The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department and The Arts Fund are offering the Free Teen Arts Mentorship Program for aspiring teen artists ages 13 to 18 this summer.
Teens will have the opportunity to work with mentor Angelina LaPointe while exploring printmaking and how it connects to the worlds of graphic design, fine art, book arts, and the students’ personal artistic interests. After learning a number of techniques, each student will decide on one to create a large-scale print.
LaPointe is a Lompoc native artist who works in a wide variety of creative media. She received her degree in Book Arts from the UCSB College of Creative Studies, with a focus on the technique of block printing. In 2014 she founded Sidecar Press, a one-woman letterpress company.
The program is six classes long and focuses on the art of printmaking. Classes will take place every Saturday, from June 9 through July 21, running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, 600 S. McClelland St. There is no class July 14.
The program is free. Applications are due by Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m. To download an application, visit artsfundsb.org/teen-arts-mentorship. Submit completed applications to torrie@artsfundsb.org. For more information, contact the Recreation and Parks Department at (805) 925-0951, Ext. 2260.
This article appears in May 31 – Jun 7, 2018.