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We're so excited to announce LACHSA alumni and multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, actor and producer Josh Groban joins the line up for the Future Artists [Virtual] Gala this Sunday May 2nd ! Josh has always been the most generous supporter of LACHSA and arts education through his nonprofit organization @FYLFoundation, and was a great mentor and role model to LACHSA students this year, including LACHSA musicians and vocalists in his first Holiday Concert in 2020! We... are so thrilled to have him join our virtual Gala this year! Thank you Josh Groban ! Buy tickets and bid on exclusive experiences and artwork from LACHSA alumni and more at www.lachsagala21.org, and join us at the Gala on May 2nd! #lachsa #joshgroban #artseducation #nonprofit #lachsaalumni LACHSA Theatre LACHSA LACHSA Music Department Lachsa Parent Association Lachsa Dance Department @lachsavisualarts Josh Groban - Everything Josh News Josh Groban Fans

Architecture happens at the intersection of creativity and technology. LACHSA students are trained to explore how technology can help make their art possible. That’s why we are thrilled by the continued support of Activator sponsor @harvest_architecture. Thank you for your investment in students who were Born to Create. Buy tickets and bid on exclusive auction artwork and experiences at www.lachsagala21.org for the Future Artists [Virtual] Gala on Sunday May 2nd! #lachsa #artseducation #harvestarchitecture #architecture

The Future Artists [Virtual] Gala Auction is LIVE! Just added are rare and collectible vinyls signed by LACHSA alum and 4-time Grammy nominated Phoebe Bridgers to support arts education at the LA County High School for the Arts, the #1 arts high school in the country. Tickets on sale now for the Gala with a special appearance by fellow LACHSA alumni grammy-nominated HAIM ! Buy Tickets and Bid on Items at www.lacshagala21.org Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHS...A) Lachsa Parent Association The Opera Company at Lachsa LACHSA Cinematic Arts LACHSA Visual Arts Department Lachsa Dance Department LACHSA Music Department LACHSA Theatre LACHSA RCHS Alumni Association Melina Kanakaredes . LA Weekly The Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Journal Los Angeles Magazine DTLA BuzzBands.LA Pitchfork KCRW NPR Music Los Angeles Times See more

LACHSA Jazz students, guitarist Kai Burns and pianist Josh Wong have been selected for Herbie Hancock Institute's National Peer-to-Peer All-Star Jazz Septet, which is comprised of seven of the most gifted performing arts high school jazz students in the country! The Septet, along with 14-time Grammy award winner Herbie Hancock and the new US Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, will be presenting a live virtual jazz informance focusing on what jazz is and why it’s importa...nt to America, but also on the important American values jazz represents: teamwork, unity with ethnic diversity, the correlation of hard work and goal accomplishment, perseverance, democracy, and the vital importance of really listening to one another. Watch this free event Tuesday, April 13, beginning at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 PST. Registration required prior to the event at https://hancockinstitute.org/what-is-jazz-doe-2021 The gifted Septet will talk with students in all 50 states coast to coast about how a jazz ensemble represents a perfect democracy individual freedom but with responsibility to the group and the importance of finding a passion early in life, being persistent, and believing in yourself - and highlighting the importance of music education in our public schools. Congrats to Kai & Josh representing LACHSA Jazz with the best in the country! Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) LACHSA Music Department Lachsa Parent Association Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz

Get your tickets yet? 5 DAYS to the 2021 Future Artists [Virtual] Gala! Don't miss a special appearance by LACHSA alumna and star of West End's Dreamgirls, Liisi LaFontaine ! The Gala online auction is open now so buy your tickets to bid on exclusive items from celebrated LACHSA alumni, including signed collectible vinyls from Phoebe Bridgers an intimate conversation with Oscar-nominated Kris Bowers and more! Buy tickets and bid on items NOW at www.lachsagala21.org... See you at the Gala on May 2nd! LACHSA Music Department Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) Lachsa Parent Association LACHSA Theatre LACHSA Cinematic Arts LACHSA The Opera Company at Lachsa LACHSA Symphony Orchestra LACHSA Visual Arts Department Lachsa Dance Department Liisi LaFontaine Melina Kanakaredes

LACHSA, the #1 performing arts high school in #LA is focusing on equity in admissions. Read the full story below: @lrj417 @LosAngelesCOE Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA)

Thank you LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger for your unwavering support of LACHSA including the 5th District's sponsorship of the #Futureartistsgala on May 2nd. @lachsa_official is so grateful to leaders like Kathryn who help us ensure that free public arts training is accessible for students throughout LA County by being a 2021 Changemaker Sponsor. Thank you, @supervisorbarger! Tickets and auction items on sale at www.lachsagala21.org ! #supervisorkathrynbarger #lachsa #artseducation

Patron level tickets are still available to be matched by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation - double your donation by buying your ticket to the Future Artists [Virtual] Gala today! On sale now at www.lachsagala21.org Lachsa Parent Association Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA)

LACHSA alum Anilee List gets a standing ovation from judges and a surprise from James Durbin! Watch American Idol this SUNDAY and VOTE for Anilee! Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) LACHSA Music Department LACHSA Alumni Association

Tickets on sale NOW for the LACHSA Future Artists [Virtual] Gala on May 2 at 5:00 pm PST. Special appearance by LACHSA alumni and Grammy-nominated artists @haimtheband plus more surprises in store! The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation is currently matching Patron level tickets purchased, so help us double your support to LACHSA! Buy tickets at www.lachsagala21.org #lachsa #futureartistsgala #supportartseducation #lachsaalumni #lachsa35

LACHSA alum Moses Ball discusses how his latest mural The Heart of Hyde Park features Nipsey Hussle and other community members because of the positive impact they made on his community in South LA.

LACHSA Alum Christina Quarles, whose work is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, uses her multilayered canvases to challenge notions of identity. Read the full article below:

LACHSA alumna and now GRAMMY winner Angel Blue performs with the Dayton Opera this weekend. Tickets are available at www.daytonperformingarts.org.

Los Angeles artist and LACHSA grad Robert Vargas paying a heartfelt tribute to a rock icon on the Sunset Strip.

LACHSA senior Arlene Campa, founder of the Art Hour, a student-led arts education organization and Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate recently authored "Opinion: Arts Education Is A Student Right, Especially During A Pandemic." Arlene discusses the power of art to emotionally and academically rebuild students, but notes that arts education must be implemented with equity in mind. "We need to give students, especially students of color and those who are low-income, an arts educ...ation that reflects, respects and builds upon their culture, language and background. When we recognize that all art and methods of creating are valid, our art becomes the future," Arlene noted. Read the full article here: https://patch.com//opinion-arts-education-student-right-es Illustration by Ernesto Yerena.

Congratulations to Arlene Campa, nominated as a candidate for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar program, an honor given to the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors, based on academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and writing ability . Congrats Arlene!! Read more about the program here: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/about.html... #lachsa #lachsa35 #USpresidentialscholars #borntocreate Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) YoungArts

Dont miss this powerful performance at 10:00 am today!

We are excited to share that there are four LACHSA students nominated as candidates for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, an honor given to the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors for artistic excellence. Read more about the program here: http://ow.ly/H4uU50DhWtQ The 2021 nominees are: Shaman Magic Aponte, Chloe Hoffman, William Lula, and Theodore Taplitz. Congratulations to these talented LACHSA seniors!... #lachsa #lachsa35 #USpresidentialscholars #borntocreate Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) YoungArts

LACHSA’s 2020 literary magazine, The Works: Artists in the Time of Coronavirus. has just received been awarded NCTE’s highest national honor, REALM First Class. Congratulations to student editors, Zaya Vonthz, Raina Sinclair Markham, Caiti M, Tania Rambaldo, Francesca Fassbender, Hope Shi Hui Mothersbaugh & Christopher Eittinger for being awarded the 2020 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Award from the National Council of Teachers of English! Lachsa Parent Association Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA)

We share this very important message from LACHSA:

On January 21, LACHSA Cinematic Arts Chair Drew McClellan continues the conversation with the National YoungArts + Week Educators’ Experience exploring how the field is innovating to serve young artists. Register: http://bit.ly/servingartstudents "January 18th marks another trip around the Sun for me. Though Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthday is January 15th, this year my birthday happens to coincide with the Monday we collectively celebrate and honor his life and l...egacy... Though we have made great strides as a civilization since 1963, the fact that his dream of lifting 'our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood' is still so far from being truly realized would undoubtedly bring tears to his eyes. As a filmmaker, I strive to advance and honor Dr. King’s work and legacy everyday through my actions as an artist, educator, creative professional and citizen. I have set a personal goal for 2021 to finish the screenplay I have been writing which focuses on Dr. King’s origins as an academic and educator and highlights the philosophical theories of non-violent civil disobedience that shaped the civil rights movement. I challenge all artists, young and seasoned, to continue to honor and advance Dr. King's legacy by reflecting the principles of love, peace, freedom and acceptance now more than ever in your art and energy. This is our time to contribute to society by imagining the world we want, and then sharing that dream in order to heal both the deep and fresh wounds. It is my dream that within the next 60 years, Dr. King’s vision is fully realized and the separation and division that stokes the flames of fear and hatred throughout society are extinguished, so much so that our current reality feels like a blurry, distant nightmare. As artists it is imperative that we use our talents and gifts to be the agents of change." H. Drew McClellan, Dept. Chair, Cinematic and VA Senior Program Specialist, LACHSA

The Flores Exhibits: Voices from the Americas Saturday, March 20 from 10-12pm, 9:50 am preshow Tickets at lachsa.net/boxoffice This multidisciplinary bilingual presentation features the testimonies of children and adults who were held in Texas immigration detention centers along the US/Mexico border in June 2019. We’ll explore the efforts that artists are making to humanize the conversation, how local organizations are impacting immigration policies and how they serve as a c...atalyst for change. Readings by LACHSA theatre students with creations from other art departments. Q & A with panelists, Lee Sunday Evans - Artistic Director at Waterwell, Carlos Murillo Professor, Playwright, and Director, Carolina Sheinfeld - LACOE Immigrant Relations Coordinator, Isabel Castro - Director/Producer/Cinematographer, Stephanie Delgado - Managing Attorney for Released Youth at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, and LACHSA students. Lachsa Parent Association Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA)

"My own creative process begins with the fear of the unknown and the magic of possibility," says Olivia Bluming, a sophomore in the Visual Arts Department at LA...CHSA. The LA County High School of the Arts, recently ranked the #1 high school for arts in the nation, is a tuition-free public high school accessible to all students of LA County. Currently accepting applications for the 2021-22 school year: www.lachsa.net/apply. Application deadline is February 5.