MEDIA ARTS SANTA ANA, A PROJECT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 103FD4D9-71 F7-430D-B935-4E4C68A17877 obtaining access to arts and technology programs and augmented reality creation opportunities for learning and presentation. This project will benefit the Santa Ana community by providing critical first exposure to youth and adults from Santa Ana's diverse community to cutting edge technology that can start them on a path to explore educational programs in high school and college that lead to careers and well -paying jobs in the arts and technology sector. The classes we will be offering for free would normally cost hundreds of dollars to participate. Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) is a community -based digital arts organization whose mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of digital visionaries through free and accessible youth media classes, workshops, screenings, workforce development, cultural agility, access to technology and creating pathways to 21 st Century jobs. MASA's core programs include the OC Film Fiesta multicultural film festival, the Millennial Producers Academy (MILPA), SMART Walk (South Main Art Retail & Technology), Caf6 MASA, GrassRoots GarageBand, OC Cinema Camp and Murals and Media Class. MASA's beginnings date back to 2010, when co-founders Victor Payan and Pocha Pena launched the OC Film Fiesta, a Cinematic Celebration of Orange County's Diversity and Multicultural Heritage. In 2015, to provide an umbrella for our youth classes and special initiatives, Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) was created, as a fiscally -sponsored project of Community Partners. Activating areas of Santa Ana underserved by arts programming and funding is central to MASA's work. We present programs in all of Santa Aria's wards, and our virtual content is accessible via our YouTube channel. MASA works to create positive social change, activate historically and culturally marginalized communities and broaden and deepen knowledge, understanding and appreciation of our diverse multicultural communities and their contribution to America's culture, history and social tapestry. MASA's cultural priorities include civic and artistic participation, combatting cultural erasure through first voice mediamaking, and stimulating artistic production among youth, immigrants, disenfranchised communities, and those who have been deprived of historical access to culture -making technologies, training or presentation opportunities. MASA's programs invite intergenerational and intercultural participation. Providing a welcoming space for presentation, production, education and cultural exploration, MASA functions as a vital meeting and networking space for Santa Ana's emerging media arts community and accomplished industry leaders, artists and innovators of diverse backgrounds. MASA maintains positive relationships with many Santa Ana and Orange County organizations, and participates in community -led initiatives and organizing efforts. We regularly engage community members about issues important to them, and scout films, presenters and workshop opportunities to address them.