Abrakadoodle West Greater Houston Sweetens “Honey” Event with Free Art Classes

Abrakadoodle West Greater Houston Sweetens “Honey” Event with Free Art Classes

With a goal of expanding the reach of the visual arts for children in their community, Abrakadoodle West Greater Houston volunteered to take part in a special event: 3 Days with Honey from July 5-7 to benefit kids from the inner city of Houston. Abrakadoodle locations nationwide have been identifying worthy organizations in their respective…

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Abrakadoodle Prince William VA STEAMs Ahead with Strong Community Outreach

Abrakadoodle Prince William VA STEAMs Ahead with Strong Community Outreach

Abrakadoodle’s Prince William County Virginia location was the first in the franchise system to respond to the challenge to participate in a system-wide Arts for All campaign with the first of several planned community service events. According to Eileen Moore, Education Director of Abrakadoodle of PWC, “Giving back in our community has been immensely rewarding.”…

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Artists for Kids: John M. Barber

Exposure to art, creativity and art education can have an important impact in a child’s life. John M. Barber discovered his destiny at the age of seven while visiting North Carolina’s Atlantic shore and watching an artist creating a lighthouse and the vast sea beyond. Years later, he studied art in Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth…

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Artists For Kids

Contemporary artists should be a part of any art education program. Melanie Smythe is an artist from Texas. She is a botanical illustrator who loves to draw flowers. She uses many techniques including pencil, pen, ink, graphite crumbs on mylar, watercolor, colored pencil, computer drawings, etc. Her work is called scientific illustration, which accurately depicts…

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