Our summer interns spent the week writing their bios, touring the LA Times and interviewing COLA fellows at Barnsdall Art Park. Here’s what it looked like on social media.
Tessa Weinberg
Meet the 2016 summer interns
This summer, the Los Angeles Times HS Insider, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, is pleased to offer nine paid internships that will focus on arts—broadly defined—and its impacts on critical issues in the community. Through...
From the Bahamas to Bocce Ball: Austin Green’s first Special Olympics World Games
For many of the athletes competing in the Special Olympics World Games, this was their first time not only visiting Los Angeles, but the United States. This was no exception for 17-year-old Austin Green, who not only just...
The Special Olympics holds a special place in the hearts of these Olympians
With the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles this summer, fans from around the globe are coming out to cheer on the athletes. We caught up with four Olympians who are not only here for the games, but to help support...
From Athens to SoCal: Greek athletes welcome Flame of Hope at Hansen Dam
On July 23, Special Olympics athletes from Greece welcomed the Flame of Hope as it traveled to Hansen Dam on the final leg of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run supporting the Special Olympics.
Maria Shriver’s new poll reveals America’s changing perception towards people with intellectual disabilites
As the 2015 Los Angeles Special Olympics World Games gets underway, athletes and fans can be seen traversing the streets of LA as they head to and from competitions. However, despite the crowds of supporters here for the...
RC Quakes prove that tacos, aftershocks, and a win make for a worthwhile minor league game
“We want tacos! We want tacos! We want tacos!” At the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes home game on July 21, this was all most could chant as the game neared the 7th inning. This is the last sentence you would expect to be chanted...
Robin Strayhorn jazzes up Central Avenue with mural expansion
Flames blanket the tiles and slowly transform the green glaze to a deep red. What appears at first like a destructive action reveals itself, with the opening of the kiln door, as a solidifying force to not just the clay the...
Elliot Pinkney’s mural restored for jazz festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uft3BQl7-a8 Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Bradley, Jackie Robinson and Duke Ellington. These are the names of some of the prominent figures featured in Elliot Pinkney’s mural on 42nd and Central Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. While these...
Artist Sandy Rodriguez fires up the inaugural A+P Artists-in-Residency Exhibition
Pockets of flames dot the cityscape as the night goes on. Smoke obscures the buildings and signals to those sheltered in the safety of their homes that the destruction rages on outside. An adolescent at the time, artist Sandy...