JUNK VALUED BY SET DESIGNERS IN LOCAL THEATERS, SCHOOLS PROP ROOM ON WHEELS SOUGHT FOR SANTA CLARITA AREA.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- The theater-arts student was like a kid in a toy store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. as she surveyed the warehouse jam-packed with discarded musical instruments, pallets of buttons from a factory, giant rolls of seamless paper ``and every object you can imagine,'' she said. Waiting for the right eye to know their purpose, the items had been donated to a center in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of by businesses that no longer needed them. They were there for the taking by schools and community-arts programs. ``The strangest thing was an 8-foot bird, like a flamingo. That's the kind of thing that gets taken up immediately,'' said Sarah Krainin, who is earning a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in scenic design Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical scenery. Scenic designers have traditionally come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but nowadays, generally speaking, they are trained professionals, often with M.F.A. at the California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. . ``What a great addition for the entrance to an art center!'' Krainin reused many materials and hopes to reuse the concept in Santa Clarita. ``It's like a grocery store with your staples like your milk and your bread -- lumber, paints -- but every once in a while you find a box of cookies, like the 8-foot bird,'' she said. The East Coast repository is operated by Materials for the Arts, which has managed for nearly 30 years to divert hundreds of tons of odds and ends from landfills and put them to use. Its ``most wanted'' list includes furniture, office and electronic items. The center's director said New York public schools account for more than one-third of its recipients. ``Art is our mission -- performing arts, visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → , dance, theater, after-school (programs),'' said Director Harriet Taub. The Department of Education funds the nonprofit center, part of New York City's Cultural Affairs Department. The Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. and other arts programs also benefit. L.A. Shares in Los Angeles is a West Coast version of Materials for the Arts. Schools and nonprofit groups create online wish lists, which are then matched with donations. Krainin hopes to launch some version of the mega recycling idea in Valencia and is being aided in applying for grants by Heather Merenda, a sustainability planner for the city. She hopes to have a finished proposal by summer's end and to launch the project before she completes master's degree work next year. Merenda has suggested a versatile alternative to a warehouse: a mobile van. ``It goes to you -- like an ice cream truck, but with paint,'' Krainin said. Local schools could be beneficiaries. ``We take usable donations of that kind of thing from any source,'' said Marc Winger, superintendent of the Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. . City government has launched its own waste-exchange program in which people can log on to www.scvswap.com and trade goods. The site has yet to take off. In New York, recipients write thank-you notes to the donors about how they used the materials. ``It gives (donors) the feeling they're contributing to the arts,'' she said. ``When people start to see themselves as contributors to art, art tends to be more valuable. (It) becomes a captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. function for society if people are engaged in it.'' judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Cal Arts Grad student Sara Kranin hopes to help launch an artist co-op in Santa Clarita in which artists may use and share supplies. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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