By Lisa
Bianconi
Do you have a young, aspiring
artist, actor, dancer, singer or musician in
your family? Is your child interested in
exploring a particular art form but you
don’t know where to start? NoHo Arts
District is the place to go. The growing
District is one mile bursting with many arts
programs for local children and youth –
“NoHo is Where the Arts Are Made.” All you
have to do is decide which class you want to
take…that’s the tough part. We’ve compiled a
quick reference of NoHo’s many art offerings
to help you plan your child’s next art
adventure.
If your child spends hours drawing or
painting, now’s the time to explore their
creative side with a FREE art class. NoHo
Gallery LA’s “Principles of Art” course
offers one FREE class to see if your child
is interested in exploring the visual arts –
an easy, no-hassle and FUN way to express
your child’s creativity. Students will learn
drawing & painting techniques using a
variety of mediums and tools. There are fun
activities on the history of art and a
student art show is held at the end of each
session in the gallery – giving your child
their first of many art gallery experiences.
Classes are held at NoHo Gallery LA in the
historic Lankershim Arts Center on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 4:30-6PM.
www.nohogalleryla.com/classes.htm
NoHo Gallery LA’s “Principles of Art”
classes featured in Los Angeles Magazine!
Acting is what NoHo does, and does extremely
well. With more than 20 professional, live
theatres in just one square mile, parents
and children have their choice of a myriad
of professional acting classes focusing on
various methods and techniques for the
beginner to the advanced. For a list of
youth acting classes in the District, check
out “classes and resources” under theatre:
http://nohoartsDistrict.com/theatreweb/resources.htm
The world is watching NoHo dance! Dance is
grooving in the District even more so now
with Millennium Dance Complex’s presence on
Jennifer Lopez’s hit show “Dancelife” on
MTV. NoHo trains and hones some of the
industry’s best dancers and is the place to
go if your child wants to study with the
best. The District’s many dance studios
offer every type of class desired so grab
your dance bag and take a class. For a list
of the District’s diverse dance studios,
click on dance:
http://www.nohoartsDistrict.com/dance/dance_sch_guide.htm
North Hollywood proper is home to more than
50 recording studios, making the East Valley
a music capital. NoHo is proud to have the
M. Gray Music Academy created by Grammy
award-winning vocalist Macy Gray. The
Academy offers state-of-the-art facilities
for all styles of music with courses in
piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion,
voice, protools, song writing, composition,
sight singing and music theory. The Academy
is not only great for children, adults are
students as well!
http://www.mgraymusicacademy.com.
The NoHo Arts District is conveniently
located 10 minutes from Hollywood, one mile
from Universal Studios and accessible by the
Metro Orange and Red lines. Take the Metro (www.metro.net)
and improve your arts life!
See you at one of NoHo’s many studios.
Lisa Bianconi
Editor
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