We are thoroughly enjoying our animation unit with our @artsmatter students. This sample is from Evelin in Ms. Pettus 11th grade ELA class at West Adams H.S. Their prompt was to animate a goal or new habit they want to pursue in 2021 as a GIF.
From Evelin 🗣 “I want to focus on taking care of myself inside and out.”
Can we all get on Evelin’s level?! Bravo 👏🏽 to the team @westadamshs , including our own @ctkstudio !
#artsmatter #digitalmediaarts #younganimators #gif
Let’s design a program together!
Want to host a family art night for your school or organization? Or maybe you want to train your teachers on how to integrate media arts into their existing curriculum. Whatever your need is, we are here for you! #artsmatter
Have an idea for a collaboration! DM💌 us!
Working as the K-12 Education Partner to @pstinla over the last 10 months was a dream come true.
The proof was in the pudding during the Student Showcase hosted by the @gettymuseum last month. Thank you to all of our institutional partners, schools, families and of course - students! Bravo 👏!
Thank you to our media team: @lucasgarzoli 📹 and @ilene_squires_photo 📸
It’s #mentalhealthawarenessmonth and here are 10 facts about how art can improve our mental well being.
🎭 Creating helps calm your body
🖌️ Creating helps process your emotions
🖼️ It refreshes focus and mental clarity
👩🏽🎨 Creativity Builds Connection
📸 Art making reduces stress
💻 Art can be used to treat anxiety and depression
🎶 Making art is proven to improve cognitive health
🎧 Art can be a tool to connect with people and nature
🎥 Engaging in art can help manage chronic pain by redirecting mental focus
🎨 Art allows people to process overwhelming emotions without words, which is valuable for trauma recovery
#artmatters
Amplifying Asian and Pacific Islander stories through art this month and every month! Happy AANHPI Month 🌸🫶🏽 #aanhpiheritagemonth #artsmatter
Art by: @caoculator
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers,
Mamis, mother figures, aunties, mothers in waiting, those without mothers. Do your dance. Take your time. Today is your day! #artsmatter
Beautiful GIF by @seeyoumay.design
@artsmatter at the 2026 LACOE CDOL Student Empowerment Conference!
Our awesome ArtsMatter directors Christina and Raymundo were invite to speak about art careers to 400 aspiring middle and high school students as part of a conference at Universal Citywalk put on by @lacoecdol
The ArtsMatter team works hard to close gaps in media arts learning in schools across LA County. Thank you LACOE CDOL for giving the team the platform to share and inspire the next generation of art professionals.
#lacoe #artsconference #universalcitywalk #artslearning arts
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and we are so grateful for the educators who believe in our program and bring it to life across California!
Show your teacher your gratitude by making them a card, bringing them their favorite snack or giving them something special! #artsmatter
Our very own cohort of MAM teachers completed their last year of Photo PD @la_centerofphoto . Thank you to @la_centerofphoto for hosting us and providing us with first class instruction!
We were fortunate to be lead by world famous photographer, @markedwardharrisphoto who was a fantastic teaching artist! He gave us an artist talk overviewing the variety of work in his career, from fine art to travel to sports to portrait photography and helped our teachers understand how a photo essay is built. Then we went outside to shoot “window to the soul” portraits and practice using our DSLR cameras with coaching from Mark and the LACP team. 📸#artsmatter
Our very own cohort of MAM teachers completed their last year of Photo PD @la_centerofphoto . Thank you to @la_centerofphoto for hosting us and providing us with first class instruction!
We were fortunate to be lead by world famous photographer, @markedwardharrisphoto who was a fantastic teaching artist! He gave us an artist talk overviewing the variety of work in his career, from fine art to travel to sports to portrait photography and helped our teachers understand how a photo essay is built. Then we went outside to shoot “window to the soul” portraits and practice using our DSLR cameras with coaching from Mark and the LACP team.
What timeless photos of our MAM Praxis Cohort! 📸#artsmatter
In our Animation Unit with Ms. Smith @muirmiddle , students created GIFs about different ways animals communicate. Did you know that ants communicate using pheromones?
This is what Cesar had to say about his artwork, “I was inspired by how ants communicate with each other because it’s different than how other animals communicate and so that’s why I chose ants.” #artsmatter #younganimators
