CAREER ADVICE

Take the Stress Out of Your Visual Art College Search

July 19, 2023

Sometimes the college search process can feel like you are lost in a giant maze. How do you stay focused and know which path to take when you can’t get a birds eye view of all the possibilities? The word disconcerting comes…

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Ten Ways to Know a Quality Teen Arts Program

July 19, 2023

How do you gauge the quality of a teen arts program? Teen arts programs seem to be everywhere these days from your local community center to after school camps, but how do you know which programs will be the best…

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CSSSA College Connection Visits New York University

July 19, 2023

 Meet Chelsea Barker Chelsea’s career in theatre started in 7th grade when she volunteered to be a stage manager. In high school, she also “played boys” because that’s what you do when you go to an all girls Catholic School. She…

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Brandon Wen:Seeking Global InspirationIn Fashion Design

July 19, 2023

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…

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Artist Lily Simonson Explores Deep Sea

July 19, 2023

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…

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How to Get Your First Dance Gig

July 19, 2023

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…

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USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Student Profile Madison Vomastek

July 19, 2023

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…

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Women Take the Lead at Los Angeles Dance Festival

July 19, 2023

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…

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Arts Career Pipeline: Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship

July 19, 2023

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.…

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Arts for LA Joins LA Youth Vote

July 19, 2023

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…

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