Community Residencies
Through collaborative efforts with local youth-oriented organizations, Community Residencies aims to enable these organizations to broaden the opportunities available for youth-centered career development in the arts and beyond.
Community Residencies at The Ford exemplifies the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association’s dedication to the communities and young enterprising professionals of Los Angeles.
Meet Our Community Residencies
Alongside our existing partnerships, The Ford has piloted three extensions of the Community Residencies program
with the following organizations.
Las Fotos Project
Creative Entrepreneurship Opportunities
Each season, The Ford invites 5 photographers from the Las Fotos Project’s Creative Entrepreneurship Opportunities (LFP CEO) program to capture selected concerts. LFP CEO guides teenage girls and gender expansive youth to expand their professional skills and portfolios through hands-on experiences.
Las Fotos Project Creative Career Center
Las Fotos Project’s Creative Career Center (LFP CCC) leverages participants’ skills and knowledge to provide emerging professionals aged 19-24 with a valuable network of professional development opportunities to advance their careers in the creative industry.
LA Commons
In conjunction with The Ford’s LA Soundscapes (LASS) family concerts, we are excited to continue our partnership with LA Commons, a project of Community Partners, and provide crafts arts with an opportunity to develop our pre-concert art activities. Additionally, we piloted an Artist and Venue apprenticeship program for young professionals interested in live-event production.
Cahuenga Pass Project
he Ford piloted a Community Residency collaboration for the Cahuenga Pass Project. This initiative was consulted by Artemisia Nursery, and engaged participants from SAMO Youth, an award-winning mentorship program in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area that supports diverse college-aged students interested in environmental careers.
As part of the pilot, this collaboration guided participants through a series of professional development sessions to learn about horticulture consulting, best practices for drought-tolerant and native-plants, and how the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford are improving facility operations to align with environmental stewardship. In the upcoming years, we are looking forward to working with similarly oriented organizations.