Archive for July 2023
Brandon Wen:Seeking Global InspirationIn Fashion Design
Fashion design is Brandon Wen’s passion and pursuing his education and career is taking him around the world. Remember the name Brandon Wen. Any day now, you will be seeing him and his fashion designs on the cover of Vogue and on the runway at Paris Fashion Week. A recent graduate from the well regarded fashion…
Read MoreArtist Lily Simonson Explores Deep Sea
LILY SIMONSON, SPECTRALSCAPE 2-4 (TRIPTYCH), 2014, OIL, ACRYLIC, AND ULTRAVIOLET PIGMENT ON CANVAS, 60 X 48 INCHES EACH. INSTALLATION VIEW COURTESY CB1 GALLERY AND JAY OLIGNY. Lily Simonson’s large-scale paintings and drawings of obscure organisms and newly-explored environments immerse viewers in uncanny scenes that are at once naturalistic and otherworldly. She frequently embeds in scientific expeditions to explore and…
Read MoreHow to Get Your First Dance Gig
You’ve spent years training, taking classes, rehearsing and performing, and you’re finally ready to start auditioning for a professional dance gig! Congratulations! Of course, you go to auditions to show off your dance skills, but there are a lot of things you can do before and after your turn to increase your chances of getting hired. We’ve seen…
Read MoreUSC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Student Profile Madison Vomastek
USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Spring Dance Performance April 28 and 29 Los Angeles is known as one of the arts capitals of the U.S., but for a long time, one of LA’s most prominent schools did not feature a dance department. That all changed in 2012 when Glorya Kaufman founded the USC Glorya Kaufman School…
Read MoreWomen Take the Lead at Los Angeles Dance Festival
The 2016 Los Angeles Dance Festival is April 14 – 23 LA. Two simple letters bring a light to the eye of dreamers. This is the city built by people with dreams that had the nerve, persistence and guts to make their vision a reality. Dance in LA has the same DNA of dreams. This is where…
Read MoreArts Career Pipeline: Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship
The Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship (AQF) is Awarded to California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Alum What happens when a high school artist has learning experiences that build one on top of another? A pipeline to a career in the arts begins. In 2013 Erin Stoodley was a high school sophomore and attended the CSSSA in Creative Writing.…
Read MoreArts for LA Joins LA Youth Vote
Arts for LA partners with the LA Youth Vote campaign. Student voices matter! High school students and young people have the power to ignite change and impact elections. Are you ready to express your voice and vote? I believe every single voice matters and it’s up to us to use that voice to create the society we want…
Read MoreMeet Kadenze: The Future of Creative Learning
Kadenze is a purpose-built online learning platform for the arts and creative technology. It pairs world-class instructors with a beautiful and innovative digital platform that’s built to support arts-based curriculum and deliver the best possible online experience. Two members of the Kadenze team shared their own creative journeys with Artzray and why creativity is at the…
Read More5 Steps To Doing A Pop-Up Show
Here is their step by step guide to doing your own pop-up show. 1. Gather a group of artists you know and whose work inspires you. 2. Find a location. 3. Fundraise. 4. Spread the word. 5. Set up and installation. Participating artists: Addison Eaton, AJ Dungo, Alejandra Fernandez, Aryo Toh Djojo, Billy Frolov, Bryan…
Read MoreCreating Teen Theatre: Young, Gifted and Black
Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) is a theater troupe that is a part of the Teens N’ Theatre programming at the Rose Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska. I’m Olivia Jones and I’m a Teaching Artist at The Rose. As an arts administrator and former performer with Walt Disney World, the arts are in my DNA. I moved 2,000…
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