ArtsVision Performing and Visual Arts is a Texas based 501(c)(3) designated non-profit organization; serving youth in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. We have been serving youth in the Dallas Arts District since 2014. In the past 9 years, we have served over 1500 youth. Our instructors are professional teaching artists, community artists, presenters, and volunteers who have a passion for youth and the arts.
Our collaborative partners are: Booker T. Washington High School, Dallas City of Learning, Big Thought, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Dallas Arts District Foundation, and Inspiration, Inc.
Our programs include:
ArtsVision Saturday Kids (Monthly, Feb-June)
ArtsVision: Summer Musical Theater Day Camp (June-August)
ArtsVision Arts Outreach Program: Takin' it to the Streets (June-July)
ArtsVision High School Volunteer and Internship Program (May-August)
ArtsVision Saturday Kids: A weekend workshop featuring Visual Arts, Creative Drama, Puppetry, African Drumming, Guitar Workshops, Dance Movement, Dance, Film & Media, and a Vocal Workshop by volunteers of the Arts District Choral.
ArtsVision Summer Visual & Performing Arts Camp: It is a three-week intensive visual and performing arts program, for rising 3rd through 10th grade students. In the 2020 season, we served over 70 young artists in dance, vocal and instrumental music, technical theater, film and media, and more. In 2021, as the season of the Covid-19 Pandemic persists, but is rapidly declining, we are anticipating that we have serve 60 plus young artists through online programs, and we continue to grow!
ArtsVision "Takin' it to the Streets": During Summer 2021, we will provide arts outreach to over 90 youth at the West Dallas Community Center, through SOAR and in 2022 we served by providing arts programming and activities as part of the CitySquare Community Neighborhood Summer Food Program.
ArtsVision High School Volunteer Internship Program: This program is for high school students who may be thinking of going into the arts as a performer, arts professional, or educator. Students are invited to apply to be an intern for the two week summer intensive program. The also volunteer for the ArtsVision After school, Saturday Kids, or other outreach programs or activities. Interns earn not only valuable experience, they also shadow an arts professional for 4 weeks. We will interview for 10 volunteer intern positions for each year's summer's camp. Interns can earn up to 100 community service hours during the summer.
The mission of ArtsVision Performing and Visual Arts is to provide innovative, creative enrichment programs that focuses on the arts for youth. Our goal is to provide Dallas area youth an intensive, well-rounded performing arts experience - while providing youth an avenue to use their voice through creativity. ArtsVision instructors are professional teaching artists, community artists, presenters, and volunteers who have a passion for youth and the arts.
We are in need of:
Office operating space
Board Volunteers
Administrative staff and volunteers to assist with registration, data, entry, accounting, etc.
Program volunteers as monitors, chaperones, and teaching artists.
New funding sources, grants, and fundraising ideas and activities
Teaching Artists
ArtsVision Performing and Visual Arts provides programming to and for school aged youth regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, sex characteristics, religion, disability, or physical location.
Organization name
ArtsVision Performing and Visual Arts
Causes
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education - K-12
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P.O. Box 190183