A view from the Arts Commission
Being a member of the city of Santa Clarita Arts Commission offers a unique perspective on how arts enhance our community, from grassroots arts groups to professional artists making their…
Parents, children and board officials interacted with various pieces on display in June during the 11th annual Newhall School District Art Show.
District awarded art grant
The Newhall School District was awarded the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Advancement Grant on Monday, providing the district with more than $22,000 that will be used to further the…
Titled “Rattlesnake Bells in the Desert,” the show is curated by Daniela Lieja Quintanar of the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and attempts to showcase a range of mediums, including digital art, photography and multimedia. The pictured artwork, going clockwise from the top left, is titled, "Hawking," by brd, "Exposing Brains," by Gabby Rosenberg,
"Talking No Bodies," by Gabby Rosenberg and
"Anthropocenic Diorama #1: post-Psychic earthquake," by Carolina Hicks. (Courtesy Art by Sydney Mills)
CalArts students open art show in L.A.
The California Institute of the Arts’ 2018 graduating Master of Fine Arts student art show opened on Friday at The Box in Los Angeles. The show, which runs until June…
FILE PHOTO: Lacey Davis holds up an onion as she and her 83 third-grade classmates sing about the discovery of gold in Santa Clarita during a performance about the history of Santa Clarita at Northlake Hills Elementary School in Castaic on Wednesday, March 22, 2107. Dan Watson/The Signal
Castaic district begins developing Arts Integration Schools
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in an occasional, several-part series looking at arts education in Santa Clarita Valley school districts. A recent countywide survey from the Los Angeles County…
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Declining enrollment means less average daily attendance funding for school districts. It’s a problem being felt across the Santa Clarita Valley, and in districts throughout the state of California.
Saugus schools integrate arts education in the classroom
Editor’s Note: This is the third in an occasional, several-part series looking at arts education in Santa Clarita Valley school districts. A recent countywide survey from the Los Angeles County…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall teachers to receive additional English Learner training
In the Newhall School District, more than a quarter—or 27.5 percent—of its 6,706 students are English Learners, making it the district with the most English Learner students in the Santa…
FILE PHOTO: The 86 second-graders sing Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer as they present their show entitled "Holiday Traditions Around The World" at Wiley Canyon Elementary School in Newhall on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall district describes its ‘full-rounded’ arts education
Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional, several-part series looking at arts education in Santa Clarita Valley school district. A recent countywide survey from the Los Angeles County…
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Declining enrollment means less average daily attendance funding for school districts. It’s a problem being felt across the Santa Clarita Valley, and in districts throughout the state of California.
Arts education strong in LA County and SCV, per new survey
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional, several-part series looking at arts education in Santa Clarita Valley school district. Typically when budgets are tight, the arts are the…
