Department of Labor Grant

Written by Brenzy, Workshop Coordinator

artworxLA has been named a recipient of a $550,000 multi-year grant from the Department of Labor / Employment and Training Administration, to create employment and post-secondary education opportunities for at-risk youth across LA County.

artworxLA is one of six national sub-grantees - the only one in Los Angeles - for the grant awarded to the Latino Coalition for Community Leadership. Over a period of 3 years, artworxLA's innovative arts programs will reach 80-100 18-24 year olds who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system and reside in high-poverty, high-crime communities. This project is an Equal Opportunity Program partially funded by the US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.

Thank you Department of Labor for recognizing the power of the arts to engage youth!

Brenzy, Workshop Coordinator

Brenzy is currently a Sociology major at Pasadena City College. At PCC, she served as a mentor through the Puente project, supporting mentees with writing, life skills, and transfer plan workshops. Brenzy also pioneered the Young Curators Program at Self-Help Graphics where she organized exhibitions and coordinated events that included live performance, vendors, and more. Simultaneously, she interned at the Skirball conducting curatorial research, interviewing artists, and doing outreach for their upcoming PST:LA/LA show on muralism. Brenzy then went on to Center Theatre Group where she has done work around community partnerships, recording donor and financial records, and managing auditions. Brenzy served as artworxLA’s Getty Muti-Cultural intern in the summer of 2017. After completing her internship programs, she has stayed involved with the organization, completing zine workshops and special activities with program participants. Brenzy joined artworxLA’s staff in the Fall of 2018.

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