ARTreach summer camp introduces art, business and a healthy lifestyle to children at risk in Fort Bend County
A unique day camp being held at the Katy Family YMCA

Fort Bend County, Texas – ARTreach and the Katy Family YMCA are teaming to introduce Art and Business combined with Health and Fitness in a unique summer camp benefiting youth in Fort Bend County Project L.E.A.P. (Leadership- Education-Action Program).

This ARTreach Program is offered as a one week day camp serving youth at risk ages 14-17 and in Fort Bend County Project L.E.A.P. (Leadership Education Action Program). It introduces graphic design and screen printing combined with marketing techniques associated with the wholesale tee-shirt industry. The ARTreach Art and Business Program applies the skills needed for living in the real world and is taught by professional artist, Danny Russo of Young Audiences of Houston.

Project L.E.A.P. students will learn basic screen printing techniques and be given an opportunity to create an original line of tee-shirts and fitness totes. The participants will learn how to cut and produce stencils and burn images using lamps and light-sensitive emulsion on silk screens to create a number of designs that can be reproduced and sold.  The Katy Family YMCA will be supporting additional camp activities for the youth that focus on health and fitness. This ARTreach Program at the Katy Family YMCA is designed to incorporate health, education, business and the arts to promote productive, creative and healthy lifestyles.

The ARTreach Art & Business Program at the Katy Family YMCA is made possible thanks to the Fort Bend Partnership for Youth, Young Audiences of Houston–Imagine. Create. Educate. Tradition Bank of Katy- Local answers.