Community Arts Partnership
The Community Arts Partnership (CAP) at CalArts offers a range of innovative arts education programs for youth and communities, emphasizing creativity and artistic expression. These programs include visual arts, music, dance, theater, and media arts, providing hands-on learning experiences led by professional artists and educators. CAP aims to empower participants by fostering artistic skills, critical thinking, and collaboration.
We invite teens to sign up for our CalArts x SCPL Summer Workshops in Animation and Film! This summer program is presented by a partnership between the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) and the Santa Clarita Public Library (SCPL).
Sign up for a four-week workshop in either Animation or Filmmaking taught by CalArts alumni and students. Animation classes will be held from 4-7pm on Mondays from July 7-31st and Filmmaking classes are held from 4-7pm on Mondays & Tuesdays. Eligible participants must reside in the Santa Clarita Valley area and be a current student in grades 8+. Past experience is not required. Classes are 100% free. Classroom art supplies will be available for every student.
Registration is now closed.
We invite all high school students, regardless of skill level, to apply to the CalArts CAP Photography Lab Program. This free ten-week program is for students interested in learning about analog photography. Advanced students will have the opportunity to work with color film. All equipment and other materials will be available. Classes are taught on campus by alumni from the CalArts School of Art department alongside current CalArts students. The program ends with a student exhibition.
Questions? Email cap@calarts.edu.
The Sony Pictures Media Arts Program (SPMAP) is a free after-school animation program offered through a partnership between the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the CalArts Community Arts Partnership, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the Los Angeles Public Library. This year, in alignment with the California State Arts Standards, this class will explore the principles of animation, animation history, comics, storyboarding, story development, character design, world-building, stop motion, video creation, and much more! If you would like to learn more about SPMAP, please visit the SPMAP website.
SPMAP is open for students ages 11-17 who have expressed an interest in animation and/or art. All supplies are provided.
Registration for 2024-25 is now closed.
Questions? Email cap@calarts.edu.
CAP Summer Arts (CAPSA) is a free four-week summer arts program for high school students in Los Angeles County. It is currently on pause as we select a site location. CAPSA will resume in the summer of 2026.
If you want to check out last summer’s student work, please visit the CAPSA website.