Meet Textile Constructivist Erin Trefry

Mixed media artist LACHSA Alum Erin Trefry creates paintings and sculptural assemblage using found objects and materials that evoke the body in their substance (like clay) and in their history of usage (garments, textiles, and remnants and tools of the clothing trade). Her patient deconstruction and reconfiguration of these materials reinvents them away from their

By |2022-02-02T04:36:47+00:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Alumni, LACHSA Alumni, Visual Arts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Meet Textile Constructivist Erin Trefry

2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story about race in the history of art

There's a face-off at the Huntington Museum of Art near Los Angeles. The contenders are Thomas Gainsborough's 18th-century painting Blue Boy and Kehinde Wiley's very 21st-century Portrait of a Young Gentleman. The two young men are sportily dressed and look directly at visitors; they even stand the same way. But there is one major difference. They remind me of trading

By |2022-01-31T16:39:12+00:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Diversity, LACHSA Alumni, Visual Arts|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on 2 portraits of young men face off — and show a story about race in the history of art

Meet Ariana Papademetropoulos, Who Has Earned a Cult Following From Paintings Awash in Southern California Mysticism

The artist invites viewers into her uncanny universe with a dual show in Los Angeles. Katie White, October 19, 2021 Originally published at https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ariana-papademetropoulos-interview-2022483 Los Angeles artist Ariana Papademetropoulos will lure you into a painted fairy tale—one that hovers winkingly between the romantic and the foreboding. Papademetropoulos, who is 30 and was born and raised in

By |2022-02-01T05:57:36+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: LACHSA Alumni, Visual Arts|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet Ariana Papademetropoulos, Who Has Earned a Cult Following From Paintings Awash in Southern California Mysticism

LACHSA Alumni Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentleman” revealed at The Huntington Library

Installation view in the Thornton Portrait Gallery at The Huntington. Left to right: Joshua Reynolds, Diana (Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie, 1777; Kehinde Wiley, A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, 2021; Thomas Gainsborough, Elizabeth (Jenks) Beaufoy, later Elizabeth Pycroft, ca. 1780. Photo: Joshua White. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. SAN MARINO, CA.- Visitors got a

By |2022-02-01T06:01:10+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: LACHSA Alumni, Visual Arts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on LACHSA Alumni Kehinde Wiley’s “A Portrait of a Young Gentleman” revealed at The Huntington Library

‘Opening the Door Wider’: With Upcoming Admissions Decisions, Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Equity in the Spotlight

Nyla Joseph has felt at ease in front of a camera ever since appearing in a public service announcement six years ago. But her dreams of becoming an actor were frustrated because her South Los Angeles middle school lacks a theater program. And her mother was leery of internet scams promising to turn her daughter into the

By |2022-02-01T06:15:19+00:00April 9th, 2021|Categories: Alumni, Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Diversity, Equity, LACHSA student artists, Scholarships, Visual Arts|Tags: , , |Comments Off on ‘Opening the Door Wider’: With Upcoming Admissions Decisions, Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Equity in the Spotlight

Self Help Graphics & Art feature Youth Committee members from LACHSA

Self Help Graphics & Art was founded in the 1970’s to expand access to art education and produce cultural events that empower and inspire the communities of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. To continue advancing education and the representation of people of color in the arts, we are partnering with the Los Angeles County

By |2022-02-01T06:22:54+00:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Dance, Diversity, Education, Equity, LACHSA student artists, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts|Tags: , |Comments Off on Self Help Graphics & Art feature Youth Committee members from LACHSA

The Story Behind the Massive Eddie Van Halen Mural at Hollywood’s Guitar Center

On Tuesday, which would have been Eddie Van Halen’s 66th birthday, a giant mural of the guitar hero titled “Long Live the King” was unveiled outside the Guitar Center’s flagship store on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Rendered by Los Angeles artist and graduate of the LA County High School for the Arts Robert Vargas, the mural

By |2022-02-01T06:25:23+00:00January 29th, 2021|Categories: Alumni, LACHSA Alumni, Visual Arts|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The Story Behind the Massive Eddie Van Halen Mural at Hollywood’s Guitar Center

Four El Sereno arts school students nominated to be Presidential Scholars

LOS ANGELES, CA — Eleven students from Los Angeles-area schools were nominated Thursday as 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Four of those students are enrolled at Los Angeles County School For the Arts, while another three attend Harvard-Westlake in Studio City. A total of 60 students from 19 states across 10 artistic mediums

By |2022-02-01T06:27:04+00:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: Academics, Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Education, LACHSA student artists, Scholarships, Visual Arts|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Four El Sereno arts school students nominated to be Presidential Scholars

What Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Means to Arts Education

January 18, 2021January 18th marks another trip around the Sun for me. Though Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthday is January 15th, this year my birthday happens to coincidewith the Monday we collectively celebrate and honor his life and legacy. The beginning of a new year is usually filled with hope, optimism and excitement

By |2022-02-01T06:32:29+00:00January 19th, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Diversity, Education, LACHSA Faculty, Visual Arts|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on What Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Means to Arts Education
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