Community Residencies
Through collaborative efforts with local youth-oriented organizations, Community Residencies aims to broaden the opportunities available for emerging professionals in the arts and beyond.
Alongside our existing partnerships, The Ford has piloted three extensions of the Community Residencies program with the following organizations.
LFP CEO: Emerging Concert Photographers
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.
LFP CCC: Through Our Lens
This partnership with Las Fotos Project’s Creative Career Center and the Black Image Center, leverages the skills and knowledge of emerging professionals and provide 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.
Kawenga Pass Project
The Kawenga Pass Project was consulted by Artemisia Nursery, and spearheaded by Community Residency partnerships with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, and SAMO Youth. Both of these programs support diverse young adults interested in environmental careers and conservation with intensive training and hands-on experiences.
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.