February 01, 2019 Field News Teaching Artists & the Los Angeles Teachers' Strike Teaching artist programming was put on hold during the six day Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January. Many individual artists and organizations found ways to stand in support of their striking colleagues.
January 28, 2019 Member News Philadelphia Music Educators Attend Professional Development Day Hosted by Members Music education teaching artists and school district teachers from across Philadelphia attended a professional development day in January put on by the Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth and the School District of Philadelphia.
January 24, 2019 Field News Looking Toward a Nation at Hope: New Report from the Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development A study funded in part by the Wallace Foundation looks at the importance of social, emotional, and academic development in students.
January 21, 2019 Member News RAW Art Works Student Awarded Full College Scholarship RAW Art Works Reel to Reel Film school student Michaela Olabisi has been awarded the Questbridge National College Match Scholarship to attend Vassar College in the fall. Michaela has been a part of the after school arts program since eighth grade.
January 21, 2019 Field News New Report from the Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development A new report, funded in part by the Wallace Foundation, explores social, emotional, and academic development in young people.
January 14, 2019 Field News Registration Open for Conference on Creativity & the Arts in Healing UCLArts & Healing in partnership with Expressive Media announced the 3rd Annual Conference on Creativity & the Arts in Healing.
November 19, 2018 Member News artworxLA Partners with LAUSD to Support Student Graduation "One of main things that I hear when I come here is laughter. I walk into a classroom and I see engagement. I see students who are interested in what they're doing, excited to be exploring."
September 12, 2018 Guild News Education Commission on the State Releases CYD Policy Brief Creative Youth Development is a long-standing practice that fuels students’ potential by intentionally integrating creative skill-building, inquiry and expression with positive youth development principles.
August 23, 2018 Field News Wallace Foundation Appoints New Director of Arts Bahia Ramos has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’s new Director of Arts. She will lead both the arts program unit and the interdisciplinary team responsible for the strategic design and implementation of Wallace’s initiatives in the arts.