What is Arts IN?

AAP Mentoring Program's Arts Initiative (Arts IN) works to engage artists with the larger University and Los Angeles community while bringing art into disciplines and communities that normally do not access arts activities. We do this by supporting students from a variety of departments in specific arts related projects with established partnerships including- Arts IN Civic Engagement, Arts IN Education, Arts IN Global Health, Arts IN Labor, and Arts INternational. Our objective is to mentor under-represented and under-resourced students who would normally not consider the arts as a viable area of study leading to a career in the arts. Students will receive academic, professional and financial support over a required two year commitment providing the academic and practical background required to advance into a variety of successful careers in the arts including graduate school, education, activism, therapy, entertainment, production and management.

Arts IN Partners

Arts IN Civic Engagement
Center for Community Learning

Arts IN Education
Artsbridge

Arts IN Global Health
Center for the Arts and Global Health

Arts IN Labor
Center for Labor Research and Education


Arts INternational
Center for Intercultural Performance

Program Description

Students are funded $2000 during their first year as an Arts IN Fellow, and $3000 during their second year as an Arts IN Scholar.

Year One

Fall - Applications Due!
Winter - Honors 193 Careers in the Arts
Spring - Honors 193 Internship Proposals

Year Two

Year-long Internship with Arts IN partner with an emphasis on Professional Portfolios and Graduate School Applications.