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City Hearts: Kids Say YES to the Arts provides high-impact, holistic arts programs and experiences to underserved youth in the greater Los Angeles area.

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Last week, over the course of three separate field trips to The Broad Museum, our fifth grade students engaged firsthand with modern art, exploring diverse perspectives and contemporary cultural commentary. Through the work of Kusama, Warhol, and Bas

A huge shoutout to our Mixed Media students at McKinley Integrated Arts School in Compton for their incredible recent work, led by our fabulous Visual Arts Teaching Artist, Anna Spyrou!

Our 7th and 8th grade students explored pattern, symbolism, and

It’s easy to think that only large donations make a difference but even $5 a month can transform a student’s future. That’s why we are excited to launch Heart for the Arts, our new monthly giving program where supporters can give as

Check out some incredible work from our Mixed Media students in Compton and Long Beach, by our amazing Teaching Artist, Bailey Spillane!

👻 Tim Burton-Inspired Self Portraits – 5th graders at Holmes Elementary combined chalk pastels and perman

We’re thrilled to share that City Hearts has been awarded a grant from the California Arts Council to support our arts programming in Compton, Lawndale, Long Beach, and Whittier!

As CAC shares, “We are proud to award more than 670 grants

Last week, over the course of three separate field trips to The Broad Museum, our fifth grade students engaged firsthand with modern art, exploring diverse perspectives and contemporary cultural commentary. Through the work of Kusama, Warhol, and Bas

Check out this quick clip from Ron G.’s Masterclass as students learn and apply the comedic reversal.

Watch these brilliant storytellers shine, with a few exciting breakthrough moments along the way.

Last month, Pulitzer Prize nominee Mathieu Cailler taught a Masterclass at Longfellow Elementary in Compton! An award-winning author and poet, Mathieu introduced these brilliant young storytellers to the art of prose poetry, guiding them through a dy

It’s easy to think that only large donations make a difference but even $5 a month can transform a student’s future. That’s why we are excited to launch Heart for the Arts, our new monthly giving program where supporters can give as

We’re thrilled to share that City Hearts has been awarded a grant from the California Arts Council to support our arts programming in Compton, Lawndale, Long Beach, and Whittier!

As CAC shares, “We are proud to award more than 670 grants