unleash creativity! 2025 free youth education campaign
Dear Art Patron,
National Philanthropy Day is Thursday, November 14, and we are celebrating art education for Aransas County youth!
The Rockport Center for the Arts is committed to inspiring the next generation of creative thinkers and artists through our free youth education programs. We invite you to join our Unleash Creativity! 2025 FREE Youth Art Education Campaign, aimed at providing local youth with access to quality art education at no cost. Your support will help fund eight hallmark programs for aspiring artists, as well as outreach initiatives that introduce creative arts to underserved and economically disadvantaged children.
Unleash Creativity! will enhance the quality of life for our local children by sparking their imagination and helping prevent recidivism. The skills they develop in the classroom will serve them well into adulthood. Our financial goal for this campaign is $200,000.
Thanks to angel investors, we have already secured $70,000 (35% of our total goal) to match your contributions dollar-for-dollar! Double your impact by donating NOW and help us reach our goal by year’s end.
Give the Gift of Free Youth Art Education Today!
1. ArtSpace Summer Camp: A week-long art camp for children in 1st to 8th grade.
2. Free Family Saturdays: A year-long drop-in program that brings families together to create art, lasting memories and a take home project, open to all ages.
3. Young Chefs Classes and Summer Camp - Where Food Science Meets the Culinary Arts: A year-round after school program and summer camp for children in 4th and 5th grade that combines food science with culinary arts to promote healthy food choices.
4. Ballet Classes and Summer Camp: A year-long after-school program and summer camp for children in 1st to 8th grade, taught by a professional ballerina to promote strength, positive body image, and self-confidence.
5. Breakdancing Summer Camp: A summer camp that builds strength, positive body image, and self-confidence in K-12 youth, instructed by an award-winning breakdancer.
6. Young Filmmakers of Tomorrow: A spring semester program for high school students that covers all aspects of film creation—from writing and acting to editing. The finished film is screened at the Rockport Film Festival in the fall, under the guidance of a professional filmmaker, actor, and writer.
In 2023, youth engagement in free art education surged by 52% compared to 2022, serving a total of 3,650 students at no cost. As of October 2024, we have already reached 6,400 local youth with thousands of contact hours, representing an impressive 75% growth!
Give the Gift of Free Youth Art Education today! We will deliver the results.
Luis Puron Karen Ernst Laura Vogel
Executive Director Deputy Director Education Director
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 DONORS!
June Ainsworth
Joy Anderholm
Hal Anderson
Anonymous Family
Anonymous Foundation
Michael Baldvins
Teresa & Larry Beavers
Tracey Bennett & Bill Zbieszkowski
Patti & Brink Brinkerhoff
Cheryl Brown
Shelley Kate Bryan
Connie Clements
Kathi Crusins
Trevor Diehl
Shelley & Dr. Scott Dinkens
Nancy W. Dodd
Kelly & Pat Frost
Margaret & Charles Goolsbee
Nancy Graves
Zella & Jacks Griffiths
Laura & David Hausman
Erika Herndon
Mary & Scott Hime
Courtney Hoffman
Todd Hunter
Janet James
Jeanie R Wyatt Family Foundation
Julie Klumpyan
Laura & Wier Labatt
Lacy Laborde
Colleen & Raymond Lastovica
Maureen Leone & Terry Ludwig
Les & Mary Pucket Children's Foundation
Belinda & J. Andy Luddeke
Margaret Sue Rust Foundation
Marsha Shanklin Foundation
Jane & Mark Mayfield
Janice Meyr
Brigid Murrell
Cathy Obriotti Green
Donna Patterson
Geena Piwetz
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC
Cherie Rice
Cathy Ritter
Pat & Cecil Rousseau
Lynne & Bob Ruf
Matthew Savins
Kelly Shikany
Julia Skibber
Texas Commission on the Arts
The Community Shop Inc
Cheryl Thorpe
Michael Valdvins
Laura Vogel
Bobbi Wagoner
Susan & CJ Wax
Shelly Weber
Nancy & Scott Wehrung
Linda Weil
Julie W. Whitcomb
Darlene Whiteside
Cisco Willison