Co-founded in 2014 by renowned architect Frank Gehry and arts education advocate Malissa Shriver, Turnaround Arts: California is a nonprofit organization that administers the Turnaround Arts program statewide to engage, empower, and transform the historically marginalized schools and communities through the arts.
Turnaround Arts: California serves 14,000 students in 23 public elementary and middle schools across 15 school districts statewide, including urban, suburban, and rural communities. California is the largest program affiliate in the country, serving nearly one-third of the 84 participating schools nationwide and involving over 50 community and arts organizations in the work to date.