SANTA MONICA MUSEUM OF ART Park Studio 2009: RING Spring Break Art Program A FREE contemporary art program for middle and high school students. This year's workshop partners Park Studio with LA Opera's Ring Festival. Working with artist Gordon Bowen and his Arts Re-Foundry, students will learn to cast bronze sculptures inspired by themes of Richard Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen. A final exhibition will be on view this summer at SMMoA. Field trips to the museum and to the LA Opera to see an opera dress rehearsal and behind the scenes are part of the program. All workshops are FREE! Workshops are from March 29- April 1 and April 5 - April 16. Click here to download a PDF with registration form, or email asuka.hisa@smmoa.org with questions.			HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP AT LACMA! Applications are now being accepted to the 2010–2011 High School Internship Program at LACMAt.  Participants learn and work in the museum, explore exhibitions, take part in special projects with exhibiting artists, and provide tours to their peers and the public. The program seeks promising high school students who have an enthusiasm for the arts, are self-motivated, and demonstrate a high level of responsibility and commitment. Students who will be juniors or seniors in fall 2010 are especially encouraged to apply.  Participants must be able to commit eight to ten hours per month, on Thursday afternoons, 4:30–6:30 p.m. for meetings, and (during second semester) on selected mornings, 10 a.m.–12 noon, for tours. Applications with resumes are due by Friday, April 23, 2010. Download the application form here. Contact Ben Shaffer at bshaffer@lacma.org or 323 857 6141. UCLA SUMMER ART INSTITUTE Study at the world-renowned UCLA Department of Art this summer! Up to 20 qualified students who are at least entering their sophomore year of high school will be accepted into each area. Each 2-week intensive session in Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. offers 3 units of UCLA college credit. Activities include intensive arts instruction, lab & studio time, museum field trips, visiting artist lectures, film & video screenings, & the presentation of an exhibition of student work in the New Wight Gallery at UCLA. Build your portfolio, hone your technical & conceptual skills, experience life at college, & gain exposure to some of the best contemporary artists around! For more info, please visit: www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/art/ e-mail: hebronm@arts.ucla.edu APPLY NOW FOR RYAMN ARTS FALL SEMESTER Applications due June 4th Ryman Arts teaches teens essential skills for art and life in a rigorous, nurturing studio environment. The core program includes free out-of-school sequential studio courses that emphasize advanced drawing and painting skills, along with college and career planning. Courses foster students’ artistic development and personal confidence, and provide the knowledge they need to pursue higher education and careers in the arts. Ryman Arts is the only such program in southern California that is totally free and that selects participants solely on the basis of their ability and commitment. By doing so, Ryman Arts is able to serve talented youth from a wide variety of backgrounds without regard to their family’s financial status. Ryman Arts aims to inspire, nurture, and challenge the next generation of artists to reach their potential. Application to the program is open to all students enrolled in high school grades 9 through 12. The application process is competitive as a limited number of new students can be accommodated each semester. Final selection is made by a committee that reviews the applicant’s drawings, essay and completed application form using multiple criteria, primarily evidence of talent and motivation. Visit www.rymanarts.org for application and complete details.