About Venice Arts Formed in 1993, Venice Arts is a California-based non-profit arts organization that is committed to providing high-level arts education for low-income youth in the areas of photography, filmmaking, and the visual arts. In addition to its core art mentoring programs, Venice Arts facilitates documentary projects regionally, nationally, and internationally. It is the philosophy of Venice Arts that self-expression, particularly through the arts, has the potential to transform and empower young people to see greater possibilities for themselves and for their communities.

The mission of Venice Arts is to ignite youths’ imagination, mentor their creativity, and expand their sense of possibility through high quality, accessible media–based arts education programs. Our programs also serve as a catalyst for people of all ages, living in low–income or underrepresented communities, to create and share personal and community stories through photography, film, and multimedia.