A think tank @ the intersection of culture, commerce and community. Vision is to “empower, engage Orange County CA to be a "Creative Community Showcase" via partnerships and collaborations with likeminded individuals and organizations...
Louise Jones’s mural for The Sinclair Building, located at 465 Washington Street, draws inspiration from the structure’s original tenets: an early-20th-centu...
My hometown, way to go Buffalo, beautiful, beautiful mural!
Online workshop will be offered on Tuesday, November 20, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST.The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to offer an opportunity for artists of all disciplines to...
Need I say more, NYFA’s the best for supporting artists...
If you live in the U.S., please make sure to check your voter registration status. It only takes a minute or two. You deserve to be heard, and your vote is the most important way to make people listen.
The Department of Cultural Affairs Grants Administrative Division invites experienced and innovative artists, curators, architects or persons with a similar skill set in creative production and community organizing to submit proposals to the Creative Catalyst Program.
A recent study ranked college degrees by employability, and found that those who major in “miscellaneous fine arts” have an unemployment rate of 9.1 percent.
Frightening Statistic or Just Too Many Employers not knowing what do with individuals with education, passions outside of the box, don’t quite fit the corporate culture?
The self discipline, strong work ethic, creativity, resiliency, independent thought and other valuable skills/traits exhibited by these individuals SHOULD make them much sought after!
Here’s some SoCal arts education, “creative” economy information from the LA County Art Commission’s Arts Collective and the 2018 Otis Report on the Creative Economy...
Why an Arts Education? (2017-2018 Arts Ed Collective About Booklet)
“Quality arts education enables students to be successful in their academic careers and later in life. Benefits include lower dropout rates for students from low-income neighborhoods, higher levels of college acceptance and increased political and community engagement after graduation. Artsbased teaching strategies are also particularly effective with English language learners.¹
Students with strong arts education are better prepared for careers in the creative economy, which generates one in seven jobs in the Los Angeles region.² While many private schools do include the arts in curriculum, studies confirm that students in high poverty areas have less access to the arts in school than their peers.³ For all LA County students to benefit from arts learning and gain access to jobs in the creative economy, arts instruction must be provided as a core component of public.”
(¹ Doing Well and Doing Good by Doing Art. James S. Catterall. Imagination Group/I-Group Books, 2009.
² 2018 Otis Report on the Creative Economy. Otis College of Art and Design, 2018.
³ Waldorf, Lynn and Kim Atwill. Arts for All School Arts Survey: Measuring Quality, Access and Equity in Arts Education. Arts for All. 2011.)
Here in the Los Angeles region, our creative industries need individuals with an arts education…
“The creative industries make a significant contribution to employment and economic growth in the Los Angeles region. They also foster innovation and encourage spillover effects that create opportunities for other industries. The region’s creative industries help move the economy forward by attracting investment, tourism, consumer spending, and by generating tax revenues. In our postindustrial society, activities based on creativity and culture is an essential component of a robust economy… (2018 Otis Report on the Creative Economy)
o One out of SEVEN jobs in Los Angeles County is generated by the creative industries
o LA County’s creative industries generate 792,600 jobs and $59.6 BILLION in labor income
o 457,600 workers are employed directly in creative occupations
o Out of 76 creative occupations in LA County, 69 pay a median annual wage greater than the countywide median ($38,224)…
and the stats for California overall are much the same...
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Compton College is seeking faculty to teach an online art history course and a digital art course for spring 2019.
Course descriptions:
Art 102B: History of Western Art - Proto-Renaissance to 19th Century3 units, 3 hours lecture. Transfer CSU, UCThis course surveys the history and development of Western painting, sculpture and architecture in relation to changing social, political, religious, and philosophical conditions fro the 14th through the 19th centuries. The focus is on the Proto-Renaissance, Renaissance, Mannerism and Baroque periods in Italy, Spain, Flanders, The Netherlands, France, England, Germany and the New World.
Art 141 Digital Art Fundamentals 3 units; 2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab Recommended Preparation: Art 110 or Art 130 with a minimum grade of C; English 82; Business 52A or equivalent computer skills Credit, degree applicable Transfer CSU, UC This course provides students with a foundation in the two basic types of graphics software, vector (drawing) and raster (painting/photography). Topics include integration of traditional design, color, and compositional principles with contemporary digital tools. Students will work on a variety of digital projects involving drawing, design, typography, photographic manipulation, and animation.
Please send inquiries to Vanessa Madrid: [email protected]
Compton College and Compton Community College District are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate in employment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, marital status, denial of Family & Medical Care Leave, national origin (including language limitations), ancestry, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics), age (40 and above), disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, denial of pregnancy disability leave or reasonable accommodation, or other protected classes, or obligations to the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States.
A new book by academic Giulia Mensitieri, laying bare the working conditions of stylists and young designers, has sparked controversy. Will it lead to improved conditions for those forced to work for clothes vouchers instead of cash?
The founder at creative networking platform and jobs site The Dots talks about why art and design skills should not be reserved for the middle class, and suggests how the industry can help diversify its workforce.
Neglecting STEAM for STEM! It’s the A, creativity, that solves today’s current and future challenges...
Last Day Today!!! CAFAM’s (Craft & Folk Art Museum, LA)
Open Call for Artists Submission Period: Through – Aug 24, 2018
Now accepting submissions for Focus Iran 3: Contemporary Photography and Video, a biennial juried exhibition in collaboration with Farhang Foundation. The theme of Focus Iran 3 is youth culture in Iran or the Iranian diaspora.
Amezaiku, a candy-making technique that calls for sculpting molten sugar syrup, nearly went extinct. Now, it’s seeing new life among a dedicated group of Tokyo craftsmen.
Something beautiful for Friday...Enjoy the article and video...
MOLAA invites artists from Southern California to submit art works and ofrenda proposals for Beyond the Earth and the Sky, MOLAA’s 2018 Día de los muertos Exhibition.
The exhibit is a juried display of contemporary works by local artists that honors the Día de los muertos ritual of commemorating the lives of our deceased loved ones by building altars and artworks that share our stories.
The exhibition will take place from September 26, 2018 to November 12, 2018 in MOLAA’s Education Gallery. Deadline to submit works and proposals is Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:00PM. Artists may begin submitting entry forms at any time. There is no fee to submit a form or to participate.
The exhibition is open to artists of all backgrounds, national origin, gender identities and expressions.
To download the Altar/Ofrenda entry packet, click HERE.
To download the Art Exhibition entry packet, click HERE.
Submission forms may be dropped off at the front desk or sent via e-mail to [email protected]
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