Why Art in Action?
Dear John,
As a teacher, Art in Action Founder Judy Sleeth was dismayed to find that her daughter's Kindergarten class did not have an art program, so she started writing and teaching her own art lessons to the class. In 1982, she founded Art in Action as a response to a lack of art lessons taught in classrooms and the decimation of art education programs in California schools through Proposition 13. The program grew to area schools through word of mouth as the need for art programs like this continued to grow. In 1999, Art in Action became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has become an invaluable resource for school communities across the country.
Today, we reach more than 70,000 students and train nearly 3,000 teachers in 500 schools and organizations nationwide. There are still more students, teachers, and school to reach because every child deserves art.
Ready to take action?
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