Color Compton

~Summer Art Bootcamp Recap~

We had an amazing time! This summer for our art bootcamp students got to work on clay figures, varies paintings and learn the techniques to creating a collective documentary together. Thank you to all the students for joining us, we had a blast hanging out with you all.

Hope to see you all next summer 🌀

😎 AUGUST CALENDAR 😎

We’re starting off the month with Community Workshops! This upcoming Friday August 7th!

We will do a Cyanotype Workshop, we will provide all materials and all ages welcome ☀️
Our second workshop we are doing a wall candle holder where you get to come in and paint them! Some beautiful decor for your space at home.

Continuing the month with our monthly photo walks with Developed In Compton | Film Lab stay tuned for time and location!
And to finish off the month we are hosting a If These Streets Could Talk Workshop” lets in-vision a Neighborhood together with a zine making workshop✂️

We look forward to our August events built for the community ☀️

FREE ✨ ALL AGES WELCOME

Link In Bio to RSVP

This Friday!!! We will be at the “Youth Financial Empowerment Summit” with please make sure you sign up. We look forward to seeing you there!

⛱️ July Calendar ⛱️

Several Youth opportunities and community events for July‼️
Starting off July with not just one but TWO Youth Fellowships! Check link in bio for details ✏️

Don’t miss out on biggest event yet! The Compton Rodeo - get are selling out fast! 🐴

We will also have another Memory Keeping event - Come digitize your archives with us! 📼
And of course our monthly photowalks every last Saturday of the month with Stay tuned with time and location 📸

Weaving Art + Stories of Peace From Coast to Coast
Are you passionate about art, storytelling, leadership, and creating positive change in your community?

Color Compton is seeking 5 dedicated youth fellows to participate in the L.O.O.M. (Legacies of Organizing Memory) Fellowship, a transformative two-year partnership with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.

The L.O.O.M. Fellowship brings together young artists, storytellers, educators, and community leaders from both coasts to explore how art and storytelling can promote healing, preserve community memory, and inspire peace and justice.

Fellowship Commitment:

L.O.O.M. Fellows Trainer's Institute #1
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM daily
Location: Color Compton
Facilitated by: Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

This is a two-year fellowship designed for students who are excited to grow as artists, leaders, and changemakers. Selected fellows are expected to fully participate in the summer institute, attend fellowship gatherings throughout the program, and travel to Boston, MA in 2027!

✨️ LINK IN BIO TO APPLY

If you have any further questions email us at [email protected]

This iteration of the Community Archive Fellowship is back for Summer 2026 and we’re looking for 8 committed image-makers ages 15–21 ready to go all the way.

6 weeks. 35mm film. Cyanotype. Family archives. A public exhibition in the city of Compton. And three framed works that tell the story of your block, your family, and yourself.

Thursdays 9am–1pm | July 2nd - August 8th

Light breakfast provided 🤎

Weekly sessions are mandatory- come ready to commit.

🎞️ Apply by July 3rd at 11:59pm- link in bio.

Last Friday Color Compton held our End of Year Celebration 🎉
Celebrating our youth from Community Archive Fellowship & our AAI students 🥳

Congratulations to our grad students! 🎓

Thank you to for allowing to host our End of Year Celebration at your location!

SCHOOLS OVER & SUMMER IS HERE ‼️☀️⛱️
But that’s okay Color Compton is offering two weeks of art!!!

1st Week: June 22 - 26 🎨🖌️ A program dedicated to ages 8 - 12, Youth will explore a variety of art projects and learn how to connect art to story telling!
2nd Week: June 29 - July 03 📸 A program dedicated to ages 13 - 17. Youth will learn how to use film photography cameras & connect history + storytelling!
Monday - Friday from 10am - 2pm‼️
📍200A 306 W Compton Blvd Compton, CA 90220

You don’t want to miss out application live - Link In Bio! ☀️

☀️ SUMMER TIME ☀️

We’re ramping up our programming for the summer! Adding more workshops, Paint & Sips & Art Bootcamp! ⛱️

We’re starting off June with the opening of our new exhibition “WE ARE THE LAND: Stories From The Streets & Soil”
A beautiful exhibition highlighting the importance of taking care of OUR LAND with amazing local artists! 🌱

✨ Link In Bio to RSVP to our events ✨

The Community Archive Fellowship Gallery opening was everything.🤎
13 weeks of work, love, and storytelling- all on the walls for the world to see. Seeing families, friends, and community come through to celebrate our fellows made it all worth it.

So incredibly proud of these 19 beautiful humans. If you missed it, let these images hold you over. Shout out to every single one of our fellows, talented, intentional, and one of a kind. This is what community looks like. 📷🌱