Author Archives: Mr. Shipley
Día de Muertos Skulls – Digital Imaging
Student Opportunities – 10/19
COMPETITIONS/ SCHOLARSHIPS
SONY WORD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS – Deadline: December 9, 2015. The Youth Award recognizes the next generation of talented young photographers. Whether you are already a passionate photographer or just beginning your photographic journey, this is your chance to be part of the world’s biggest photography competition. FREE! – worldphoto.org
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS – Deadline: December 16, 2015. Time to make your Scholastic Art account and start creating the work you want to send to them. You can send any art made since January 2015. Time to start thinking about this excellent opportunity to win money and scholarships. Many of our 10-11th graders have won summer classes at local art schools. FREE! – artandwriting.org
EVENTS
GRAND AVE ARTS: ALL ACCESS – Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11 cultural organizations along the arts-centric stretch from Temple to Sixth Street present a free one-day cultural event. Stop by for performances, exhibitions, behind-the-scenes tours, and interactive, family-friendly activities. FREE! More info at grandavearts.tumblr.com
VISUAL & PERFOMING ARTS COLLEGE FAIR – October 24, 2015 at UCLA. The event is free. There are metered parking lots with hourly rates, or all day passes for parking. This is a great event to find both art schools and universities with strong art departments and the booths distribute application and scholarship information. It is not a portfolio review event. Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. nacacnet.org/
ART CENTER/ NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY – January 17, 2016. The National Portfolio Day for the Los Angeles Area is on Jan 17, 2016 at Art Center College in Pasadena, CA. This is an event where students applying to art schools go and show their artwork to the schools they plan to apply to for portfolio review and feedback before they apply. It’s free to attend, and you can get lots of information about the schools at this event. Here is the link with a list of the schools attending: portfolioday.net
FREE ART PROGRAMS
CAL ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM – Deadline: December 15, 2015. This program provides 10 weeks of instruction during the spring semester for high school students. Students will learn how to use a manual 35mm camera, how to process black and white film, and how to print in the darkroom. Participants engage with CalArts faculty and student instructors in a productive environment where technical and conceptual skills expand. Participants’ work will be celebrated in public exhibitions at selected venues. APPLY HERE!!
Class Times: Saturdays, 10:00am – 4:00pm / Dates: February 6 – April 16, 2016 / Location: CalArts, Photo Lab – Sublevel (24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355). Transportation provided from Grand Arts.
You’re Invited!

You are invited to attend the opening of our first exhibition of the year:
WORD
Thursday, Oct 15th
3:30 – 5pm
Visual Arts Building 3rd Floor
Shooting a 3 Gallon Pinhole

Student Opportunities – 10/05
COMPETITIONS/ SCHOLARSHIPS
YOUNG ARTS – Deadline: October 14. Young Arts gives millions of dollars in art scholarships each year. It’s open to all students at our school grades 9-12. To enter, you must make an online account and upload your images. Scholarships = Free Money. These are the biggest art scholarships available. Students may apply for a fee waiver to enter for free if they have filled out a lunch application as part of a Title 1 school. Get your lunch application in, even if you don’t want lunch, there are other benefits for the school such as fee waivers. More info at youngarts.org. Fee waiver http://goo.gl/forms/0FQjTiWFi7
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS – Deadline: December 16. Time to make your Scholastic Art account and start creating the work you want to send to them. You can send any art made since January 2015. Time to start thinking about this excellent opportunity to win money and scholarships. Many of our 10-11th graders have won summer classes at local art schools. More info at artandwriting.org
EVENTS
ART CENTER/ NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAY – January 17, 2016. The National Portfolio Day for the Los Angeles Area is on Jan 17, 2016 at Art Center College in Pasadena, CA. This is an event where students applying to art schools go and show their artwork to the schools they plan to apply to for portfolio review and feedback before they apply. It’s free to attend, and you can get lots of information about the schools at this event. Here is the link with a list of the schools attending: portfolioday.net
VISUAL & PERFOMING ARTS COLLEGE FAIR– October 24 at UCLA. The event is free. There are metered parking lots with hourly rates, or all day passes for parking. This is a great event to find both art schools and universities with strong art departments and the booths distribute application and scholarship information. It is not a portfolio review event. Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. More info at http://www.nacacnet.org/
EXHIBITIONS

THE VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY PRESENTS: WORD –Thursday, Oct 15th, 3:30 – 5pm. You are invited to attend the opening of our first exhibition of the year: Visual Arts Building 3rd Floor
MILES ALDRIDGE: THE PURE WONDER – September 10 through October 17. The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present “The Pure Wonder” a retrospective exhibition featuring work by London based contemporary photographer Miles Aldridge. The exhibition includes large-scale photographic prints throughout Aldridge’s career. Reception for the Artist: Thursday, September 10, 7-9 pm. More info / Directions
Student Opportunities – 09/22
COMPETITIONS/ SCHOLARSHIPS
YOUNG ARTS – Deadline: October 16. Young Arts gives millions of dollars in art scholarships each year. It’s open to all students at our school grades 9-12. To enter, you must make an online account and upload your images. Scholarships = Free Money. These are the biggest art scholarships available. Students may apply for a fee waiver to enter for free if they have filled out a lunch application as part of a Title 1 school. Get your lunch application in, even if you don’t want lunch, there are other benefits for the school such as fee waivers. More info at youngarts.org
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS – Deadline: December 16. Time to make your Scholastic Art account and start creating the work you want to send to them. You can send any art made since January 2015. Time to start thinking about this excellent opportunity to win money and scholarships. Many of our 10-11th graders have won summer classes at local art schools. More info at artandwriting.org
FREE ART PROGRAMS
CENTER THEATRE GROUP – Deadline: September 22. On three Monday evenings this fall, come together with other teens and professional artists to dive into a play from CTG’s upcoming season. Actors and directors will investigate scenes from the play, and costume, lighting, and scenic designers will get hands-on to develop design concepts as a team. On the last day, we’ll throw it all together, invite our friends, pitch our designs, and see what we’ve got! You don’t need any experience to participate. More info here.
CALARTS & SELF HELP GRAPHICS – Deadline: October 4. In this 20-week program for high school youth, students explore a multitude of disciplines while focusing on specific social issues. Participants may choose to collaborate with others in the class, or work independently to develop their own way of self-expression and make creative choices within the visual arts. Media includes but is not limited to various forms of printmaking, stop-motion animation, and digital video production. Location: Self Help Graphics & Art (1300 East 1st St. Boyle Heights, CA 90033) Apply online here!
EVENTS
VISUAL & PERFOMING ARTS COLLEGE FAIR– October 24 at UCLA. The event is free. There are metered parking lots with hourly rates, or all day passes for parking. This is a great event to find both art schools and universities with strong art departments and the booths distribute application and scholarship information. It is not a portfolio review event. Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. More info at http://www.nacacnet.org/
EXHIBITIONS & MUSEUMS
BROAD MUSEUM TICKETS & FREE MOCA MEMBERSHIP –The Broad Museum is opening! Get your FREE tickets here. Also, if you attend during the first two weeks, you can go over to MOCA and turn in your ticket for a FREE MOCA MEMBERSHIP> $72. value! Grand Arts students can always attend for free, but this could get you memberships for your family members, and it gets you invites to their opening parties. Read about it here.

Miles Aldridge, 3-D, 2010
MILES ALDRIDGE: THE PURE WONDER – September 10 through October 17. The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present “The Pure Wonder” a retrospective exhibition featuring work by London based contemporary photographer Miles Aldridge. The exhibition includes large-scale photographic prints throughout Aldridge’s career. Reception for the Artist: Thursday, September 10, 7-9 pm. More info / Directions

Norman Seeff, Ray Charles, Classic, Los Angeles, 1985
ROCK PHOTOG NORMAN SEEFF – Through August 30. An exhibition celebrating legendary Rock photographer Norman Seeff – Photographs of Mapplethorpe, Warhol, Jagger & Others | On View at RON ROBINSON Santa Monica through August 30 (1327 Fifth Street Santa Monica, CA 90401)




























































































