Artworxla

We are excited to be a Bloomberg Arts Internship Hub, in partnership with . The internship program connects rising public high school seniors with over 35 paid summer internships at cultural organizations across LA, building skills for higher education, exploring career paths, and going behind the scenes at the cultural treasures of Southern California along the way.

This weekend, artworxLA hosted an Open House to welcome half of the South LA interns and their families from African Soul International, Heidi Duckler Dance, Street Poets, and Women’s Voices Now. This summer can change everything. Let’s make it count! 📜✨✍️

SCRAP GODS Teen Fashion Show at 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧 Sculpture Park on Saturday, April 18! 𓂀🏛️𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋✨

Join in this special collaboration with 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧, for a one-of-a-kind fashion show featuring the rising generation of young fashion designers. This show follows MONTHS of dedication by our fellows led by designer Brenda Equihua, pattern-making workshops at sewFYI, visits to SUAY shop, and much more.

Experience original collections from 17 young designers, representing communities from Canyon Country to Compton, and El Monte to Manchester— all under the South Central sunset! 🌇

TIME: 6–8 PM

LOCATION: 7601 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90047

ENTRANCE: FREE + All ages, rsvp in bio!

& fresh crepes from , sounds by

Huge thank you to our collaborators and supporters:
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RSVP in our bio — see you on the 18th!˚˖𓍢ִ໋🧶✧˚🪡.⋆

🚀 Kicking off our spring Advanced Programs, artworxLA and the hosted our Family Orientation this past Saturday—launching another exciting season of growth and exploration!

Families experienced our mindfulness-based learning series, Getty Art Impact, firsthand, meditating with artworks like Martin Puryear’s 45-foot sculpture That Profile (1999) and going behind the scenes of the Getty Center campus. Through this practice, participants build focus and awareness while deepening their connection to artworks, place, and their own creative work.

We also introduced SCRAP GODS, our Fashion Design Fellowship, where participants will stitch together skills, identity, and possibility. Stay tuned—our young designers will be making it out to sew shop and more. 🧵👘🪡🤭

Most importantly, it was beautiful to see artworxLA families come together, and for over 90%, it was their first visit to the Getty. Family support is essential to our students’ success, and we also want families to know that artworxLA and our partners are always a resource for you, too!

New year, new practices! We’re honored to bring this phrase to life as one of eleven organizations receiving the 2025–26 Lark Award, centering collective care, rest, and well-being. 🪷🫂

With support from the Durfee Foundation, we’re excited to embark on a journey exploring what collective care looks like within our organization—work that is essential to sustaining our impact in the communities we serve. Our goal is to foster a culture of mutual care that supports long-term, sustainable impact in our roles as educators, artists, and community members.

Thank you to the Durfee Foundation, and warm congratulations to our fellow award recipients! 🎗️

🔆 In a challenging year, artworxLA’s connection to our youth guided our work, and the generosity of new and longtime supporters helped keep that light shining through annual fund contributions. 🔆

We show up for our youth, because they inspire us through the care they extend to one another and their communities. Together, we build a culture of wellbeing rooted in creativity that empowers students beyond the classroom. They engage in important dialogue across our city and share their voices; be sure to check out their presentations at MOCA Geffen in April 2026. This growth is made possible by the steadfast presence of artists who enter classrooms weekly, year-round, and encourage students to rise to challenges by building a creative practice.

For more than 33 years, artworxLA has supported alternative education students facing some of the greatest barriers to graduation; while we have seen meaningful progress, graduation rates at many alternative high schools can remain as low as 20–24% without a strong community of support.

Please help us keep shining the light on this work by making a contribution on the last day of 2025. Click the link in our highlights and in our bio, to make your tax deductible year-end contribution today! 🫂

Fall Public Presentations are less than a month away! (Mark your calendars!)

📅 December 5 | ⏰ 11am–12:30pm
📍 Hammer Museum at UCLA
10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

People often ask—how do we get to this point? It’s a 3-step creative journey:

1️⃣ Our staff train with our cultural partners to build meaningful connections between exhibition content and our students’ lived experiences.

2️⃣ Professional artists bring inquiry and creativity into the classroom, guiding students through projects that showcase their unique voices—and introducing everyone to new materials and art forms along the way!

3️⃣ Students present their finished works at our partner site, celebrating their growth with peers and the public. They also get to tour the exhibitions and see the art they’ve been in dialogue with all semester long.

It all comes together at the Hammer Museum—join us! (RSVP link in bio)

(📸: Fabiola Lopez and Carlos Jaramillo)

Deep breath in 🫁, and out 😮‍💨…

The first Getty Art Impact session is underway! Last Saturday twelve students and alums began their mindfulness journey through art, surrounded by the stunning architecture of the Getty Center!

Led by Lilit Sadoyan, we practiced meditation and mindful observation techniques in the quiet galleries before they opened to the public—pausing with intention before Vincent van Gogh’s Irises (1889).

We’re deeply grateful to Brittany Prieto, Alice Doo, Liz Andres, and Getty Education for co-facilitating and making this program happen.