Veronica Alvarez, Ed.D., began her tenure last week as CalArts’ new director of the Community Arts Partnership Program, or CAP, which offers free after-school and school-based arts programs for youth ages 4-18. With a background in the classics, teaching, community building, arts education and...

Photo courtesy of Courthouse News. By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Reigniting their fight against soda companies they claim are fattening Californians, state lawmakers introduced a five-pack of bills Wednesday that includes a new tax and a cap on soda sizes. “The evidence overwhelmingly...

CalArts Community Arts Partnership celebrated its 25th anniversary at CalArts Alumni and Family Weekend, held on Oct. 16-17. Six talented alumni who taught in CAP during the program’s first 20 years participated in an insightful panel discussion moderated by CAP’s Managing Director Nadine Rambeau...

On Sunday, July 12, nine CalArts and CalArts’ Community Arts Partnership (CAP) students screen their short films at theSan Diego International Children’s Film Festival’s Young Filmmakers Animation Showcase, which is being held in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con. The showcase highlights work...

In a recent statement, the California Arts Council called for programs to “ensure that each student reaches his or her full potential by broadening California’s educational vision to promote innovation, economic development, and creativity.” The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) Residency...

A new study released by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission finds 79 of 81 school districts are partnering with 185 teaching artists and nonprofit arts organizations to bring arts education to students across the region. The report – We Are in This Together: A Survey of Community Arts Partners in...

Glenna Avila became Artistic Director of the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) in 1991. Created as the first program of its kind in the United States, it needed a leader who could develop this untested vision of arts education and community involvement. Now, in partnership with more than 45 public...

In this episode: A 38 year old Canyon Country man is behind bars after leading deputies on a several hour man hunt; The Santa Clarita City Council approved more than $13 million dollars for capital improvements on Tuesday night. Also: Six semi-finalists presented their Newhall Roundabout Project design...

The City of Santa Clarita, in partnership with CalArts, will host a performance titled “Music from Almost Tomorrow” with a group of students from the Share the World Program for local junior high students at Arroyo Seco Junior High School on Jan. 28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The performance will...

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that CalArts Community Arts Partnership is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. CAP is recommended for a $45,000 grant to support its CAP summer Arts Program. The CAP Summer Arts Program is...