We strive to offer programming that is accessible to anyone who wants to participate.
Your support helps us to maintain our space, offer sliding scale prices, provide materials to learners, invite guest teaching artists, and put on new and exciting offerings.
Our summer camp program blends creative play, high quality art experiences, and fun! We have three unique weeks offered for ages 5-11 (split into two groups) for the month of July. We will explore mixed media, ceramics, performance, movement through individual and collaborative projects while incorporating the fundamentals of art and design and most importantly fun!
Our scholarship form focuses on equity, art accessibility, and the community at large!We take into account familial structure, racial ethnicity, income, and access to resources.
We strive to scholarship 25 percent of our student population in addition to the scholarships for single parent households in need-desimeinated specifically from our single parent fund.
We will reach out accordingly to the form answers and application time!
Mess Arts has become a trusted safe place where I know my child is free to be herself and will learn about the same values that I hold dear—especially around accepting and embracing ourselves, our art, and other people and treating everyone in an inclusive and kind manner. The inclusion model allowed my daughter to fully participate even when finances were much more strained for my family, and I was excited when we could afford to pay a little more than when we started, knowing that the extra amount may allow another child to participate at a lower cost.
Shannon
It's not just a place where our kids go to do art; it's a second home where they feel safe to experiment, make mistakes, and learn from them. The atmosphere is incredibly nurturing, and the intentional work that has been modeled for children as to what the community should look and feel like. The children are truly stakeholders. This is in part to the dedicated staff who go above and beyond to ensure that every child feels valued and supported in their artistic journey, and the emphasis on authenticity that is constantly modeled for the young artists.
Sara
Mess Arts has been a great help to me as a single parent because finding reliable childcare can be difficult. What Mess Arts offers is a safe environment where I know my daughter is well taken care of and listening to the instructors. I can go to work worry-free. It provides so many resources, and on top of that, the children learn a lot—through things like field trips, and just simple activities where Mess Arts encourages the kids to get involved and make a difference in the community.
Andrea
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