TEMECULA – State arts agency, California Arts Council, awarded nonprofit JDS Creative Academy a $38,000 grant in support of their mission to provide an Arts Across California curriculum to other nonprofit organizations and educational programs. The California Arts Council grants totaled over $41 million and were awarded to arts/cultural education organizations and artists, to strengthen arts, culture and creative expression throughout California.
Arts Across California is JDS Creative Academy’s solution to bringing the arts to communities that may not have the funds, the materials or instructors with the right qualifications. The grant will assist JDS Creative Academy in developing its hands-on curriculum so that other nonprofits and educational programs can deliver JDS Creative Academy-style arts classes to thousands of youth across California. JDS Creative Academy will create eight curriculums: Title-17 programming, nonprofit setup, acting, script writing, “Being Seen in Business,” backstage production, art and musical theater classes.
With this grant, JDS Creative Academy will also expand its in-person hands-on creative art classes and serve more underserved youth in the community at their studio in Temecula.
Creating an accessible place is already underway at JDS Creative Academy, with scholarships being offered for visual, performing, and digital arts classes. JDS Creative Academy welcomes those in the community who are interested in scholarships to apply.
JDS Creative Academy is a staple in the Temecula Valley and has provided award-winning performing arts classes and digital-media career pathway opportunities for over 10 years. For more information about JDS Creative Academy and its endeavors, visit https://jdscreativeacademy.org/giving/ or call JDS Creative Academy at 951-296-6715.
JDS Creative Academy is a nonprofit visual, performing and digital-arts education creative academy located at JDS Studios, off Diaz Road, in Temecula. The nonprofit organization was founded with passion by Diane and Scott Strand and continues to provide accessible arts education and video production services to Riverside County.
Submitted by JDS Creative Academy.
