Letter from the editor:
Exceptional Minds, a Los Angeles training academy and digital arts studio for people with autism, recently partnered with Cartoon Network to offer one-on-one mentorships for its students. Emily Wilson looks into this partnership and how it has impacted the enrolled artists. They were also generous to share with us their animations, which you can check out here.
Art institutions have been making a greater effort to reach underserved populations. But as Catherine Wagley points out in her article, there are plenty of non-art organizations that offer art programs and reach a much broader swath of people. A recent Los Angeles county grant is devoted specifically to these kinds of organizations, and the results are promising. Wagley breaks this down in her piece and argues that non-art organizations, "many of which already champion the arts and know how to meet their communities’ needs, could serve as vital partners for [art] institutions."
I'll be off the next couple of weeks and back in 2020! I hope you all have a wonderful end of year.
Elisa Wouk Almino