Venice Arts
www.venicearts.org
A community-based, non-profit arts organization that provides photography, film, animation, comics, and multimedia arts education to low-income youth ages 7-18 in Los Angeles. The organization features an active gallery with exhibitions and documentary film screenings, and operates multiple youth programs including Art Mentoring & Education, Creative Pathways, Advanced Studies, and apprenticeship programs.
| Year Founded: | 1993 |
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| Arts Disciplines: | Animation, Comics, Digital Media, Film, Filmmaking, Multi-Media Arts, Photography, Visual Storytelling |
| Organization Type: | Arts Education / Gallery / Non-profit |
| Organization Size: | $250K–1M |
| Services & Activities: | Free sequential media arts workshops (beginning to advanced) in photography, filmmaking, animation, and multimedia for youth ages 7-18, college success programs, creative career development, paid apprenticeships and internships, visual storytelling certificate program, editing pre-apprenticeship program, gallery exhibitions, documentary film screenings, participatory documentary projects, teen creative hangouts, summer media arts camp |
| Community Served: | 85% youth of color, majority children of immigrants, priority given to homeless, foster, justice involved, and LGBTQ youth, Low-income youth ages 7-18 primarily from Venice, Mar Vista, Culver City, West Side, Mid-City, South LA, and Inglewood, serves approximately 800+ young people annually |