Cesar Chavez Mural Pops Up at VAPA
Visual Arts students create Cesar Chavez Mural
A team of students (Equipo Cesar Chavez) worked to create a giant mural 18x24' in honor of our school sitting on his street. The artists Alondra Rodriguez, Janine Alburo, Penelope Cortines, Adolfo Cazarez, Rosa Soltelo, Rosaura Pila, Ixchel Hernandez, Camille Papa, Rodolfo Allende, Molly Ulano, and Isabella Granados created the mural out of brown paper, charcoal and chalks, and tempera paint in Ms McManus' Painting 1 class. This is a great example of how a vision, some art materials, and teamwork can bring out the best in our students. Viva Cesar Chavez!
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FREE Culture! Music, Plays, and Art around LA this summer
LA is thriving with free concerts, plays and performance. Get out this summer and see what the world has to offer. Most of these events allow you to bring your own picnic. See websites for details. Hope to see you out there! Best venues:&nbs...
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Published: 6/7/13
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YOUNG ARTS now taking applications until October 18
Here is the first opportunity for the next school year. This competition was formerly for grade 12, but now serves 9-12th grade. Fee waivers are available for students on free or reduced lunch. 2014 Application Cycle Application is OP...
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Published: 6/7/13
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AP Studio Art Classes Summer Advice
2013 AP Studio Art Summer Suggestions from your AP teachers For each of the courses, you should be creating at least 4-6 breadth pieces by August when you come back to school. Breadth shows a range of materials, ideas, and tools/techniques. The be...
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Posted by: Ms. JULIE MCMANUS
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Published: 6/4/13
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Public Library Programs Free Lunch and Reading Clubs
Children 18 and under can come to the Library for a free lunch from June 10th to August 2nd from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Library Meeting Room B. There are also reading clubs and activities for different age groups. Three flyers are attached - one...
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Published: 6/3/13
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Inner City Arts SUMMER INSTITUTES
THESE CLASSES ARE FREE FOR ALL VAPA STUDENTS. For Middle School & High School Students ALL WORKSHOPS BEGIN THE WEEK OF JUNE 24 and END by AUGUST 2, 2013 (Unless otherwise noted) Beginning Dance with Marissa Herrera FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH S...
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Published: 5/29/13
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LOTERIA ARTWORK INFORMATION
Students will be making art from a template. All Loteria Cards will be 9x12". See your art teacher for instructions and the materials. Powerpoints attached give you some background on the project. The Loteria Party and Art Auction 2013 ...
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Published: 4/23/13
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MOCA Paid Internship Application Due June 10
MOCA and Louis Vuitton Young Arts Program, an academic-year long, paid internship for juniors and seniors in high school is now taking applications. Educating teens about the work of the museum by directly involving them in it, this diverse...
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Published: 4/2/13
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SUMMER PROGRAMS for Visual Arts
Summer Programs for students can make a huge difference in their college applications and readiness. During the summers students should look for opportunities to gain experience in the fields that interest them for college or careers....
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Published: 3/5/13
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Scholarship Opportunities for Seniors
Los Angeles Urban League & Mattel Inc. Scholarship Three Scholarship Awards: $5,000 each Required Forms: Completed application (see below for attachment) Official transcript School certification form 2 letters of recommendation (one must be fr...
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Published: 2/26/13
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Summer Opportunities
Please see the flyers attached LAW CAREERS LA Youth at Work has partnered with Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLAA) to offer interested high school juniors and seniors with internship opportunities in the l...
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Our Mission
The mission of the CLAHS #9 Visual Arts Academy is to develop the vast creative potential and unique vision of our students allowing them to pursue their future artistic and academic aspirations as professional visual artists or as creative contributing members of our society.
At CLAHS # 9 our students come to us from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds with equally varied and inconsistent arts experiences. We accept students who arrive with promising portfolios and those who have had a lifelong desire to formally study art but lacked the opportunity. We are as committed to the underserved in the arts as we are to those who have had opportunity and prior experience. The strong desire to create is the common thread that ties our department together.
Our award winning teachers serve as mentors, instructors, career counselors and living examples of artists with a strong belief and commitment to education – the passing of knowledge and mastery of the arts and academia to the next generation. Our excellent, state-of-the-art facilities afford students safe, clean, spacious environments in which to create and learn.
Our curriculum is guided by the California State Standards for Academics and the Visual and Performing Arts (Proficient and Advanced). Academics and the arts, at strategic points, are integrated and thematically aligned to assist in better connection with students inclined toward the visual arts. Both academic and VAPA State Standards emphasize and support our ESLRs (Expected School-wide Learning Results) for our students. All CLAHS #9 students are working toward becoming better critical thinkers, effective communicators, responsible and socially aware citizens.
The 2009/10 CLAHS #9 Visual Arts Academy Offerings:
| Media Art | 2-Dimensional Art | 3-Dimensional Art |
| Photography | Introduction to Art | Introduction to Art |
| Digital Imaging | Design | Design |
| Painting | Sculpture | |
| Drawing | Ceramics | |
| Life Drawing |
**AP Drawing and AP Studio Art (2D and 3D) will be offered in the future as well as intermediate and advanced levels of ceramics, sculpture, painting, photography, digital imaging and animation.
Course Sequencing:
Freshman
Design
Drawing
Ceramics or Digital Imaging
Sophomore
Digital Imaging
Ceramics
Elective
Junior
Elective Specialization
Elective Specialization
Option: AP Studio Art course
Senior
Elective Specialization
Elective Specialization
Option: College Course or AP Studio Art Course
Our freshman participate in a strong foundational coursework of both two and three dimensional concentration as well as photography and digital imaging. Sophomore students continue this foundational work aiming toward intermediate and advanced levels of studio practice. In junior and senior years students begin specializing and refining their practice choosing advanced and AP level coursework. All of our coursework is highly infused with the five strands of the California State Standards for Visual Art:
- Artistic Perception
- Creative Expression
- Historical and Cultural Context
- Aesthetic Valuing
- Connections, Relationships, Applications
We are also very fortunate to have excellent arts community support from our partners here on the arts corridor of Grand Avenue (Grand Avenue Partners) and elsewhere in the greater Los Angeles area such as: MOCA, LACMA and CAL ARTS. These important relationships provide our students with many wonderful opportunities to view a wide variety of professional artwork, participate in after-school partnership programs and internships.
Visual Arts Academy Sponsored Clubs
Ceramics Club (Mrs. Lemvo V302)
Meetings are held after school on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:00pm.
