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“From performance, fashion, music, and the visual arts, including painting and sculpting, it’s never too late to develop and cultivate talent. Dreams do not have an expiration date, and that is what we plan to instill in our students at WACO Theater Center.”
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Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles Lawson launched the non-profit WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater Center in Los Angeles, with its first annual Wearable Art Gala at the California African American Museum (CAAM) on Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Attendees were encouraged to come dressed as art in original fashion designs. The evening included live and silent auctions as guests were invited to explore the CAAM’s galleries and exhibitions.
In honor of the Lawson’s Louisiana Creole ancestry, the Gala included festivities such as Second Line music and dancing. A Creole-style dinner was presented by the renowned Los Angeles restaurant Harold & Belle’s whose third-generation owners, Chef Ryan and Jessica Legaux, presented beloved family recipes of Creole classics throughout the evening.
“It is a proven fact that when you are exposed to the arts, you do better in other areas. We want to feed the mind of the entire young person from the arts to life skills. The mentoring program for young women will teach them everything from basic etiquette to public speaking. Young people need to clearly see the best versions of themselves,” says Knowles Lawson, who is also collaborating with the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM Los Angeles) to foster the creativity of its students.
To help spread the message for this non-profit venture, the Lawsons received support from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, Bianca Lawson and Kelly Rowland who served as the Gala’s Honorary Chairpersons.
WACO THEATER CENTER
The WACO Theater Center is dedicated to the empowerment of artists within a diversified pool of LA communities. Its founder’s mission is to create a space Where Art Can Occur. WACO Theater Center, where artists and non-artists alike will be taught to develop their true purpose and awaken their own individual power source which fuels their art. With Lawson’s well-crafted guidance, students will learn to reach tangible goals by applying a systematic roadmap, allowing them to put their dreams into action, resulting in monetizing their unique talent no matter what their age.
WACO’s major community programs are the aforementioned Tina’s Angels, Richard’s Warriors, and, Mobile Arts Theater. In addition, WACO Theater Center will produce original works along with other community events, such as Parent/Child movie date night, Free Dance, Modeling, Painting/Sculpting Workshops, and Children’s Open Mic Night. WACO Theater Center is located at 5144 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood’s NoHo Arts District. For more information on classes and upcoming productions, visit www.WACOTheaterCenter.com
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