Carren Jao

Carren Jao is a digital producer for KCET and PBS SoCal. She is responsible for developing editorial strategies and supporting content for KCET and PBS SoCal’s original productions, as well as digital projects. She manages the development of articles and short videos for the Emmy award-winning arts and culture series Artbound, Southland Sessions, the James Beard-nominated food series The Migrant Kitchen, Lost LA and more.

Previously, Carren has worked as a full-time freelance journalist. Her work has been published around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Wired UK, Surface, Dwell and many others. She has also been nominated for best online journalist for her work covering the issues and communities of the Los Angeles River for KCET’s Confluence.

You can find her online and on Twitter.

Children and youth engage in arts education throughout Los Angeles County.

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Artbound

Where to Find an Arts Experience Near You

Art is a fundamental need, yet there are a lot of barriers to students having access to arts education, especially in California where less than 40% of students are enrolled in any sort of arts class. This resource serves as a guide to available programs in all 78 school districts in Los Angeles County.

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Artbound

Animated Series 'City of Ghosts' Explores L.A.'s Rich Histories for Kids

Award-winning animator Elizabeth Ito explores L.A.'s rich, diverse history in a hybrid documentary and animated series, "City of Ghosts."

National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman arrives at the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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Poetry is Political: Amanda Gorman's America

“I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from freedom fighters, who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me,” so goes the mantra of Amanda Gorman. Learn more about the nation's youngest inauguration poet and her politics.

Hollywood Bowl shell with orchestra on stage. | Adam Latham

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In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

An Episode Guide to ‘In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl’

Mark your calendars and see the Hollywood Bowl in a new light. Catch these never-before aired performances starting January 15.

Multigenerational members of Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra during rehearsals | Samantha Lee ab s11

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Artbound

An Episode Guide to Artbound Season 11

Join us as we discover the many ways that art is an essential part of the human experience on "Artbound." Tune in with this episode guide.

A black and white photo of Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra playing | Samantha Lee ab s11

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Artbound

The Past That Resounds Today: A New Season of 'Artbound' Begins

This season, "Artbound" explores how communities have fought to survive, to stay resilient by creating the art forms, forums and spaces they need to band together as communities, combat erasure and unapologetically express themselves.

A video camera showing an image of people gathered in the frame | Kushagra Kevat/Unsplash

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Fine Cut

Watch the Future of Filmmaking Unfold: An Episode Guide for 'Fine Cut' Season 21

Tune in Wednesdays at 10 p.m. PT to catch a glimpse of tomorrow's big names in filmmaking. Here's a guide to upcoming episodes.

CARE NOT CAGES" written in in the sky, contributed by Patrisse Cullors, over the L.A. County Jail as seen from Griffith Park | Chris Mastro, In Plain Sight

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Southland Sessions

What It Took to Sky Type 80 Messages Across the Sky

“In Plain Sight" conscripted 80 artists and organizations to make visible the vast and invisible network of detention centers by writing messages in the sky.

"Perspective" | Courtesy of L.A. Dance Festival

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Southland Sessions

Two Dance Companies Team Up for a Free Dance Showcase Streaming Now

From June 23 to June 30, "Dance for L.A.: Off the Stage and Onto the Screen" is available to stream for free to a dance-loving audience.

"PROBE Summer of 1980" float at Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade, 1980. | ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries

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Lost LA

50 Years of L.A. Pride, The World’s First Permitted Gay Pride Parade, in Posters

The L.A. Pride Parade and Festival in West Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angeles life, but 50 years ago, it was at the center of a heated battle between the authorities and the LGBT community’s wish to be publicly gay.

L.A. Dodgers

Fantastic, Spooktastic L.A.

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L.A. Dodgers

Fantastic, Spooktastic L.A.

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