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ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION...
Arts From The Heart (AFTH) is celebrating our 8th year of providing valuable cultural art experiences to Wimberley youth. Student participation in our numerous programs through the years has reached hundreds of children and teenagers. We initiated our efforts as a pilot program in 1998 in response to budget cutbacks within the school district that significantly decreased enrichment in the arts. The pilot program proved to be successful and was met with eager anticipation by students wanting to participate. Since our inception, we have received strong encouragement from school administrators and continuous support from the community.
We have never charged students to participate in any of our programs and sustain our efforts through donations.
Our 1½ hour after school workshops are held at various campuses on different days of the week. Student enrollment consistently fills very quickly. Our content primarily focuses on the visual arts but at times includes music and song-writing, poetry and prose, dance and drama. Our workshops for younger students typically have a 1 adult to 6 student ratio to insure that every child receives the attention he or she deserves. In addition to our workshops, hundreds of children have participated in our special events, Cultural Art assemblies, student art exhibits, and field trips.
We are also the fortunate recipients of the University of Texas Performing Arts Outreach Program, enabling us to provide many of our older students with complimentary tickets and transportation to attend major cultural art events in performance halls that they otherwise might not have the financial means to attend.
A strong philosophy of our organization is that it is beneficial for young people to become involved with their community. We regularly encourage and facilitate our students to contribute their creative talents and artwork to other community organizations. AFTH has carefully and successfully developed community partnerships and resources. We are fortunate to have a very large volunteer base and an abundance of talented artists who value mentoring youth. AFTH works with over 150 volunteers each year.
To learn more about our organization or to become involved,
call 512-847-8500.
Arts From the Heart is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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AFTH's Philosophy:
Arts From The Heart believes that
- the cultural arts provide an important avenue for mentorship of youth through interaction with artists and the community.
- facilitating youth to become involved with their community through their artistic endeavors benefits youth and enriches community life
- receiving cultural art education broadens the perspectives of youth and can benefit them throughout their lifetime
- every child has imaginative and creative ability.
- it is beneficial to the community for the abundance of artistic talent, which has been an integral part of Wimberley’s heritage, to be honored, nurtured and encouraged to thrive.
- creative expression and art cross barriers of age, race and religion. |
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