VAPAE Community Arts Programs

VAPAE is committed to community engagement and dedicated to building bridges between outstanding UCLA artist educators and the surrounding Los Angeles community. In response to pressing needs in our local schools, VAPAE’s Community Arts Programs offer students in the Los Angeles area supportive and constructive out-of-school arts activities.

These programs provide  K-12 students with the tools they need to develop as artists and productive community members while supporting their  social-emotional development and positive relationships with adults and peers. Participants find inspiration in their everyday surroundings, and gain a more open view of what art can be through weekly artistic experiences guided by VAPAE-trained Teaching Artists. All program leaders are current or former VAPAE participants, and experienced artist educators.