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ARTreach Day of Caring at Brookwood sponsored by the Katy Rotary Club
The international dance troop URGEWORKS performed live at the Brookwood Community as part of the ARTreach 4th Annual Day of Caring and Hip Hop Extravaganza held on Saturday, May 16th. The presentation was sponsored by the Katy Rotary Club and invited community volunteers and Rotarians to attend and enjoy the show with the Brookwood citizens. |
The ARTreach Around the World Muralis a unique Arts-in-Education Project commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the Texas PTA. Stop by lobby of Tradition Bank located at 1515 Grand Parkway through May 30 and see the ARTreach World Mural. This incredible 14' mural is comprised of 60 individual panels created in ARTreach workshops held around the world. Professional artist Vickie McMillan from Katy, Texas designed the project and facilitated the workshops. The project engaged students from Africa, Asia, Mexico, and the United States and included Texas PTA members and students from across the state to make an artistic statement about our unique blend of cultures. The melting pot of America is represented in this mural by our children, parents and teachers across the world. Step back far enough and you will see a greater image emerge from the background of each unique panel- Look for our children's hands raising high inside the classroom- educated, bright, and inquisitive. Reaching to embrace a wonderful future for our world! A gift to the Texas PTA - making every child's potential a reality. This mural will be permanently installed at the Congress of Parents and Teacher State Offices in Austin, Texas. |
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Thank you!
 Thank you Katy Exchange Club for supporting ARTreach Programs serving children at risk in KatyMay donors include
Sunrise
Katy Rotary Club
Berryhill Baja Grill in Villagio
Steel Trading Corp of America
Maria Masson
LeeAnn Rinderknect
Helen Eriksen
Lauren Murdoen
Mary Taylor
Martha Brown
Jeannie Caulkins
Nihal Guler-Guidir
Sony Hartley
Carol Adams
Thank you Project Partners
LaCenterra
Literacy Council of Fort Bend
Pregnancy Help Center
Mayde Creek Elementary PTA |
Books in Bloom!
"Read and Be Creative!" This is a 48"x48" community masterpiece created by children and families attending the Books in Bloom Festival held at LaCenterra in Cinco Ranch on May 9th. The project was sponsored by ARTreach, LaCenterra and LCFBC and will be auctioned on June 12th by The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County- Now celebrating 21 years of service to Fort Bend County! | |
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ARTreach is celebrating the Arts in May with several culminating events associated with our special projects. A year in the making, the ARTreach Around the World Mural is complete. A privately funded project, this mural will be unveiled at the Texas PTA Summer Leadership Seminar in Austin on July 24-25. Read more about it in this issue. Everyone at ARTreach is looking forward to an exciting and busy summer. We will be piloting new camps serving special needs children at the ARTreach Studio and directing a theater arts program for refugees from Burma. You can help! ARTreach needs artists and mentors to donate one hour a week teaching art to at-risk youth! Help keep kids safe and off the streets! The ARTreach Studio is open to students in need of creative and engaging art activities this summer! Youth Night every Friday 6-9pm offers pizza and free art lessons for 7th-10th graders in a safe, creative and chaperoned environment- call to reserve a space 281-392-5341 or email info@artreachonline.org |
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Breakfast at Sunrise
This was an event hosted by Sunrise Assisted Living in Cinco Ranch and invited professional partners and Katy Chamber members to enjoy a taste of Sunrise. Breakfast was prepared by Sunrise culinary experts, with made to order omelets, waffles, fresh pastries and fruit. Artwork was displayed that highlighted the projects and programs developed by ARTreach for Sunrise senior citizens and patients with Alzheimer's. ARTreach is seeking musicians and artists who woud like to share one hour a week with residents in assisted living. The ARTreach Studio also offers art making workshops and field trips for seniors in assisted living. Activity Directors may reserve a date by emailing info@artreachonline.org |
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Utilizing a creative art-making process to help patients cope with long term illness
This month several ARTreach workshops were hosted at the Aids Foundation of Houston, a residential center for women who are found to be HIV positive. A special project was facilitated by ARTreach roster artist Vickie McMillan with volunteers from Woodsedge Community Church. Vickie and the residents created "Thumbprint Art" - utilizing a creative art making process designed to help patients cope with long term illness. The project centered on hope and healing, and on each person's unique sense of purpose. The workshops were offered as three, two hour sessions with 16 different women participating. The women stitched their pieces together to create a single large thumbprint. "The project touched me", said volunteer Dawn Adams, "it focused on unifying the group and discovering the peace of mind that can be found within everyone's diverse life experiences. We all learned a lot about each other and ourselves." Two group "Thumbprint" paintings were created. One will be hung in the Lobby of the AIDS Foundation and the other at the Woodsedge Community Church. |
  
ARTreach ARTparties at Berryhill in Cinco Ranch
An ART party at Berryhill brings artists, musicians and volunteers together to help raise money and build awareness for ARTreach Programs in the community. Berryhill Baja Grill is donating 10% of proceeds rasied during the ARTparties to support a list of special projects in Katy, Fort Bend County and Houston. Past parties have helped sponsor a 5th grade Mural Project for students at Mayde Creek Elementary and cultural art workshops for gifted students. The May and June parties will help sponsor children with autism and other special needs to attend "Within My Reach" entrepreneurial art camps being piloted at the ARTreach studio this summer. Everyone is invited to enjoy the ARTparty with music and art at BerryHill Baja Grill at Villagio in Cinco Ranch the third Friday of each month 5:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Thank you to the National Charity League Azalea Chapter volunteers (pictured) for helping direct the art activities for young children. Thank you to Berryhill and "Two Fools on a Stool" for the musical entertainment in May! |
ART in the Park
Saturday, June 6th
10 am - 4 pm Come to the Katy Heritage Park the first Saturday of every month - tour the historic homes and enjoy an array of fine art, music and activities on the front porch of the ARTreach Heritage Arts Center. You can buy watercolor paintings, charcoal drawings, pottery, jewelry, ceramics, fused glass and other original works of art by local artists! Buy gifts and artwork at the Heritage Arts Center or our ARTreach Gallery at Serendipity Hap'ez and you'll be helping to bring the arts to children and others in need.
ARTreach Heritage Arts Center
Katy Heritage Park, 5990 George Bush Drive
ARTreach Gallery @ Serendipity Hap'ez
535 Pin Oak Road, Katy Texas 77494 | |
ARTreach Offers Graphic Design Services
Did you know ARTreach can provide business advertising and marketing services for affordable non-profit rates? When you contract through ARTreach for your graphic communication, videography, or print media needs, a portion of the cost goes back into the community by helping ARTreach fund valuable outreach programs. Your advertising dollars will help serve the needy including children at risk, special needs children and adults, and the elderly in your community: Katy, Houston, Sugar Land and the Woodlands. ARTreach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Visit us online at http://www.artreachonline.org/services
ARTreach is proud to be an organizational member of the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts-in-Education, Texans for the Arts, Americans for the Arts/Arts Action Council and a partner of the Texas PTA |
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