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Thank You!

Arts Council of Kern

Outside In Resumes Classes in March!

The Arts Council of Kern has given a grant for $1,500 to the Kern River Valley Art Association to help resume the” Outside In” art classes.

The KRVAA requested this grant to fund 2 six week programs for the “Outside In” program. The “Outside In” program teaches art to the developmentally disabled adults in the Kern River Valley. We will hold art sessions for six weeks in the spring and six weeks in the fall. The students learn to express themselves through art and show the community what they can do. When the sessions are over they will have an art show to sell their art to the community at the Nuui Cunni Cultural Center located in the Kern River Valley. The “Outside In” also participated in our Christmas fair this year. We have three member artists that teach the program. They are Pat Brown, John Miller and Melody Lindley.

The program goals are to provide vocational training and access to creative outlets that otherwise are not available to this demographic population in this community. These sessions are 2 ½ hours long and meet twice a week with 12-15 people in attendance. They learn many types of Media such as oils, watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink and watercolor pencil.

KRVAA would like to thank the Arts Council of Kern for their generous grant.