[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Designing Creative Futures is a paid job training internship program initiated by California Lawyers for the Arts for formerly incarcerated individuals who wish to pursue careers in the arts.
About
Designing Creative Futures is a four-month program that offers the unique opportunity for returning residents to work closely with arts organizations through paid, part-time internships. Participants will learn a variety of skills associated with careers in the arts and gain mentorship from people who are leaders in their respective fields. Previous worksites have included, 18th Street Arts Center, the Actors’ Gang, InsideOut Writers, Jail Guitar Doors, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, the Robey Theatre Company, Self Help Graphics, Southern California Library, Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and Bookstore.
Participants will be placed with one of our collaborating organizations based on the participants’ interests and the organizations’ needs for a 16-week internship. Throughout the internship period, participants also will receive support and guidance from an education/career counselor to assist in securing full-time, permanent employment and/or further educational opportunities. Additionally, participants will have monthly personal and professional development workshops provided by California Lawyers for the Arts.
This program is made possible through grants from the Our Town and Locals programs of the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the County of San Diego, the Conrad Prebys Foundation and the Art For Justice Fund, a sponsored project of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
About California Lawyers for the Arts:
California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) empowers the creative community by providing education, representation, dispute resolution, advocacy for the arts and justice reform. In addition, CLA aims to be a model arts organization, focusing on innovation and collaboration, while providing statewide and national leadership in the field of art/law organizations and articulating a role for the arts in community development.