Grant Sends 15 Students to CalArts Summer Program

Thanks to a $20,000 grant from Union Bank, 15 Belmont High School students will participate in a four-week residential arts program at the California Institute of the Arts, bank officials said Monday.

The Belmont students were among 500 young aspiring artists selected in a statewide talent search. The program offers instruction in animation, creative writing, dance, film and video, music, theater and visual arts. The program will begin Saturday at CalArts’ campus in Valencia.

Belmont arts teacher Kathy Stazer persuaded 18 of her students to apply for the intensive summer arts residency program. Fifteen were accepted and one was put on a waiting list.