ARTreach partners with Texas non-profits across the state to bring the arts to communities in need

These unique partnerships are working to expand outreach capabilities and improve funding availability for art non profits

ARTreach is a 501c3 Texas non profit organization established to bring the arts to underserved communities. The organization is focused on increasing community awareness for the value of the arts-in-education and the importance of providing equal access to the arts for the underprivileged. ARTreach serves targeted populations including children at risk, troubled youth, special needs children and adults, victims of crime or catastrophe, and the elderly.

ARTreach is an outreach organization with social, educational and expressive art programs and services accessible through social service agencies, children and family protective services, juvenile justice departments and school districts. ARTreach works through grant writing and donations to offset the expenses associated with bringing professional artists, musicians and dance groups to underserved communities and partners with Texas art non-profits across the state to deliver quality and professional art programs to needy communities.

Building strong partnerships to serve in 2008-09

ARTreach is facing a rapid increase of needs through social service and school districts for quality art programs that support educational objectives and social skill development and is focused on building stronger partnerships to serve the higher numbers.

ARTreach is inviting Fine Arts Museums, Symphonies, Operas, Ballets, cultural arts societies, art leagues, local dance and music companies, art studios, and district approved arts-in-education and after school program providers that offer outreach as component of their mission to partner with ARTreach this year to serve the higher numbers.  

ARTreach Partnerships work to expand outreach capabilities, support grant writing and improve funding for the art groups involved. As an advocacy organization ARTreach supports implementation, delivery and evaluation of art programs, and measures and records the impact a quality art program has on targeted populations to support better funding and improved legislation. ARTreach offers these services in exchange for donated programs, professional artist’s time and/or subsidies offered by other quality art non-profits, district approved program providers, art, and music, and dance companies. 

Goals to increase Arts Funding

The goal through ARTreach Partnerships is for involved art groups to be able to serve the higher numbers without increasing already overwhelming needs associated with fundraising for more and more hard earned art dollars aimed at outreach. The backdrop associated with fundraising issues represents Texas’ overall need to increase community and individual’s awareness of the importance of the cultural arts and arts in education, and encourage through grassroots campaigns and advocacy much better legislation that would ultimately increase public arts funding available across the state. 

If you are board member or director involved in a Texas non-profit art organization and wish to expand your organization’s outreach into needy communities. Please visit www.ARTreachonline.org and contact Terri Bieber, executive director at art.reach@earthlink.net to discuss partnerships ideas that will serve the neediest communities and help bring more art to underserved communities, including children at risk, troubled youth, special needs children and adults and the elderly in Texas.