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‘Art Happens Here With John Lithgow’ Celebrates Arts Education In L.A. – Premiere Date & Trailer
A new PBS special features an awards-laden actor celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages. Art Happens Here with John Lithgow follows the si…
Lithgow visits four organizations that are making a difference in the lives of young people: Self Help Graphics & Art, a pioneering Chicano community organization at the intersection of arts and social justice; the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a nonprofit school offering dance classes to people of all ages; the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge, home of a nationally renowned ceramics studio; and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a specialized public school open to aspiring young artists throughout Los Angeles County. The longtime actor, whose credits range from Broadway’s the Changing Room and Sweet Smell of Success to TV’s 3rd Rock from the Sun and recent The Old Man, said he wanted to be an artist growing up and was inspired and encouraged by his public school art teachers. “Education involves much more than just the basic academic subjects and preparing kids for being tested and evaluated,” said Lithgow, also a double Tony winner and two-time Oscar nominee for Terms of Endearment and The World According to Garp.
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