On August 15th, Venice Arts will host a special event for the arts community. Congresswoman Jane Harman will award 8 of Venice Arts' young artists, 6 of whom have been with us for 10 years, Congressional Awards for their creative achievements. The public is invited to attend. Click here to RSVP

Welcome to new Board members Neal Baer, M.D. (seen right introducing Venice Arts at Venice Family Clinic Gala, 2004) and Joe LaCroix. Neal, a Harvard?trained physician and award?winning television writer and producer, is currently the showrunner and executive producer of Law and Order:SVU. He is also a co?creator of Venice Arts' Social Art Initiative "The House is Small" and is currently in Kenya and Mozambique exploring expanding the project there. Joe is a local realtor who has been a long-time Venice Arts' supporter and Business Art Circle member. Joe will be helping Venice Arts to better meet its facility needs, as well as introducing Venice Arts to other businesses and individuals who might be interested in supporting our programs

Welcome and thank you to our new funding partners: the Maurice Amado, Angell, Sketch, and Starbucks Foundations! Many thanks, as well, to the following for renewing their support: the Los Angeles Times Family Fund/A Fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, the City of L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. [Photo: Venice Arts' Development Coordinator, Jyoti Gupta, with the LA Times Family Fund's Raul Bustillo at grantee awards luncheon.]