HELP BUILD CREATIVE EQUITY + OPPORTUNITY
Creative sector Partnerships
Many creative industry companies—including large studios, small- and mid-size production companies, and post-production houses—partner with Venice Arts to foster our shared commitment to building equity and opportunity for low-income young people. Among other things, they:
Contribute their time and talent to programs such as Creative Conversations, or to mentoring young creatives
Give paid internship priority to our graduates
Build employment pathways through apprenticeships and work opportunities
> Want to learn more?
Reach out to Director Ajani Amiri to learn how we might be able to connect your company to wage offsets, and other incentive programs available to companies providing internships, apprenticeships, or employment in partnership with us!
View our deck, below, or our 1-sheet, here
Read our report: Expansion of Pre/Apprenticeships Into The Film & Digital Media Industry
Help build creative equity & opportunity
Host a field trip for a small group of students, or a job shadowing opportunity
Provide access to life-changing, paid internships at no initial cost to your company.
Join us for our virtual series Creative Conversations, designed to demystify the many pathways that people take to success in their professions. [Creative Conversations is underwritten, in part, by Los Angeles County’s workforce development agency (WDACS), United Talent Agency and California Humanities.]
Provide 1:1 mentoring to support a young person's college or career aspirations
Explore the benefits of an apprenticeship program. In 2022, Venice Arts will launch LA’s first Arts2Work Training Center, one in a national network of pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, with two tracks: Multimedia Producer and Digital Video Editor. Contact us for information, here.