Elysian Valley Arts Collective

IMPACT REPORT2023 WAS A ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR US. LLUMINATE THE NIGHT CAME BACK FOR THE SECOND TIME AND WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE ASKED YOU TO "BRING THE LIGHT" TO THE LA RIVER AND YOU DID! WE PRESENTED NUMEROUS EVENTS AT OUR HEADQUARTERS AT THE BLAKE LOFTS AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY OFF-SITE EVENTS WITH OUR CREATION STATION; A MOBILE ART STUDIO AND GALLERY. DOWNLOAD OUR PROJECT AND IMPACT REPORT BELOW TO LEARN ALL ABOUT OUR YEAR IN 2023. 2023 IMPACT REPORTPROGRAMMINGOVERVIEWFESTIVALSTHE FROGTOWN ARTWALK IS OUR SIGNATURE EVENT SINCE 2006 AND IS OFFERED BIENNIALLY ON EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. THE 13 YEAR OLD FESTIVAL WAS CREATED TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ELYSIAN VALLEY, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS "FROGTOWN, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE GROUP OF ARTISTS OCCUPYING THE FORMER MANUFACTURER BUILDINGS ALONG THE LOS ANGELES RIVER. ILLUMINATE THE NIGHT, ALSO RUNNING BIENNIALLY IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, IS A MORE RECENT FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES THE PERFORMING ARTS, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS AND INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO "BRING THE LIGHT" TO THE LA RIVER.CLASSESSINCE 2009, THE EVAC HAS OFFERED FREE OR LOW-COST ART CLASSES TO THE YOUTH OF THE AREA. CLASS OFFERINGS HAVE INCLUDED DRAWING, CERAMICS, PHOTOGRAPHY, WOODWORKING, MOSAIC AND VIDEO FILM-MAKING. JURIED ART SHOWSFROM TIME TO TIME, THE EVAC SPONSORS A JURIED ART SHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FROGTOWN ARTWALK. SHOWS ARE TYPICALLY OPEN TO YOUTH FROM AGES 5-18, AND IS JURIED BY WORKING ARTISTS IN THE FROGTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT PAST JURIED ART SHOWS.FILMSAS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE EVAC IS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING YOUNG FILMMAKERS BY SPONSORING DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS THAT USE ORAL HISTORY TECHNIQUES AND FAMILY PHOTOS TO CAPTURE STORIES OF THE HISTORY OF FROGTOWN. SOME FILMS INCLUDE OUR RIVER (2016) AND MAPPING FROGTOWN STORIES (2011).