PAMA PERFORMING ARTS and MULTIMEDIA ACADEMY

Why PAMA? TO PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY and CAREER PATHS FOR CREATIVE STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO THE ARTS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF CREATIVE CAREERS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER

PREPARING FOR THE CREATIVE ECONOMY 695,100 direct and indirect jobs in the LA/Orange County Region $140 Billion sales/receipts generated by Creative Industries in % of the State’s Creative Economy Workers are in the LA area The Creative Economy is the major business sector in the region (from Report on the Creative Economy prepared for Otis College by LA County Economic Development Corp.)

Educating Both Sides of the Brain “ The future belongs to a very different kind of person.....creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers. These people--artists, inventors,designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers--will now reap society ’ s richest rewards and share its greatest joys ” Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

PAMA students will choose from Career Pathways in Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theatre, Contemporary Dance, Digital Media Design and Visual Art

6 PAMA Highlights: Big Draw LA: Large scale drawing collaboration Art Center College of Design: Tour and Concept Art Workshop with Eric Ng Visit and demonstration by Red Digital Cinema Camera Professional Panel for the Arts Knotts field trip to Iron Reef attraction and talk by the designers

CREATE Innovate COMMUNICATE Collaborate CELEBRATE PAMA Requirements: Each Pathway Advisor has determined requirements for PAMA certificates. See your Advisor General Requirements: Attend ALL PAMA Meetings, Events and Field trips (in your Pathway) Volunteer to work on PAMA Events.