VENICE ARTS
Programs
Youth Arts Mentoring and Education
ART MENTORING AND EDUCATION: IN 2023, VENICE ARTS SAW GROWING ENROLLMENT IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, AGES 10-18, REACHING 75% OF PRE-PANDEMIC ENROLLMENT. AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS, YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SEQUENCED (BEGINNING-TO- ADVANCED) CURRICULUM IN FILMMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, ANIMATION, AND COMICS; IN OUR PORTFOLIO WORKSHOPS TARGETING RISING SENIORS AT CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL; AND IN A COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM. VENICE ARTS WAS ALSO ABLE TO RE-INSTITUTE SOME OF ITS COLLEGE PATHWAYS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COLLEGE DAY; SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS; AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE LATTER INCLUDED 3 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE RESIDENTIAL IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY, 1 FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OTIS COLLEGE'S SUMMER OF ART, AND 5 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRAND CANYON YOUTH EXPEDITIONS, WITH 10 DAYS ON THE COLORADO RIVER. VENICE ARTS' STUDENTS REMAIN PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME (95%), WITH OVER 50% LIVING IN POVERTY. THEY ARE HIGHLY DIVERSE, WITH 84% BIPOC PARTICIPANTS AND, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 50% LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH POCKETS OF POVERTY ON THE WEST SIDE, THE BALANCE COME FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING 31% FROM PICO-UNION, SOUTH LA, INGLEWOOD, AND WATTS, AND 17% COME FROM AS FAR AS EAST LA, SOUTHEAST LA, BOYLE HEIGHTS, NORWALK AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$479.9KCreative Pathways for Low-Income Youth
CREATIVE PATHWAYS: CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY: THE CENTER PROVIDES A DIVERSE RANGE OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 16-24, LIVING THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY AND INTERESTED IN WORKING IN THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THESE RANGE FROM EXPOSURE TO THE MYRIAD OF PATHWAYS INTO WORK TO TWO STATE-REGISTERED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (EDITING, DIGITAL STORYTELLING) THAT RESULT IN CERTIFICATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS MEANT TO SERVE AS THE FIRST STEP ON A PATHWAY TO HIGH-ROAD EMPLOYMENT; THESE INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND JOBS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO FORMER OR CURRENT FOSTER, HOMELESS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED, AND/OR LGBTQ YOUTH. PARTNERS INCLUDE LARGE COMPANIES (NBCU, SONY, DREAMWORKS, PBS SOCAL), AS WELL AS SMALL TO MID-SIZE PRODUCTION STUDIOS AND POST-PRODUCTION HOUSES. OF NOTE, IN 2023 6 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE PLACED AS APPRENTICES WITH KEY INDIVIDUALS ON A CREATIVE TEAM (PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITOR) TO PRODUCE PSAS FOR NBCU'S GRANTEES. GRADUATES OF CCWE ARE ALSO SUPPORTED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS. IN 2023, 5 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES WERE SELECTED FOR THE CBS PIPELINE CHALLENGE, A PROGRAM "DESIGNED FOR EARLY CAREER STORYTELLERS TO STEP UP TO CREATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS;" TWO RECEIVED 5,000 POWER OF STORYTELLING GRANTS FROM NBCU; AND ONE WAS AWARDED A 2024 ORIGINAL VOICES ACCELERATOR FELLOWSHIP.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$667.8KGallery and Public Programs
GALLERY & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN 2023, WE WERE ABLE TO AGAIN OFFER IN-PERSON EXHIBITIONS OF WORK BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RELAUNCH OUR PRE-COVID SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND FILMMAKERS. WE HOPE TO LAUNCH OUR FIRST PUBLIC EXHIBIT IN SUMMER 2024.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.4K
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