Room 13

Room 13/Foshay             (James Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles, CA)

ROOM 13 Foshay, Los Angeles is a student managed and financed, independent, sustainable, art studio at a public school. It is part of the cluster of Room 13 studios in America. The second U.S. Room 13, opened in February 2009, and  is located at Eliot Middle School in Altadena, CA. The third Room 13 recently opened in February 2010 on Marjorie Street, in Torrance (South Bay), CA.

Room 13 International.

The Heart of Art

* We create art

* We raise money for our supplies

* We manage and organize the money, art, and fundraising

* We are interviewing candidates to be our Artist-in-Residence

So far Room 13 Foshay has:

* Opened the first American Room 13 in January, 2008 with committee meetings at Foshay

* Attended a 10 day art intersession organized by Light Bringer Project and  tbwachiatday

* Had the first Foshay Family Art Day

* Visited FILM ROMAN, the production center of THE SIMPSONS

* Part of a benefit gallery show to benefit UNICEF’s TAP project

* tbwachiatday Family Art Day

* Attended the 2008 Venice Art Walk

* Received $500 commission to create Carbon Neutral Sculptures as Prizes – the top 5 are now part of international collections

* Won the AT&T award at the Pasadena Chalk Festival (the world’s biggest chalk festival)

* Chosen to do pre-show festivities for GUSH-ED – Event photography, face-painting, balloon art, art making.

* Feature article in California Homes

* Feature article in Creativity Magazine

* R13 Foshay artworks shown at the Hearts & Minds Exhibition at the Art Director’s Club of New York

* Second Foshay Family Art Day (October, 2008)

* Working with Edwin Aguilar, of The Simpson’s, to create an animated short

* Working with ABC/Disney with their top photographers

* Working on trading partnerships with South African Room 13’s to exchange tote bags, etc.

* Had an internal contest to design t-shirts and tote bags – 7 winning designs made – sold at school, Farmer’s Markets and to businesses (available)

* Ran Room 13 booths at Echo Park, Silverlake and Hollywood Farmer’s Markets to make art with patrons for donations and sell hand-made Valentine’s Day cards, bookmarks, tote bags, t-shirts and pillows.

*Ready to become mentors to Room 13/Eliot, show them what we have learned and partner with them on new projects

Support Young Artists

Who Support Themselves

We are always looking for mentors in art and business to help us grow

Please contact Light Bringer Project

Special thanks to John Midby, our teacher