at CalArts Photo Lab, subLevel
24700 mcbean parkway valencia ca 91355
t: 661 222.2708 (cap)
instructors calarts school of art faculty john bache,
andy freeman and calarts student instructors
Plaza de la Raza Youth Theatre Program
Santa Clarita Valley Arts Partnership
Saturday Music Program
This CAP program provides approximately 45 high school and
junior high school students with thirty weeks of instruction
in acting, movement, and voice. Students collaborate with
teachers, a composer, and a playwright to create an original
piece of theater. Artist specialists such as costume, set and
lighting designers will join the process in layers during the
course of the work to further collaborate in making a full
production. A class in design will be offered as an optional
supplement for those who are interested in design and
technical aspects of production. Classes are held three
evenings per week, beginning in October and continuing
through May. Free public performances are held in May at
Plaza de la Raza and at the REDCAT Theater in downtown
Los Angeles.
class dates oct 8 - dec 7, 2007, jan 14 - may 31, 2008
times
beginning theatre
mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
movement for theatre tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
int/adv theatre thursdays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Van pickups are available at 9:00am at Franklin, Cleveland, and
theatre design saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Lincoln High Schools.
(jan 14 - may 31, 2008)
held at the Plaza de la Raza
3540 north mission road los angeles ca 90031
Plaza de la Raza Advanced Music Training Program
t: 323 223.2475
This CAP program provides advanced instrumental instruction instructors former calarts school of theater faculty
to up to 100 teenagers in trumpet, flute, guitar, bass, drumset, barbara june dodge, calarts school of theater faculty
marvin tunney and calarts student instructors
voice, piano, songwriting, music theory and composition and
Classes will meet for rehearsals everyday (Monday thru Friday) from
several music ensembles, including salsa band. Eighteen
weeks of instruction takes place at Plaza de la Raza beginning 5:00-8:00pm starting on March 17th until the opening of the play in May.
in October and continuing through March. The workshops
culminate in a recital at Plaza de la Raza in March.
class dates
oct 8 - dec 15, 2007, jan 11 - march 14, 2008
For more information
about all CAP classes,
please call 661 222-2708.
This program offers twenty weeks of Saturday master
classes for up to one hundred elementary, middle and high
school students. Classes include theory, composition, vocal
ensemble, percussion, strings ensemble, chamber ensemble,
jazz ensemble , and more. The program culminates with
semester-end recitals performed in the CalArts Main Gallery.
class dates oct 6 - dec 15, 2007, jan 26 - april 12, 2008
times saturdays, 1:00-5:00pm
theory i, 1:00-2:00pm, derrick spiva & drew jorgensen
theory ii/composition, 2:00-3:00pm, derrick spiva
vocal ensemble, 3:00-4:00pm, katelyn krause
strings ensemble, 3:00-4:00pm, damian berdakin
chamber ensemble, 4:00-5:00pm, damian berdakin
jazz ensemble A, 3:00-4:00pm, sam minaie
jazz ensemble B, 4:00-5:00pm, sam minaie
industrial music project, 3:00-4:00pm, matt hettich
latin ensemble, tba, wendy vazquez
world percussion ensemble, tba, chris payne
Is rhythm a Payne in your class?, 2:00-3:00pm, Chris Payne
held at CalArts, School of Music, Rehearsal Rooms
24700 mcbean parkway valencia ca 91355 t: 661 222.2708
instructors calarts school of music student instructors
under the direction of calarts school of music
associate dean susan allen and calarts school of
music alumnus drew jorgensen
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra is the premiere
youth orchestra in the Santa Clarita Valley. The organization
has three levels of orchestras for elementary through college
age students and performs a variety of music from the
classical genre. CalArts student instructors play alongside
the students as section leaders/mentors. Classes culminate in
a performance at the College of the Canyons Performing Arts
Center. Registration for the classes is handled by the College
of the Canyons.
class dates tbd
times
advanced orchestra
mondays, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
intermediate orchestra
saturdays, 9:00 - 12:30 pm
more info at www.scvyo.org
Classes are held in the fall and spring sessions. Please call COC for
registration details: Tara Schwab, Orchestra Manager, (310) 422-4509
culminates in a public exhibition and screening of the art
work produced by the students. This program is part of the
Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership between
CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of Los
Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures
Entertainment.
class dates oct 3 - dec 15, 2007, jan 23 - june 14, 2008
time wednesdays 4 - 7 pm & saturdays 11 am - 2 pm
held at William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center
2332 west fourth street los angeles ca 90057
t: 213.382.8133
instructors calarts school of film/video alumna
jennifer walsh, calarts school of film/video alumnus
jr smith and calarts student instructors
Self-Help Graphics & Art Digital Media Program
This is a 30-week, free-of-charge program for teenagers (ages
15 to 18) which takes place once a week at Self-Help Graphics
& Art. Students will learn computer design applications,
printmaking, T-Shirt design, screenprinting and digital video
production. The program culminates with an exhibition of the
work at Self-Help Graphics & Art and at the California Institute
of the Arts.
class dates oct 2 - dec 11, 2007, jan 15 - may 27, 2008
time tuesdays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
held at Self-Help Graphics & Art
3802 cesar chavez avenue ca 90063-1896 t: 323 881.6444
instructors calarts school of theater alumnus
reggie coleman and calarts student instructors
Watts Towers Arts Center Sony Pictures
Media Arts Program
This 30-week media arts program is held twice a week,
after-school and on Saturdays for middle school students
(ages 10 to 14) at the Watts Towers Arts Center in Watts. The
workshops cover drawing, painting, animation and media
arts, taught by CalArts faculty, alumni and students. The
middle school students learn drawing and painting techniques,
drawing from the model, how to animate, how to put together
an art portfolio and how to create art work on computers.
The program culminates in a public exhibition and screening
of the art work produced by the students. This program is
part of the Sony Pictures Media Arts Program, a partnership
between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, the City of
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and Sony Pictures
Entertainment.
class dates oct 3 - dec 15, 2007, jan 23 - june 14, 2008
times wednesdays 4 -7 pm & saturdays, 11 am - 2 pm
held at Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 east 107th street los angeles ca 90002 t: 213.847.4646
instructors calarts school of critical studies faculty
betty lee and calarts student instructors
Watts Towers Arts Center Piano Program
This 24-week CAP course is an introduction to playing the
piano for young people held at the Watts Towers Arts Center.
Students learn the basics of music although all levels of
experience are welcomed. The program culminates in a public
piano recital held at the Watts Towers Arts Center in the
Spring.
class dates oct 3 - dec 15, 2007, jan 23 - april 26, 2008
times wednesdays, 3:00-7:00pm & saturdays, 10:00 - 4:00pm
held at Watts Towers Arts Center
1727 east 107th street los angeles ca 90002 t: 213.847.4646
instructor calarts school of music alumna brenda mcgee
William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center
Sony Pictures Media Arts Program
This thirty-week media arts program is held twice a week,
after-school and on Saturdays for middle school students
(ages 10 to 14) at the William Reagh Los Angeles Photography
Center near MacArthur Park. The workshops cover drawing,
painting, animation and media arts, taught by CalArts
faculty, alumni and students. The middle school students
learn drawing and painting techniques, drawing from the
model, how to animate, how to put together an art portfolio
and how to create art work on computers. The program
CAP
IN-SCHOOL
PROGRAMS:
CAP is also engaged in in-school programming in many school sites
throughout Los Angeles County. These free arts workshops are
available to students in the partner schools and organizations.
Arroyo Seco Junior High School Playwriting Program
This fall semester course is a collaboration among CAP,
Arroyo Seco Junior High School, and the CalArts School
of Theater. A team of CalArts graduate students teaches
once-a-week in Ms. Juliet Fine’s 7th grade classes, covering
theater games, exercises, and writing activities. The
students gain self-confidence, self-esteem and a sense of
accomplishment as they end the course with a performance
of original work in CalArts’ Modular Theater in December.
time & dates tbd (fall semester)
held at Arroyo Seco Junior High School
27171 north vista delgado drive valencia ca 91354
t: 661 296-0991 f: 661 296-3436
classroom teacher juliet fine
instructors calarts school of theater faculty
laurie woolery and calarts school of theater
graduate students
ArtsCOOL Program
The ArtsCOOL Program was developed in 2002 as a
partnership between CAP and the Los Angeles Unified School
District Arts Education Branch and Educational Options
Program. Currently, ArtsCOOL offers programming at 20
Options High Schools in Los Angeles County. These schools
each receive 30 weeks of arts programs which meet oncea-week for two hours per class. The classes are taught by
teams of CalArts faculty artists, current CalArts students
and CalArts alumni who share their expertise in visual arts,
writing, film/video, and the performing arts. The schools
are located throughout Los Angeles in the San Fernando
Valley, South Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Hollywood,
Venice, Pacific Palisades, Huntington Park, Westchester,
and downtown Los Angeles areas. Hundreds of high school
students participate in the culminating performances and
exhibition held annually at California Institute of the Arts,
Plaza de la Raza, REDCAT (The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts
Theater) located in the Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex,
and other venues.
instructors calarts faculty members marvin tunney,
beatrice lawluvi, john mahoney, steve brown, leo
hobaica, niki rousso-schindler, among others, and
calarts alumni reggie coleman, miyo hernandez,
barbara roberts, levi brewster, ruben esqueda,
eddie felix, juliana sankaran-felix, among others,
along with calarts student instructors.
This program is available only to high school students attending the
LAUSD Options High Schools participating in this program.
If you would like further information about this program please contact
CAP’s ArtsCOOL Coordinator at323.304.1599
Franklin High School Playwriting Workshop
This two-semester long CAP program is a collaboration
among CAP, Franklin High School, and the CalArts School
of Theater. Twenty to thirty students in Mr. David Levine’s
theater classes participate once-a-week with CalArts
instructors. The students learn theater games, exercises,
and work one-on-one with the CalArts graduate students
to create original five-minute plays. The plays are all
presented at CalArts New Works Festival in the Spring, acted
by the MFA acting students with the high school playwrights
on stage.
time & dates tbd (fall semester)
classroom teacher david levine
held at Franklin High School
820 north avenue 54 los angeles ca 90042 t: 323 550-2000
instructors calarts theater faculty marissa chibas,
calarts school of theater alumna ayana hampton,
and calarts school of theater graduate students
Inner-City Arts Elementary School Animation Program
Each semester, CAP brings animation education to an
elementary school working with Inner-City Arts in
downtown Los Angeles. Approximately 32 fourth and fifth
graders from LAUSD elementary schools such as Frank del
Olmo Elementary School, Sierra Park Elementary School
and Norwood Elementary School, work twice-a-week
with CalArts faculty and student instructors to learn
animation techniques and produce an animated short film.
The students explore animation through making flipbooks
and zoetropes, inventing characters and writing stories,
recording voices and sounds, and creating cut-out puppet
animation. The completed films are screened in festivals
at Inner-City Arts, REDCAT, and other venues. All students
receive DVDs of their work.
dates & times mondays & wednesdays 10:00am - noon
held at Inner-City Arts
720 kohler street los angeles ca 90021 t: 213.627.9621
instructors calarts school of film/video faculty leo
hobaica, calarts alumnus ruben esqueda, and calarts
student instructors
My Friend’s Place Creative Writing Program
The CAP Creative Writing Program works with students
individually and in groups to create works which express
a variety of concerns ranging from individual, social, and
political identity to the emotional dynamics of family and
interpersonal relationships. Because students at My Friend’s
Place are often at particular risk to homelessness and
marginalization, their work addresses commonly accepted
notions of background, present status, and of the future
with uncommon urgency. Working with faculty and graduate
instructors from the CalArts MFA Writing Program, students
produce poetry, stories, essays, artwork, photography,
and video in an expanded notion of the expressive limits
of “writing.” The year-long, two semester workshops
culminate in both the publication of an anthology of student
work and a public reading at My Friend’s Place.
held at My Friend’s Place
5850 hollywood blvd hollywood ca 90028
t: 323 908.0011
instructors calarts school of critical studies faculty
jon wagner and calarts mfa writing program
students instructors
Visual Communications Video Program
This is a 20-week program for teenagers (ages 15 to 18)
which takes place after-school, once-a-week at Bell
High School during the school year. The course includes
learning basic video techniques, lighting, sound, interview
techniques, story development and story boarding, and
digital editing on state-of-the-art digital equipment. The
workshops culminate in screenings of the students’ videos
at Visual Communications, CalArts, at REDCAT Theater, on
the World Wide Web and other venues. All students receive
DVDs of their work.
class dates jan 23 - apr 30, 2008
classes are on wednesdays
Bell High School teacher joan dooley
time 2:00 - 4:00 pm
held at Bell High School
4328 bell avenue bell ca 90201 t: 323.560.1800
instructors calarts school of film/video faculty nancy
buchanan and calarts student instructors
OTHER CAP
PROGRAMS:
Share the World Program
The CAP Share the World Program, a partnership with the
City of Santa Clarita and six local Santa Clarita School
Districts, brings CalArts world music and dance ensembles
to provide performances and workshops for students in
elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Santa
Clarita Valley. The ensembles available range from jazz,
Latin jazz, Balinese Gamelan to North and South Indian
music, and African music and dance among many other
offerings. The program begins in October and continues
through May.
If you are associated with a public elementary, middle or high
school in the Santa Clarita Valley, and would like to schedule
a concert/workshop or receive further information about this
program please call the CAP Public Programs Coordinator at
(661) 291-3037.
Summer Arts Program
CAP’s Summer Arts Program is a free two-week intensive
arts program in July for teens entering grades 10 through
12 or having just graduated from high school. The program
offers exciting and creative experimentation in the arts
and offers workshops in Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Creative
Writing, and Film/Video. Students choose to work in one of
these five disciplines. Workshops are lead by outstanding
faculty artists from the California Institute of the Arts
along with CalArts student instructors. Students in the
program build skills and deepen their understanding of their
chosen disciplines and their own creative process. Along
with working in their artistic fields, students will learn to
create a professional portfolio and prepare materials for
college applications. Moreover, they will learn about college
applications and financial aid programs, attend a college
fair, participate in several field trips to museums and live
performances, and will be involved in daily presentations
and workshops presented by visiting artists.
For further information about this program contact the CAP
Office at 661-222-2708.
Watts Towers Arts Center Jazz
and World Music Program
The CAP Jazz and World Music Program with the Watts
Towers Arts Center brings free performances by CalArts
music and dance ensembles to high schools in the Watts,
South Central Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and
East Los Angeles areas. The ensembles available range
from jazz, Latin jazz, Balinese Gamelan, to North and
South Indian music, and African music and dance, among
many other offerings. Over two thousand young musicians
take part in this program which includes master classes in
specific instruments. The program begins in October and
continues through May.
If you are associated with a high school in Los Angeles County,
and would like to schedule a concert/workshop or receive
further information about this program please call the CAP
Public Programs Coordinator at (661) 291-3037.
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Steven D. Lavine President
Nancy Uscher Provost
Lynn Rosenfeld Vice President for Special Projects
Arwen Duffy Vice President for Advancement
Steve Anker Dean, School of Film/Video
Erik Ehn Dean, School of Theater
Stephan Koplowitz Dean, School of Dance
Tom Lawson Dean, School of Art
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Joseph M. Cohen
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Robert J. Denison
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California Institute of the Arts
Community Arts Partnership
California Institute of the Arts educates professional artists in a unique
learning environment founded on the principles of artmaking excellence,
experimentation, critical reflection and the diversity of voices. Throughout
its history, CalArts has sought to advance the practice of art and promote
its understanding in a broad social, cultural and historical context. CalArts
offers students the knowledge and expertise of leading professional artists
and scholars and a full complement of artmaking tools. In return, it asks
for the highest artistic and academic achievement. Reflecting its longstanding
commitment to new forms and expressions in art, CalArts invites creative
risk-taking and urges active collaboration and exchange among artists,
artistic disciplines and cultural traditions.
The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), a program of the California
Institute of the Arts (CalArts), links the Institute and the diverse communities
of Los Angeles County through free, after-school and school-based arts
programs for youth. CAP provides the youth in these communities challenging
learning environments for artistic experimentation and creates access to higher
education. Through these CalArts faculty-mentored programs, CAP provides
CalArts students the opportunity to teach, to refine their artistic abilities and
to redefine the role of artists, arts education, and the arts in society.
CAP, now in its eighteenth year, is a partnership between CalArts and 36
public high schools and community-based arts and youth organizations.
CAP offers in-depth arts training programs free-of-charge for high school
students in chamber music, jazz and world music, printmaking, photography,
video, drawing, graphic design, dance, digital media, theater, puppetry,
animation, and writing in 53 neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles County.
CAP Staff
Evelyn Serrano CAP Assistant Director of Programs
Evelyn Serrano is a Cuban visual artist, educator,
administrator, and independent curator. She is also
the mother of a very inquisitive four year old. Evelyn
received her B.F.A. degree from the Maryland Institute
College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore and her M.F.A. degree
from the California Institute of the Arts. Prior to that,
she attended courses on visual arts, design, history,
aesthetics and literature in Havana, Montevideo and
Miami. She has exhibited her work in solo and group
exhibitions nationally and internationally. Evelyn is
honored to have worked with many talented visual
artists, writers and performers in several exhibitions and
art events she has curated in the US and abroad. Evelyn
has been involved with CAP since 2003, first as a CAP
student instructor and, for the past four years, as a fulltime member of the staff.
Wendy M. Vazquez CAP Assistant Director of Operations
Wendy M. Vazquez is approaching 11 years working
on the CAP Staff. This former dancer is responsible
for the operations and administrative activities of the
CAP program. Wendy is the mother of two former CAP
participants, a senior in the CalArts School of Music and
a freshman at USC. Wendy’s interests remain dance,
theater and music.
Drew Jorgensen CAP Public Programs Coordinator
Drew Jorgensen, a native of Arkansas, began his journey
in the Arts at age 3 taking piano lessons from his
mother. At age 9, he found his life’s passion when he
began studying percussion in a small cabin in Northern
Michigan. He holds (tightly) a BFA in Multi-Focus
Percussion Performance from the California Institute
of the Arts. His recent areas of forte have been jazz
vibraphone and world percussion (namely riq, frame
drum, and doumbek). He is a member of the Really
Hard Rhythm Society, 18^2, Industrial Jazz Group,
and a founding member of the bands All Awake, Runa,
and The Retreatists Trio (working title). Currently
he serves as the Public Programs Coordinator for the
CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP), as well as
coordinating and teaching for the CAP Santa Clarita
Valley Arts Partnership Music Program (SCVAP).
Ex-Officio/Chairman,
Board of Overseers
Steven D. Lavine
President and Ex-Officio
Thomas L. Lee
James B. Lovelace
Staff Trustee
Peter Norton
Anthony N. Pritzker
Lawrence J. Ramer
Araceli Ruano
David L. Schiff
Richard C. Seaver
Joe Smith
Jade Thacker
Student Trustee
Roger Wacker
Elliot D. Webb
Luanne C. Wells
Kenneth P. Wong
Luis Alfaro
Susan Allen
Steve Anker
Kary Arimoto-Mercer
Karen Atkinson
Larry Attaway
John Bache
Eric Barber
Lee Barnette
Laurel Beckman
Fran Bennett
John Bergamo
Hartmut Bitomsky
Lawrence Blake
Steve Brown
Nancy Buchanan
Ben Caldwell
Theresa Chavez
Marissa Chibas
Bob Clendenen
Gay Crusius-Hoag
Robert Dansby
Barbara June Dodge
Scott Duncan
Alan Eder
Erik Ehn
Dave Emerson
Martha Ferrara
Julie Feves
Andy Freeman
Janie Geiser
Randy Gloss
Patricia Mabee Goldstein
Vinny Golia
Charlie Haden
Chad Hamill
Albert “Tootie” Heath
Dick Hebdige
Leo Hobaica
Darcy Huebler
David Johnson
Douglas Kearney
Dennis Keeley
Martin Kersels
Chandra Khan
Garland Kirkpatrick
Norman Klein
Stephan Koplowitz
Gordon Kurowski
Alfred Ladzekpo
Kobla Ladzekpo
Beatrice Lawluvi
Cristyne Lawson
Tom Lawson
Betty Lee
Ferdinand Lewis
Joe Lewis
Paul Livingston
John Mahoney
Mark Menzies
Jennifer Miller
Michael Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
Peter Miyamoto
Maggie Nelson
James Newton
Paul Novros
Darek Oles
Cynthia Overman
Christine Panushka
Francesca Penzani
Chris Peters
Bryan Pezzone
Vicki Ray
David Roitstein
Carlos Rosas
David Rosenboom
Niki Rousso-Schindler
Lisa Schoenberg
Mady Schutzman
Gary Schwartz
Aaron Serfaty
Susan Simpson
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith
Michael Smith
Susan Solt
Poovalur Srinivasan
Shelley Stepp
May Sun
Paul Supkoff
Miroslav Tadic
Tomas Tamayo
Toby Tannenbaum
Rajeev Taranath
Frank Terry
Trang Kim Tran
Marvin Tunney
Naomi Uman
Allan Vogel
Darrell Walters
Jon Wagner
Djoko Walujo
A. C. Weary
I Nyoman Wenten
Nanik Wenten
Nancy Woods
Denise Woods
Laurie Woolery
Michael Worthington
Seung-Hyun Yoo
California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership
VISITING ARTISTS (since 1990)
Glenna Avila CAP Director
Glenna Avila is an artist, educator, and administrator who
has served as the director of the CalArts Community Arts
Partnership (CAP) since the first year of the program.
She received her B.A. in Art from UCLA and her M.A. in
Art from the University of New Mexico, and has shown
her work in many exhibitions including ones at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and
the Armand Hammer Museum, among others. Glenna
adores her work in CAP, and particularly enjoys being a
catalyst for young artists to imagine, create, produce,
and perform. Glenna has a daughter Paloma, who is in her
second year at San Francisco State University, majoring
in Creative Writing.
Faculty Trustee
Charmaine Jefferson
Peter Kraus
Michelle Lund
James McCoy
California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership
FACULTY ARTISTS (since 1990)
BANNING'S LANDING COMMUNITY CENTER
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Tim Disney
Janet Dreisen
Robert B. Egelston
Michael D. Eisner
David I. Fisher
Harriett F. Gold
Leo F. Hobaica Jr.
Jan Smail CAP Administrative Assistant
Jan Smail grew up in the Caribbean, on the Island of St.
Croix. She is a recent CalArts graduate with a MFA from
the Art program. Her practice explores the ethics of
food and the economy of desire. In her environments
she addresses issues of surplus, consumption, personal
and corporate complicity. This points to how the history
of trade has built its empires on the shoulders of the
world’s laborers. Most recently she investigates two
local communities in Santa Clarita and how these planned
communities are mapped out and maintained.
Betty Lee CAP ArtsCOOL Coordinator
Betty Lee received her BA in English Literature from the
University of Illinois, and her MFA from CalArts. In addition
to the Arts Pedagogy class she teaches for CAP student
instructors offered through the CalArts School of Critical
Studies, Lee coordinates CAP’s ArtsCOOL program, which
brings arts education to 18 Options High Schools in the
Los Angeles Unified School District. Lee is a frequent
lecturer on such topics as photography, cultural identity,
and gender issues; her work has appeared in more than
27 group and solo exhibitions, and is included in the
collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and
the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. In 2003, the Social
and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) commissioned
Lee to create a mural, which is currently installed in the
Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. She is a recipient
of the California Arts Council’s Artist in Residence Award
(2000-03), the California Community Foundation’s Brody
Arts Fund Fellowship (1992-93), and the City of Los
Angeles’ (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Grant (1997-98). She
and her family live in Los Angeles. Her daughter, Alana
Sturgill, is a chemistry major at CalPoly Pomona.
Carribean Fragoza CAP Summer Arts Program Coordinator
Carribean lives, writes, works, runs, dances and
sunbathes in Los Angeles and her hometown in South
El Monte. She is a graduate of UCLA's Comparative
Literature and Chicana/o Studies programs and CalArts’
MFA Writing program. She is currently working on her
first book, “The Legend of the South El Monte Zombie.”
Kim Abeles
Geri Allen
Luis Alfaro
Gloria Alvarez
Alex Alferov
Michael Amescua
Rudolfo Anaya
Tomie Arie
Hector Armienta
Chris Armstrong
David Avalos
Glenna Avila
Judy Baca
Lita Barrie
Lelalois Beard
Geetha Bennett
Norma Bowles
Ed Bland
Chaz Bojorquez
Anne Bray
Peter Brosius
Sandip Burman
Barbara Carrasco
Srikanth Chary
Anna Chavez
Denise Chavez
Elaine Chen
Carl Cheng
Martha Chono-Helsey
Olivia Chumacero
Chris Cichoki
Joyce Clarke
Wendy Clarke
Eva Cockcroft
Reggie Coleman
Robbie Conal
Kiko Cornejo, Jr.
Jose Cruz Gonzalez
Vanessa Cruz
Cubanismo
Jessica Cusick
Danny De La Paz
Miguel Delgado
Nancy De Los Santos
Simeon Den
Juan Devis
Ulises Diaz
Prince Diabaté
Maya Emsden
Leslie Ernst
Ruben Esqueda
Eddie Felix
Cecil Fergerson
Koina Freeman
Harry Gamboa
Amparo Garcia
Margaret Garcia
Willie Garcia
Cheri Gaulke
Joel Glassman
Barbara Goldstein
Pat Gomez
Gabriel Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez
Christina Gorocica
Wesley Groves
Suzanna Guzman
Diane Hall
Ayana Hampton
Patrick Hebert
David Henderson
Ingrid Hernandez
Miyo Hernandez
Karin Higa
Cesar Holguin
Peter Howard
Sulley Imoro
Flora Ito
Ulysses Jenkins
Maria Jimenez-Torres
Gregg Johnson
Jeffrey Kahane
Kim Kanatani
Brooke Keesling
Michael Kenna
Ravi Kiran
Eliam Kraiem
Cyril Kuhn
Yeko Ladzekpo-Cole
Jon LaPointe
Julie Lazar
Betty Lee
Alma Lopez
Juanita Lopez
Luciano Perna
Los Pochos
Toni Love
Eve Luckring
Gilbert Lujan
Otoño Lujan
Ming-Yuen Ma
Yo Yo Ma
John Malpede
Daniel Martinez
Tania Martinez-Lemke
Lewis Mauk
Anthony McCann
Willie Middlebrook
Yong Soon Min
Michael Miner
K. Silem Mohammed
David Monkawa
Allesandra Montezuma
Joe Morton
Donna Mungen
Merilene Murphy
Eileen Myles
Nobuho Nagasawa
Alan Nakagawa
Katherine Ng
Al Nodal
Catherine Opie
Rosalie Ortega
Ruben Ortiz-Torres
Barbara Osborn
John Outterbridge
Janet Owens
Monica Palacios
Mike Plante
Rose Portillo
Paola Prato
Quetzal
Xavier Quijas
Marcos Ramirez ERRE
Leda Ramos
Irma “Cui Cui Rangel
Yvonne Regalado
Peter Reiss
Luis Reyes
Jolene Rickard
Aleida Rodriguez
Marcos Rosales
Leanna Rosas
Ron Ruiz
Aida Salazar
Ernesto Salcedo
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Ray Sandoval
Rodney Sappington
Larry Shapiro
Herbert Siguenza
Tammy Singer
Alex Slade
Rachel Slowinski
Bernardo Solano
Arjuna Soriano
Joe Smoke
Larry Stein
May Sun
Roderick Sykes
Tomas Tamayo
Rea Tajiri
Joel Tan
Janice Tipton
Adan Valdez
Patssi Valdez
Carol Wells
Glen Williams, Jr.
Pat Ward Williams
Havana Willis
Al Winn
Richard Wyatt
David Yamamoto
Kim Yasuda
Michael Zinzun
Community Arts Partnership
VISITING COMMITTEE
Glenna Avila
Director & ex officio
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Betty Lee's photo, courtesy of the Japanese
American National Museum.
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George Nicholas Boone
Richard Burrows
Paul Cummins
Susan Disney Lord
Laura Donnelley
Janet Dreisen
Peggy Funkhouser Chair
John Hughes
Judy Johnson
Steven Lavine
President & ex officio
James Lovelace
Janice Pober
Rona Sebastian
Evelyn Serrano
Assistant Director of
Programs and ex officio
Jamie Tisch
Nancy Uscher Provost & ex officio
Wendy Vazquez
Assistant Director of
Operations & ex officio
Simbi Kali Williams
The Community Arts Partnership is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Education, the City of Los Angeles Arts Council, the City of Santa Clarita, the Annenberg Foundation, B.C. McCabe Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Getty Grant
Department of Cultural Affairs, the Hearst Foundation, Inc., the James Irvine Foundation, Susan Disney Lord, Jamie Tisch, Hilton Hotels Program, Lloyd and Margit Cotsen, Edison International, Roth Family Foundation, Good Works Foundation, and the Talented Students in the Arts
Corporation, the W.M.Keck Foundation, The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, the JL Foundation, Walter E.D. Miller, California Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.