News and Events
July 9, 2019
Next Up mission is simple: through skateboarding and arts we encourage higher education, promote youth leadership, and career advancement—mostly within the skateboard industry. This time we […]
July 9, 2019
On April 24th, graphic designer and skateboarder, Andres Alfonso, came to Next Up to teach graphic design for his 4thtime to, again, a new group of […]
April 25, 2019
Dickies Skate has teamed up with Next Up for the 3rd consecutive year to grant three scholarships to Woodward West. Two scholarships will be awarded to […]
April 18, 2019
April 18th, 2019 Next Up had the honor to visit Dwindle Distribution, in an effort to learn as much as possible about the company and how […]
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 Daniel Toledo, a renowned artist, came to Next Up to prepare our students for the “Secret Walls” art contest in Los Angeles. […]
April 16, 2019
April 13th, 2019 Former professional skateboarder, English teacher from the LA Unified School District and founder of Wheelbase Mag Marcus Bandy (@bandiesel) volunteered his time and […]
April 9, 2019
March 20, 2019 Art workshops are some of the most popular activities for Next Up participants. Annette Castellanos volunteered her time, wisdom and experience to teach […]
March 26, 2019
March 26th, 2019 Master lensman Paulo Macedo (Street League photographer), volunteered his time and expertise with Next Up to teach an intro workshop of skateboarding […]
March 20, 2019
March 14, 2019 Lawrence, the founder of Spank Grip, paid a visit to Next Up to instruct a “Griptape Art Workshop”. He is an incredibly talented artist, […]