Armory Center For The Arts

THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ?KITCHEN CABINET TO COMMUNAL TABLE: NOURISHING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE ARTS??A NEW INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION?S ABILITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH A CULTURAL EQUITY LENS AND BUILD ON A FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING STRATEGIES. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES?INCLUDING ANTI-RACISM AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TRAINING?FOR STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE CENTER WILL ADD A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER POSITION TO THE STAFF, HOLD MONTHLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, AND ORGANIZE TWO CORRESPONDING CULMINATING EXHIBITIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS INITIATIVE, THE CENTER WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO DELIVER CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND RESPOND TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL IMPLEMENT THE SOWING SEEDS INITIATIVE, A THREE-YEAR SERIES OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, MULTI-GENERATIONAL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE INITIATIVE WILL INCLUDE BOTH IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS CENTERING ON THE WAYS SEEDS ARE USED AND SHARED BY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. WITH THE HIRE OF A FULL-TIME ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, THE MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PLAN AND PRODUCE THE PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH A TONGVA CULTURAL ADVISOR TO ENSURE INCLUSION OF FIRST WORLD VOICES IN THE CURRICULUM. PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WILL CONNECT WITH THE LAND AND THE TONGVA COMMUNITY, LEARN ABOUT THE FLORA AND FAUNA, AND BUILD NEW SKILLS TO PROTECT NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND OUTCOMES OF ITS YOUTH PROGRAMS BY DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO YOUTH PROGRAM EVALUATION. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ENGAGING AN EVALUATION CONSULTANT AND HIRING A PART-TIME EVALUATION ASSOCIATE WHO, ALONG WITH THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ACTIVELY ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS TO CO-COCREATE EVALUATION PROTOCOLS AND TECHNIQUES INCLUDING A NEW ARTS-BASED, MULTISENSORY EVALUATION FRAMEWORK THEN PILOTING THE NEW EVALUATION STRATEGIES ON THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON A ROLLING BASIS. THE PROJECT WILL EQUIP MUSEUM STAFF WITH NEW INSIGHTS TO CAPTURE YOUTH EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS AND CREATE A THRIVING CULTURE OF EVALUATION AT THE MUSEUM.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PASADENA AND LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL ART-MATH AND VISUAL ART-SCIENCE CURRICULA FOR GRADES TWO THROUGH FIVE AT TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE CURRICULA WILL BE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARMORY TEACHING ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS, AND WILL ALIGN WITH THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, AND WITH THE NATIONAL CORE VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS. THE MUSEUM WILL DELIVER THE PROGRAM IN 48 CLASSROOMS OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PAIRED WITH IN-CLASS PROGRAM MODELING, WILL ENABLE PARTICIPATING TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT ARTS INTEGRATION STRATEGIES INTO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICE, WITH AN OVERALL GOAL OF CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL OVERSEE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT IN THE SCHOOLS. THE MUSEUM WILL POST SAMPLE LESSONS FROM EACH CURRICULUM ONLINE TO DEMONSTRATE THE STYLE AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM FOR POSSIBLE USE BY ADDITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL STRATEGICALLY EXPAND ITS ART HIGH INITIATIVE FOR AT-RISK, IN-CRISIS, AND INCARCERATED TEENS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ART HIGH PROVIDES FREE, YEAR-ROUND, SEQUENTIAL STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION IN VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS FOR TEENS. ALL COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND DELIVERED BY PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ARMORY TEACHING ARTISTS, EACH OF WHOM MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE ARTS PRACTICE THAT INFORMS THEIR TEACHING. THE MUSEUM WILL DEEPEN THE REACH OF ART HIGH PROGRAMMING BY EXPANDING ITS NETWORK OF PARTNER SITES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, AND AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY JUVENILE CAMPS, HALLS, AND DAY REPORTING CENTERS. ART HIGH PROGRAMMING WILL PROVIDE CRUCIAL TEEN ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, DRIVEN BY PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK, INCLUDING MENTORSHIP BY THE TEACHING ARTISTS, PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT, CAREER GUIDANCE, OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSEUM'S PAID TEEN APPRENTICE PROGRAM, AND NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORK IN PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS.

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THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS WILL DESIGN A MULTI-YEAR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM SEQUENCE THAT WILL LINK ART AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES THROUGH OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THIS THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM WILL INITIALLY SERVE THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH WHOM THE MUSEUM HAS AN ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP, AND WILL EXPAND TO THE NEIGHBORING SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE FINAL YEAR. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT INFORMED BY EDUCATOR, PARENT, AND STUDENT FEEDBACK, AND AN INTENSIVE ORIENTATION FOR TEACHERS THAT INCLUDES TRAINING ON TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE BY AN INDIGENOUS CULTURE BEARER. EDUCATORS WILL PARTNER WITH ARMORY TEACHING ARTISTS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS TO DESIGN UNITS FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL, INCLUDING AN ADAPTED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES. ONGOING PROGRAM EVALUATION WILL ALLOW FOR PROGRAM REFINEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PILOT PERIOD.

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TO SUPPORT "ART THROUGHOUT PASADENA," A PUBLIC ART PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE ART EMPOWERS YOUTH INITIATIVE, IN CONSORTIUM WITH LEARNING WORKS CHARTER SCHOOL.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

TO SUPPORT CITY OF HOPE, CITY OF RESISTANCE: RESEARCH AND ACTIONS AT THE URBAN LEVEL.

TO SUPPORT THEATER WORK AND AN EXHIBITION ON ISSUES RELATING TO POVERTY.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "CITY SITE: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEO URBANISM 1945 - 1980 " WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION

TO SUPPORT THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITIONS "FOUND IN TRANSLATION" AND "LIVE IN CONTEXT."

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "WATER, CA" AND AFFILIATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION FROM THE GROUND UP: NURTURING DIVERSITY IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS.

TO SUPPORT INSTALLATIONS INSIDE/OUT.

TO SUPPORT "HOME AWAY," A MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION.

TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION, RELATED PROGRAMMING, AND A PUBLICATION EXPLORING DESIGNER VICTOR PAPANEK'S (1923-98) INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART A

IN RECOGNITION OF ART HIGH, AN INITIATIVE THAT MAKES AFTER-SCHOOL VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS EDUCATION, ARTS EXPERIENCES, AND MENTORSHIP READILY ACCESSIBL