The administration finally agreed to hand over the space for the Music and Arts Coalition. They tried to stall us for months but our persistence forced them to give in. Enjoy this win because we earned every inch of it.
July 30, 2016
Final supporters
Cal Poly Pomona is a university overflowing with talented students with an interest in music and arts, however currently there are very few venues on campus available to showcase this student creativity. Venues such as the Music Recital Hall and the University Theater are not easily accessible to students looking to showcase their own projects as a result of those facilities’ vital role in providing rehearsal and performance space for academic classes and ensembles. Furthermore, the Kellogg Gallery is dedicated to bringing diverse and multicultural exhibitions to campus, leaving little room for student art. In addition to this, student life on the weekends has been lacking. By presenting another form of entertainment, students living on campus will have more reason to stay on the weekends and create a point of interest for Cal Poly Pomona.
An interdisciplinary group of students is now in the process of trying to secure a space that will provide for a venue for this purpose, called the Music and Arts Coalition of Cal Poly Pomona. The Music and Arts Coalition of Cal Poly Pomona will focus on arts and music education for underserved students of the greater Pomona area. Additionally, the space will be dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable space for art, dance, and music projects for the Cal Poly community. Finally, this coalition will allow Cal Poly students a place to fulfill the Cal Poly “learn-by-doing” philosophy, putting music making, arts management, marketing, and music and arts education into action.
The space will:
- Provide opportunities to “learn by doing”
- Provide a community social environment, even on weekends.
- Offer a forum for new ideas and artistic thought.
- Be a welcoming “safe space” for students of any background, walk of life or affiliation.
- Help students experience working in a real-life, interdisciplinary environment.
- Incubate cross-disciplinary activities.
- Be a unifying collective that can bring the entire campus and student body together.
- Help move Cal Poly away from being a “commuter” school to a “community” school.
- Encourage future generations to be involved in arts and music.
As we move forward in securing a location, we need community support to show the university that we need this venue! Please sign and share this petition to encourage the growth of the student creative community on campus!
Updates
May 3, 2016
The administration continues to ignore our pleas for a creative space while students are left with nowhere to showcase their work. I have been meeting with student leaders to plan our next move because the university won't listen to us until we force them to.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
53 Comments
CPP wants to be an active campus, rather than a ghost town campus at night and weekends, and a venue might be beneficial. Also, the city of Pomona has an active music scene, with the Glass House and Fox Theater, so any action that aligns CPP with Pomona is good. Our campus is in Pomona, not Los Angeles, let's start embracing our city, rather than ignore the city.
I'm in a band and I would love have a place for us to not only share our music, but to also support other local student bands. We should have a venue to share the art that we create.
We need a venue on campus to provide Cal Poly Pomona music, art, business, marketing, electrical engineering, and physics majors a platform for collaboration for live music events. This will provide valuable experience students can use in the professional world. The building located next to Alamitos and Aliso dorm halls could make a great venue. Cal Poly Pomona needs a healthy form of entertainment for incoming freshman!
I am a student and a musician and this would be a great resource to have an campus to use for musicians outside of the music department recital hall and theater
This would be great for students trying to learn more about live production and those who need an outlet to perform at. As a Music Industry major and live sound engineer who has had to go elsewhere to get into learning about Live Sound Reinforcement, I think this would be a great way to get students involved in developing their skills and collaborating with their peers.
even though I do not attend this school, I'm passionate and open to all creative musicians and artists to have a place to share to the public in expressing their own work. Good Luck CPP. Indeed MUSIC IS LIFE!
Music venues only give back to the community and make people more interested in education
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The administration finally agreed to hand over the space for the Music and Arts Coalition. They tried to stall us for months but our persistence forced them to give in. Enjoy this win because we earned every inch of it.
July 30, 2016
Final supporters
Cal Poly Pomona is a university overflowing with talented students with an interest in music and arts, however currently there are very few venues on campus available to showcase this student creativity. Venues such as the Music Recital Hall and the University Theater are not easily accessible to students looking to showcase their own projects as a result of those facilities’ vital role in providing rehearsal and performance space for academic classes and ensembles. Furthermore, the Kellogg Gallery is dedicated to bringing diverse and multicultural exhibitions to campus, leaving little room for student art. In addition to this, student life on the weekends has been lacking. By presenting another form of entertainment, students living on campus will have more reason to stay on the weekends and create a point of interest for Cal Poly Pomona.
An interdisciplinary group of students is now in the process of trying to secure a space that will provide for a venue for this purpose, called the Music and Arts Coalition of Cal Poly Pomona. The Music and Arts Coalition of Cal Poly Pomona will focus on arts and music education for underserved students of the greater Pomona area. Additionally, the space will be dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable space for art, dance, and music projects for the Cal Poly community. Finally, this coalition will allow Cal Poly students a place to fulfill the Cal Poly “learn-by-doing” philosophy, putting music making, arts management, marketing, and music and arts education into action.
The space will:
- Provide opportunities to “learn by doing”
- Provide a community social environment, even on weekends.
- Offer a forum for new ideas and artistic thought.
- Be a welcoming “safe space” for students of any background, walk of life or affiliation.
- Help students experience working in a real-life, interdisciplinary environment.
- Incubate cross-disciplinary activities.
- Be a unifying collective that can bring the entire campus and student body together.
- Help move Cal Poly away from being a “commuter” school to a “community” school.
- Encourage future generations to be involved in arts and music.
As we move forward in securing a location, we need community support to show the university that we need this venue! Please sign and share this petition to encourage the growth of the student creative community on campus!
Updates
May 3, 2016
The administration continues to ignore our pleas for a creative space while students are left with nowhere to showcase their work. I have been meeting with student leaders to plan our next move because the university won't listen to us until we force them to.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
53 Comments
As a 4th year at Cal Poly Pomona I think this is a great idea. The thought of a location for shows and art by all students (and hopefully local acts in the community) without having to jump hurdles as in the case of the gallery and recital hall is awesome.
CPP wants to be an active campus, rather than a ghost town campus at night and weekends, and a venue might be beneficial. Also, the city of Pomona has an active music scene, with the Glass House and Fox Theater, so any action that aligns CPP with Pomona is good. Our campus is in Pomona, not Los Angeles, let's start embracing our city, rather than ignore the city.
I'm in a band and I would love have a place for us to not only share our music, but to also support other local student bands. We should have a venue to share the art that we create.
We need a venue on campus to provide Cal Poly Pomona music, art, business, marketing, electrical engineering, and physics majors a platform for collaboration for live music events. This will provide valuable experience students can use in the professional world. The building located next to Alamitos and Aliso dorm halls could make a great venue. Cal Poly Pomona needs a healthy form of entertainment for incoming freshman!
I am a student and a musician and this would be a great resource to have an campus to use for musicians outside of the music department recital hall and theater
This would be great for students trying to learn more about live production and those who need an outlet to perform at. As a Music Industry major and live sound engineer who has had to go elsewhere to get into learning about Live Sound Reinforcement, I think this would be a great way to get students involved in developing their skills and collaborating with their peers.
even though I do not attend this school, I'm passionate and open to all creative musicians and artists to have a place to share to the public in expressing their own work. Good Luck CPP. Indeed MUSIC IS LIFE!
Music venues only give back to the community and make people more interested in education
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As a 4th year at Cal Poly Pomona I think this is a great idea. The thought of a location for shows and art by all students (and hopefully local acts in the community) without having to jump hurdles as in the case of the gallery and recital hall is awesome.