Twenty-three Years Preserving and Supporting the Arts in Schools
La Opinión’s Invites Judy Baca to Host 23rd Annual Children’s Art Awards Ceremony
Los Angeles, CA. (Nov. 28, 2007) – La Opinión, the largest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the country and America’s fastest growing newspaper among papers with 50k circulation or higher, will hold it’s 23rd Annual Children’s Art Awards Ceremony on Dec. 1st at Santee Educational Complex in downtown Los Angeles.
American artist, activist and UCLA fine arts professor, Judy Baca, will be the ceremonial event’s keynote speaker. Baca is the co-founder and executive director of the Venice, CA-based Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), and is best known as the director of the mural project that created one of the largest murals in the world, the Great Wall of Los Angeles.
“The Arts are one of the most important areas for our young people to concentrate on, and one of the most rewarding of careers because it’s essentially the work of the soul. As artists we create the music, images and words that capture the spirit of the time we’re living in,” said Judy Baca.
Now in its 23rd year, La Opinión’s annual Children’s Art Contest has grown into a much-anticipated program and event intended to generate artistic enthusiasm amongst children, teachers, parents, principals, and sponsors alike.
"We are very proud of La Opinion’s 23 year history of supporting and encouraging the arts through the annual Children’s Art Calendar. The scholarships we offer to these 100 talented winners provide them with formal study and a chance to further develop their creativity and imagination," said Monica Lozano, CEO and Publisher of La Opinión newspaper.
Each year thousands of children in the LAUSD area from kindergarten through 6th grade enter to win 1 of 100 art scholarships to the Los Angeles Music and Art School. On Dec. 1st, at Santee Educational Complex, 100 students will receive a 3-month scholarship on behalf of La Opinión. The Children’s Art Contest has awarded nearly 2,000 individual art scholarships since its inception.
About La Opinión:
La Opinión is the leading Spanish-language daily newspaper in the country, distributing 124,784 copies throughout the five-county Southern California area and reaching 538,509 readers on a daily basis. La Opinión was founded in 1926 in Los Angeles to provide daily news and information to a Hispanic population that has grown to become the nation's largest. In 2000, La Opinión Digital was launched, creating not only an online publication of the newspaper, but also a premier Spanish-language website. La Opinión is owned and operated by ImpreMedia LLC. For more information, please visit our media kit website at www.laopinion.com/mediakit.
For more information contact: Laura Barrera, Community Affairs & Consumer Marketing Manager, 213.896.3614 or email at laura.barrera@laopinion.com.
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