More than a century ago English painter William Lees Judson founded the School of Fine Arts in the Pasadena Arroyo, home to the Southern California Arts and Crafts movement. Today, the USC School of Fine Arts is dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for careers as artists, educators, scholars, museum professionals and public art planners. Since its founding in 1978, the elementary school has worked closely with USC faculty, staff and students in creating arts enrichment programs for its students. Art Workshops Local elementary school students can try their hands at painting, drawing and ceramics on Friday afternoons under the guidance of USC upper-division art students at the USC School of Fine Arts. Customized art workshops are designed for classes of up to 35 students.
Workshops are free and art supplies are included.
Celebrate Art USC's School of Fine Arts, in partnership with UCLA's Department of Fine Arts, sponsors the annual Celebrate Art workshop for junior high and high school students. The free workshop features hands-on demonstrations in painting, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics as well as lectures on career opportunities in the arts. Examples of past collaborations include renovation work on the Christian Science Church on Hoover Boulevard and the Shrine Auditorium on Jefferson Boulevard. Students work in the studio as well as tour important works of historic and contemporary architecture throughout the city. Junior docents, recruited from USC's Family of Five Schools and trained by Fisher Gallery, are available to conduct tours.