President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) co-chairs George Stevens Jr. and Margo Lion today announced the expansion of PCAH’s successful Turnaround Arts initiative – a program designed to help turn around low-performing schools, narrow the achievement gap, and increase student engagement through the arts.  The program is expanding to 6 additional states this year including ten California schools.

Arts for LA invites submissions of a visual design and a “tagline” to be screenprinted on the front of 500 limited edition t-shirts, which will be worn by arts advocates attending ArtsDay 2014. 

At a public meeting in Los Angeles last week, members of the California Arts Council voted in support of five new programs and initiatives to be funded by one-time support from the California State Assembly.

Arts for LA is pleased to partner with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and its arts education initiative, Arts for All, for a lively Twitter Party on the topic of creativity and your children!  The party will kick off at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, in conjunction with American Education Week.

This blog post originally appeared on KCET's Artbound as part an ongoing partnership with Arts for LA. It is reposted with permission.

by Charlie Jensen

                A new support system developed for my pursuits in the arts after I obtained my bachelors.  The small businesses where I had frequented begun to allow me to publicly display and sell my paintings.  The amazing part was that my painting sold!  Local residents identified with t

The Chair of California's Joint Committee on the Arts, Senator Curren D. Price, Jr, has released the following statement regarding Steve Jobs' passing:  “As we celebrate the 11th Annual California Arts Day this Friday, I invite you to celebrate the legacy of a truly inspiring man, Steve Jobs.