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“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: PARTY IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN ART WORKSHOPS AT BIRTHDAY PARTIES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: BARNSDALL ARTS SUNDAYS ARE FREE FAMILY ART WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT BARSDALL ART PARK. EACH WORKSHOP IS CENTERED ON GLOBAL CULTURE. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: LA'S BEST AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE AND SUPERVISED AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT AND RECREATION FOR UNDERPRIVILEDGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: GRIFFITH PARK GROWS ART IS A SEASONAL COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAM. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: THE ARTSPARK PROGRAM PROVIDES ART PROGRAMS IN RECREATION CENTERS WITH SPORT PROGRAMS. This new unique initiative introduces youth to Art around the Globe in free workshops. The curriculum teaches about cultures from every continent of the world through drawing, painting, collage, print-making and sculpting. Different media are explored while experimenting with a variety of visual techniques to build basic skills and to expand creative expression. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: SAGE is a an arts program for seniors produced in collaboration with the Jewish Family Service. Workshops are held at the Freda Mohr Senior Center, Park LA Brea and other sites served by the JFS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Exhibitions are an integral part of our mission to celebrate art in our community. We feature our unique UNESCO International Collection of Child Art, as well as the work produced in our classes and workshops, in numerous exhibits throughout the year. Many of our programs, like LAs BEST and Project Ragan, culminate in on-site displays. The Main Concourse at Kaiser-Sunset Hospital is our primary exhibition site. We install two exhibits annually. Since the building opened in 2009, hundreds of thousands of people have viewed our installations there. We also feature student work at our studio during the semi-annual Brewery Art Walks. In the past our ICAC and student work have been displayed at the Bridge Gallery in LA City Hall, the Pasadena Civic Center, and Childrens Hospital as well as in other corporate and civic institutions. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Festival and Special Events Program offers children and family art workshops community-wide. We have participated at: Big Sunday, Brewery Art Walk, Hollywood Arts Council Festival of Children, Samburu Splash Bash, Oaks Neighborhood Picnic, Pasadena Art Walk, Silverlake Jewish Community Center Fair, Zimmerpalooza, Taste of Eastside and various street fairs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: bookMark OFFERS ART WORKSHOPS AT LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: PROJECT SILVER LINING IS A HOLISTIC, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT INCORPORATING YOGA, MINDFULNESS TRAINING, FILM, AND VISUAL ARTS. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO WORK WITH AT-RISK YOUTH AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THE ARTS AS EFFECTIVE MEANS TO ACCESS THEIR OWN VOICES, TO TRANSFORM THEIR ATTITUDES AND TO ENVISION THEIR FUTURE. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRUST, RESPECT, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE AT THE CORE OF THIS PROJECT.”