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Update: January 14, 2012

Santiam Hearts to Arts:
a foundation for the preservation
and perpetuation of the arts

Phone: 503/897-2949 -------- Email: contact@heartstoarts.org

Also visit: www.canyonartsfestival.com

About Us:

Santiam Hearts to Arts is dedicated to serving the Santiam community through promotion of a wide variety of creative arts.

About Our Goals

There is much talk about what community benefit could come from the arts. Everyone seems to agree that the arts: visual, music, craft, dance etc. really do have a lot to do with our history and culture, so our first goal is to remind people of the impact that the arts have on them everyday. We continue to recruit community support that generates all kinds of ideas for new arts related projects. Be sure to check our “History” and “Future” pages for where we’re going and what’s coming up.

Arts in School: It is first acknowledged that our local school district has suffered from budget cuts that caused a lack of funding for the arts. Therefore, one of the prime objectives of Hearts to Arts is to develop and provide programs that address student need. With the understanding that school district budget dollars have been diminished with the decline of timber funds, Santiam Hearts to Arts seeks see balance achieved in the distribution of available funds for sports, academic, and arts education and activity. Santiam Hearts to Arts will fight to reestablish art and music education and extracurricular activity as a solid part of the Santiam School District curriculum.

In the early discussions the possibility of arts related activities include:

· an after school art program
· artist visits
· music and art workshops
· series of visiting art classes

Arts in the community:Aside from school activities, we would also like to pursue community art related projects to citizens of all ages: toddlers, seniors, teens, and we are especially interested in programs that bridge the gaps between generations, cultures, economic and educational differences.

If you have ideas to share, please contact us.