VAPA Newsletter

On September 23rd LMHS VAPA students visited UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History. Students were Chaperoned by LMHS Art & Chicanx Art History Teacher, Alicia Rolon, as they took a guided tour of current exhibition "Sangre Y Nopal".

On October 11th, Norwalk High School shared the spotlight at the NHS Homecoming Game with band students from Corvallis, Los Alisos, and Waite Middle Schools. The director of the Corvallis Band, Orchestra, and Choir was there to conduct and shared some pictures of this exciting night.

10/19 La Mirada HS Band Competition

• 5:00 - 10:00 PM Bellflower High School

10/22 Hutchinson MS Fall Instrumental Music Concert

• Excelsior High School

10/23 Benton MS Advanced Music Fall Concert

• 5:30 PM Benton Middle School

10/28 Visual Arts PLC

• 8:30 AM NLMUSD PDA 4

10/29 Norwalk HS Music Department Concert

• 6:30 PM Excelsior High School Auditorium (doors open at 6:15)

10/30 Corvallis MS Advanced Fall Concert

• 6:00 - 7:30 PM Corvallis MPR
• Wind Ensemble, Advanced Band, Advanced Orchestra, Jazz Band
  

11/1 Day of the Dead Art Show

• 4:30 - 6:30 PM La Mirada High School Quad

11/15 Electricidad Performance

• 6:00 - 8:00 PM Norwalk High School MPR Theatre

11/15, 11/16, 11/22 & 11/23 Silver's Secret

• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Benton Middle School MPR

This quote, often attributed to Edgar Degas, emphasizes that art transcends visual elements, aiming to evoke new and profound perspectives and emotions in the viewer.

Waiting, 1880–1882. 48.2 cm x 61 cm. Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, Los Angeles.

Want to know how much a specific creative sector is contributing to the U.S. economy?

In 2022 new data was released to demonstrate the value arts related jobs had added to the U.S. economy (which had hit an all-time high at the time), contributing 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $1.1 trillion, to the U.S. economy. The data was produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts' Office of Research and Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department. The searchable database provided by the ACPSA revealed the size of the arts and cultural sector and its contributions to the U.S. economy, the number of workers employed by those industries, compensation figures, consumer expenditures on arts and culture, and import/export activity.

Data was collected from 2017-2022 and compiled into a searchable graphic index accessible on the National Endowment for the Arts website. Users can access a graphic chart through the drop-down list, select from a variety of arts and cultural industries to learn how much value and growth they have added to the U.S. economy.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in partnership with PST/Art and Science Collide are offering teachers a NEW standards-aligned teacher guide, with videos and hands on activities integrating art, science, and technology! Teacher Resources

As part of their Art Meets Science Program, The J. Paul Getty Museum Research Institute is offering an immersive exhibit showing now until February 23, 2025. Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) showcases two of the most pivotal projects: 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering and the iconic Pepsi-Cola Pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan, both of which pursued groundbreaking integrations of theater, dance, technology and interactive, multimedia art.

Other Getty: Art Meets Science Exhibits

• Abstracted Light Experimental Photography August 20th - November 24th, 2024
• Lumen: The Art and Science of Light September 10th - December 8th, 2024

• Magnified Wonders Spectacular French 18th-Century Microscopes September 10th - February 2nd, 2025

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles collaborates with The LA Promise Fund to offer free admission for students. Getty Field Trip Information

Do you follow CREATE California? Create California is a great resource for finding funding sources outside of the district for field trips and professional development. CC also features lesson plans to help develop future leaders in the arts. Students can explore the intersection between civic engagement and the arts. They can learn about creative expression in visual arts, music, and performance as a stage for social change.

Help us shine a light on the talented VAPA teachers and their students across NLMUSD. The link to report events for the VAPA master calendar, monthly newsletter, and VAPA Instagram account is above. Don't forget to follow VAPA on Instagram @nlmarts. 🎭 🎨 🎶🥁💃

Please contact us for VAPA support! You can book us through Calendly links provided via email.

VAPA Hours - Mondays, alternate Wednesdays & Thursdays

Jennifer Hodge (Visual)

jhodge@nlmusd.k12.ca.us

Jennifer Nitschke (Performing)

jnitschke@nlmusd.k12.ca.us