ABOUT

Vision
ARTreach recognizes the essential role the arts play in enhancing the lives of people in the community, and the effect arts education has on developing young people and the enriching the lives of the elderly and others with special needs. We believe that a thriving community ensures that its residents, and all children have access to an array of performing and visual arts education, opportunities and events that will contribute to overall development, health, and improved quality of life.
Mission

The ARTreach mission is to support the development, funding and delivery of specialized art programs and services to underserved populations; including children at risk, the elderly and disabled. We deliver our programs in collaboration with social service agencies, government entities and school districts and through partnerships with local art organizations to support expanded outreach serving neglected populations.

We work towards achieving our mission by focusing on three areas of strategic action:

Bring high quality art-related programs and services to the underprivileged and the underserved populations in the tri-county area of Katy, Texas, Harris, Waller and Fort Bend County area targeting: children at risk; troubled youth; children and adults with special needs; and the elderly.
Provide an array of performing and visual arts events and community presentations that contribute to improving the quality of life for residents in the tri-county area of Katy.
Advocate for State of Texas policy developments that increase the visibility and stability of the arts and arts education in Texas thereby enhancing the education curriculum and overall quality of life.
Serve as a nationally recognized resource sharing organization with projects designed and outcomes measured to promote expanding outreach serving neglected populations.

About ARTreach

ARTreach is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides mentoring and art-related programs to a growing population of children at risk and to others in need. We develop unique programs that teach expressive arts, and that also help individuals develop a sense of self worth. These programs introduce, and provide an opportunity to practice, life skills that can help address issues such as student apathy, social dysfunction, grief, drug abuse awareness and prevention, health and recovery.

ARTreach recruits volunteers and trains professional teaching artists to manage and staff programs. We also secure the necessary funding to deliver a range of quality art, drama, music and dance programs to under-served communities and neglected populations that may not otherwise experience the arts as a part of the lives. Our organization leverages its core strengths by establishing active collaborations with local social service organizations, juvenile probation departments and independent school districts. ARTreach also utilizes resources available through other non profit art, theater and music organizations, plus local art businesses, to augment our art and educational outreach services.

Geographical Areas Served

ARTreach is established to serve the tri-county area of Katy, Texas including Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties.

We bridge services to the greater Houston area through our program subsidiary Houston ARTreach, and the greater Sugar Land and Richmond and Woodlands areas through our subsidiaries Fort Bend ARTreach and Woodlands ARTreach. Austin ARTreach and Texas Cultural Outreach partnerships support programs across the State of Texas and our outreach missions support national and international projects.