Spotlight on the Arts

SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS

A program of the Arts and Community Development Project at California Lawyers for the Arts.

photo of Spotlight participants

Summer Program

Spotlight on the Arts provides deserving teens who are interested in the arts with paid summer internships, field trips to arts organizations, and workshops in career development and college preparation. More than 500 young people who otherwise have no access to employment in the arts sector have received first-time job experience through this stellar program. During the summer of 2008, we have started a pilot project which has placed young people at Grand Performances, LA Stage Alliance, Robey Theatre and Shakespeare Festival LA.

In San Francisco, teens are working at San Francisco Ballet, Mission Cultural Center of Latino Arts, the Museum of the African Diaspora, Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center, 826 Valencia, Cartoon Art Museum, ACT, Kearny Street Workshop, African American Arts and Culture Complex, Think Round Inc., and Streetside Stories.

Spotlight also provides young people with a series of enrichment workshops emphasizing conflict resolution and communication skills, and preparedness for college and career. In our hands-on photography project, OPEN YOUR EYES, which debuted in 2006, youth receive cameras for the summer, explore personal themes and document their summer experience.

Spotlight participants also attend free theater performances and cultural events, and learn about careers in the arts through backstage tours of facilities, led by professional staff. These excursions have included the SFMOMA, the New Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco Opera, City Hall and the Magic Theater. Check out our Spotlight FAQ for more information.

Spotlight is funded by public and private agencies including the San Francisco Department of Children Youth and Their Families, The Merit and Carol Hancock Memorial Fund, The Tom Merit Hancock Family Fund, L.E.F. Foundation, PG &E, Lennar Corporation, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, William and Clare Wahrhaftig Fund and Wells Fargo Bank.

Applications for Spotlight Summer 2009 are accepted on a rolling basis. The deadline is May 15, 2009.

Flyer for Spotlight Summer 2009

Spotlight Continuation

Graduates of Spotlight may be eligible to continue their internships for 10 hours per week during the school year. Spotlight continuation participants also attend advanced workshops on resume building, college preparation, and careers.

Check out our Spotlight FAQ for more information.

For more information call (415) 775-7200 Ext. 102 or email acd@calawyersforthearts.org.

Webmaster: Josie Porter