Peninsula Hands On Art - Gig Harbor, WA
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Peninsula Hands On Art is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2003 by parents and local artists who wanted to offer students from every socioeconomic background the same educational opportunity to have professional art instruction and access to quality art materials. The organization seeks to foster each child’s individual talent and create a diverse community of young artists. In the 17 years it has been operational, the organization has offered over 173,000 art experiences to kids in our community and currently instructs over 4,000 students in Pierce County per year.
Peninsula Hands On Art’s program provides four art classes yearly that are taught using professionally developed training materials including an educational film produced in-house that incorporates art history, instruction on the use of a variety of high-quality mixed art media, and showcases a step-by-step process presented by a featured local artist. Trained docents, parents, and community volunteers help guide students through the making of each project. Students are left not only with the enjoyment and reward of the creative process and their own original piece of art, but also a greater understanding of visual arts in culture and history and its impact on their daily lives.
Peninsula Hands On Art believes that our world needs artists and patrons who appreciate the arts and strives to cultivate and nurture that in every student connection. With the help of grants, donations, and hundreds of volunteers, Peninsula Hands On Art provides an all-district elementary art program that educates and engages children in art history and technique while encouraging the talents of each child.
Learn more about them here:
Peninsula Hands On Art
P.O. Box 2024, Gig Harbor
www.peninsulahandsonart.org
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