Priska Neely
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In continuation high schools, for teens at risk of dropping out, arts instruction is sparse. On Friday, a play made by and for these students opens in East L.A. -
After a series of town halls and surveys, the board of supervisors passed 13-item plan for increasing diversity in arts institutions.
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The Expressive Therapies Summit equips artists and mental health workers with new tools to help patients process trauma and grief.
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Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is betting on the arts to turn the school around. As part of the process, teachers are learning new ways to engage students.
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Amid worries about cuts to the NEA, KPCC's Priska Neely examines what the federal agency's funding for arts programming in the state looks like on the ground.
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Cennemi Diaz, a senior at Millikan High School in Long Beach, will compete in the Poetry Out Loud competition in Sacramento this weekend.
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Students at three high schools are spending the semester studying the playwright's work, including Fences. The program is run by Center Theatre Group.
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How would you defeat racism? That's the question the Hammer Museum is urging families to explore this weekend as part of new series of art-making workshops.
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Clara Lieu, adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, is launching a site to deliver fine arts education to the masses across the country.
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With a new research project announced today, L.A. County wants to paint a more detailed picture of the state of arts education in its 80 school districts.
Stories by Priska Neely
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