Together, we are LA. Together, as a community, we have the potential to greatly impact the lives of thousands of Los Angeles youth through arts programming. For being such an essential part of this effort and remaining a supportive member of this community, thank you. Please enjoy these digital gifts from our students, created in our studios, as […]
This past fall, high school students in our Creative Writing workshop explored the themes of identity, resilience, and passion through poetry. Led by teaching artist Jesse Bliss, students published a chapbook entitled, “What Risen Phoenixes Look Like: For Our Generation.” Co-edited by creative writing student Karenth O., this chapbook contains poignant observations and deeply felt poetry […]
Every day hundreds of students walk through our campus to develop creative skills and explore their imagination. Our dedicated and passionate volunteers are an essential part of making Inner-City Arts a safe, creative, and collaborative environment for young people. We took the time to talk to Micah Lewis, a freelance character design and storyboard artist, […]
It’s Giving Tuesday, an internationally-recognized day celebrating the impact a giving heart can have on the world. We know that there are many causes out there to support and we’re grateful for and inspired by your steadfast belief in the potential the arts have to heal, inspire, uplift and empower our youth–especially those […]
We are thrilled to announce that Inner-City Arts is featured again in this year’s Give Los Angeles Challenge sponsored by Los Angeles Magazine. The challenge will run until January 1, 2019 and will award prizes to local non-profits that raise the most money. Our students are our future. And when students take risks and […]
“My experience at Inner-City Arts at Children’s Institute was amazing. I had so much fun working with my friends and learning about animation. We worked in groups and made silhouette animations too. The characters we made were silly and the plot of the story was funny. I got to wear a wig and dance […]
Inner-City Arts is excited to debut a new series presented by The Rosenthal Theater called LA SPEAKS, a gathering and platform for voices in our community. In our first installment, LA SPEAKS: On the Evolution of the Artist, we welcome teen participants to engage with professionals and emerging creatives on November 3, 2018 on the Inner-City Arts campus. This […]
“Beth is a gift to us. She is a force of nature, open to life, change and transformation. She is a strategic human being, placed—I believe—by God in the heart of Inner-City Arts to aid us in opening the possibilities for the artistic and creative growth of thousands and thousands of beloved children living and […]
Inner-City Arts is excited to welcome back Richard Cabral’s Fighting Shadows for a series of performances from October 18 to November 4. The Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts and Lineage Entertainment Group in association with Jamie Gertz is proud to present this second run of Emmy-nominated and star of FX’s Mayans M.C. Richard Cabral’s Fighting Shadows, a […]
From VoyageLA‘s “Meet Bob Smiland of Inner-City Arts“: Bob, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. Life growing up in a modest income family in South Los Angeles was a great joy; I didn’t know any different. We didn’t have a car […]
