Using the healing power of art to help empower more children in Arizona to create a better future for themselves. That's the mission of Free Arts AZ and it's paving the path to a lifetime of kindness and giving back to our community.
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As the Arizona legislature deliberates on how much, if at all, to fund the arts this fiscal year, arts organizations have spent the past year trying to stay afloat.
“Our regular earned revenue is down 90%,” Kate Wells, CEO of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix, said.
Wells’ staff at the museum has also shrunk from 110 employees to 13 since shutting its doors in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The museum transformed its parking lot into an outdoor playground called Adventure Play in November, but that doesn t make up the difference.
“We re losing money being open but it s so important for us to continue to serve our mission and families so desperately need us to. They need to get out of the house, get the kids out from in front of the computers, do hands-on activities and see other children,” Wells said.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
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Free Arts of Arizona is the only non-profit organization in Arizona delivering creative and therapeutic arts programs, at no cost, to children ages 3 to 21 who have faced abuse, neglect and homelessness. Their mission is to transform children’s trauma into resilience through the arts. The organization was founded in 1993 and has helped tens of thousands of children. The director of Free Arts, Alicia Sutton Campbell and AJ, an alum, join Alberto Rios to talk about the organization. Alicia shares how art helps children cope with their trauma and AJ opens up about his life before Free Arts and how he enjoys his new role as a mentor.