On first thought, having a class of kindergarteners braid yarn sounded fairly simple. But when I took a second to think, I couldn’t remember if …
Tag Archives: therapeutic art
It Takes a Village
As we’ve grown to reach more children, our ideas for projects have simplified, but not suffered. We are just now having conversations about whether we …
What’s that Dollar do
How about a round of applause for these voting grants that have plumped up our programs this fall? Not to mention for all of our …
Grow Your Dreams Tall
Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic School, we created an installation with every student in the school! Week One, we talked about our dreams- where and …
Frida Kahlo Whips Out Her Mirror
This week we met Frida Kahlo in Art Feeds class! First, we checked ourselves out in the mirrors… Then, we started our sketching. They we …
Wednesday Giveaway: Scout Package
This week for our Wednesday Giveaway, we’re going Art Feeds vintage. Last fall, we offered this scout package in our online store. We came across …
Wednesday Giveaway
We’re changing up our Wednesday Giveaway this week- We’re totally facebooking it! To enter our Giveaway today, study this image… think on the details…. memorize …
Launch Day!
One of the happiest days for AF HQ is when we pack thousands of art packs into our art mobile and roll to each school …
Feed the Need
SURPRISE! We have needs here at AF HQ. (And we’re not talking about our Sour Patch Kid needs this time…) For the month of October, …
Photo of the Day: Tornados
This piece was created this week during an Andy Warhol soup can design project in a Joplin school. The lava tornado destroyed this man’s house, …
Photos by Paint Warriors
We were tagged in a hooplah of images from Paint Wars on Saturday and couldn’t help but share them on our blog this week. Photo …
Wednesday Giveaway: Paint Wars Package
Paint Wars this weekend was a total hit! We hooped, hollered, & chucked those paint bombs across 6 fields for 4 hours. For those of …
Paint Wars Recap
Art Feeds Paint Wars was our very first shot at a tournament fundraiser & we’re pleased to say it was a success. A giant, painty …
From the Mouths of Babes
This summer, we had programs all over the Joplin area. We asked one class of kiddos at Art Feeds Art Camp what they thought of …
Photos of the Day: Art Feeds Educator Training
In preparation of Art Feeds Fall semester, we have had multiple training sessions with our educators. Who said training couldn’t be fun?! When choosing who …
New Sneakers, New Watercolors
We are so excited to get back to school. We allow all of our classes a few weeks to get settled back into routines before …
Intern in Your PJs
First order of business: Our internship application is back up! We’re accepting interns at Joplin’s Art Feeds HQ- & Online Interns! With Online Internships, your …
Starry Night
Work at Art Feeds is: challenging, rewarding, and fun. But to leave it to that, to say that every day is a jaunt on a …
Start Art Feeds in Your Community
Our Chapter Application is UP! Art Feeds is now taking applications from dedicated individuals interested in bring the Art Feeds model to their town. Do …
Best Projects of the Summer
We’ve spent our summer providing art camps to a heap of kiddos all over the Joplin area. Today, we’ve compiled photos from all of our …
Rep Art Feeds at Your School!
Did you know Art Feeds has Campus Rep programs for high school and college students? They’re perfect for a compassionate student who’s ready to promote …
Art Feeds Educators: Good News!
We are recruiting our Art Feeds Educators for this school year! Art Feeds Educators give a day or a half day to operating our therapeutic …
This is What We’ve been up to…
This summer, we’ve been all over the Joplin area creating with wildly creative littles ones while they break from school. We’ve missed seeing the same …
Art Feeds Art Camp: Create Like the Pros
Day Three of Art Feeds Art Camp was devoted to appreciating the artists that blazed the way to the way we appreciate art today. We …
Art Feeds Art Camp: Try Something New
During Day Two of Art Camp, we decided to try something new in every session. So we made tissue paper sculptures, tried our hand at …
