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Ximena Martin + Gina
Marina, Sophie, and Citi
Discussed programming and engagement with community.
County funded and had assumed "if you build it, they will come" and realized that doesn't work! Had to create programs to draw folks in. Target audience is local, Mexican-American people and artists.
Non collecting institute and relies on other organizations for funding and resources.
La Cocina - exhibit opening soon on food. First rotation on corn. Next will be chocolate.
Pointed out that free admission doesnt eliminate all access needs of community. Uses mobile programs to take La Plaza programming directly into communities.
Discussed free community days.
Provided lists of film screenings that have been popular with their programming.
Suggested programs that are hyper local with independent films, local film artists.
Suggested working with Belle Hernandez of Latin Heat.

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- Internal buy-in for programs and ideas.
- Institutional alignment on values and ideas from top to bottom.
- Was denied a PST grant

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Lucia Torres, Executive Director
Alyssa Garcia, Director of Education  & Programs
Helen Alonso-Hurtado, Social Enterprise Manager
Alanna Araujo, Community Engagement Coordinator
Marisa Orozco, Program Assistant

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Interested  in opportunities for their participants to explore career pathways - teen council, education studio, and have youth networking moments. CEO Program would be a a natural fit and a way for us to invest in their work. Also interested in 4-6 week short term projects and collaborating with us on the community celebration in October.

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Centering the agency and power of youth. Mission to create pathways for woman-identifying and non-binary teens in photography. Cultural work should be paid work - they were recently featured in a Hyperallergic article about entry-level arts administrator pay equity. Serve their community in many ways - youth council has led the charge on issues including food justice, sex education, police in schools, mental health, and emotional wellness. Work with many undocumented youth.

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Funding is limited.

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CEO Program getting restarted as soon as they feel comfortable with event photography, though they are doing portraits now.

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$$ to support collaborative project and CEO Program, space, teen council, education studio, access to cinematography equipment.

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Nara Hernandez, Visual Arts Program Director

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Quality over quantity. Most students they work with are 1 of 1,000 in their grade at school and HOLA creates meaningful, deeper opportunities and experirences. Typical class size is 15 students and they serve more than 2,000. This makes HOLA unique.

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Only so much the can accomplish with limited resources. Partnerships have supported them in creating enriching experiences for youth.
Most families they serve are below the poverty level, and are undocumented.
Protecting the communities they work with and facilitating ways of communities protecting each
other (example: vaccine clinics).

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Said it could be interesting to work with the music
program to record a film score, professional recording
session?
Could partner on a virtual program. They do guest
artist series to talk about their profession - artist talk
and create projects inspired by professional artistic
practice.