Musician, Songwriter and Producer Desmond Child speaks to Hollywood Arts Students.

Three students were invited to participate in Hollywood Arts first Fashion Initiative Project. The goal- for each student to design 1 dress on paper and bring it to life. After weekly 1 hour meetings and many endless late nights of sewing at the center, the dresses were done and ready for their Photoshoot. Models, a makeup artist, hair stylist and Photographer, Joshua Spencer, donated a full day to bring the students designs to life. Enjoy the photos!

On Saturday, April 25, Hollywood Arts Board Member Linda Grasso Koones threw an event for Hollywood Arts. Clean Out your Closet for a Good Cause was inspired by the idea of getting woman together to share  a cathartic, fun and at times dangerous hobby: shopping!

Linda blogged about the day, including meeting Hollywood Arts student Maria Brown and her moving story, on her website: She Sez- read the article here:
Beauty Without, Beauty Within:

On Wednesday, September 17, the students at Hollywood Arts spent the day with visiting members of the William Morris Talent Agency. Students were paired up with William Morris employees for one-on-one workshops focusing on marketing and self-promotion. Students also had the opportunity to participate in a lengthy Q&A session with the William Morris employees, who stayed afterward for an Acting Improvisation class. It was an incredibly successful session and an excellent learning opportunity for both the students at Hollywood Arts and their new friends at William Morris.

Click here to see more pictures of our students with their William Morris matches.

                Hollywood Arts is proud to announce our second student production, “The Artist’s Manifesto: A Night of Truths,” taking place October 1^st Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. Drawing influence from early 20^th-century movements including Dada and Surrealism, our students will be performing and exhibiting their original work expressing personal artistic truths through a variety of mediums: spoken word, music, photography, theater and painting. The night will also serve as a celebration of our students’ achievements during our recently completed summer session – students who completed our Certification program will be awarded with their Certificates of Achievement. We are also proud to announce that three of our students will be commended at this event for their recent enrollment at Community College.

                As with “Let’s Get Loud,” our hugely successful production at the end of our spring session, “The Artist’s Manifesto” will be an entertaining, enlightening, and truly unique night of performance and celebration. We invite everyone, whether they are an old friend or a new member of Hollywood Arts’ community, to come and share in this very special event.