Once the students complete their work, they will request to trade their envelope for a work by one of the professional artists. When communicating with students, organizers stressed that “we can all be artists, art collectors and art appreciators.”Antoinette Bailey leads an art class via Zoom for students at Millikan High School. Students and local artists were part of those cleanup crews, and some brought art supplies. Without even telling her what was going on inside of me, she answered all the questions.”Alepsis Hernández stands before her first paid commission, a mural at the Homeland Cultural Center in Long Beach. And that’s new, because I’m always, like, work, work, work.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2021 14:02 UTC