VALENCIA : CalArts to Get $25 Million for Earthquake Repairs
California Institute of the Arts, the Valencia college heavily damaged during the Northridge earthquake, has been awarded almost $25 million in federal funds for repairs, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
FEMA spokesman Russ Edmonston said the private arts college has been authorized to receive more than $24.9 million to rebuild earthquake-damaged structures. The majority of the funds--about $23 million--will repair structural damage to CalArts’ 500,000-square-foot main building.
As quake repairs began, courses were held in a variety of impromptu locations. Temple Beth Shalom in Newhall, a vacant Lockheed research center in Valencia, the Magic Moments Theatre at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, the Santa Clarita YMCA, a health club at the Vista Village shopping center and Le Studio in Pasadena all served as CalArts classrooms in the weeks after the temblor.
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