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Top Story: A lens on their young lives

A lens on their young lives

For months, Venice Arts teamed with ten youths between the ages of 13 and 18 to document their lives through photography in the downtown Garment District. The photographers–recruited at St. Francis Center, a service agency for the homeless and near homeless–are primarily the children of garment workers and... [Read more]

Museums
LACMA: A picture of progress

LACMA: A picture of progress

It’s called “The Transformation”—a small catchphrase for the hugely ambitious, two-phase expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Already, 60,000 square feet of gallery space has been added with the opening in 2008 of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM), designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. What’s more, construction... [Read more]

Music & Theater
Making a joyful noise

Making a joyful noise

The fireworks cascading above the Hollywood Bowl have died down. So, for the moment, has the roar of Gustavo-mania that has greeted the arrival of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s charismatic new conductor, Gustavo Dudamel. But in a small practice room on the second floor of a building next to the 1932 Los Angeles Swim Stadium, something is burning bright.Gustavo... [Read more]


• LA Opera Announces Wagner “Ring Festival” For Los Angeles
Civic Arts
The fine art of saving jobs

The fine art of saving jobs

Against the vast backdrop of the federal stimulus program, $420,084 may not seem like such a massive sum. But to Tiffany Gallindo, it’s huge. It means she can keep her job on the front lines of the Ryman Arts program, working to bring a free visual arts education and college guidance to gifted Los Angeles high school students, many of them low-income. It... [Read more]


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