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About Artful Children ---- Artful Children, founded in l993, was created to provide community support through the arts. The support includes visual and tactile learning as a means to help students and families reach their maximum potential. This organization successfully uses hands on learning reinforced with visuals in order to help students access the auditory information available at school.
Starting in 2001, Artful Children has primarily redirected its focus to Northern California. However, free events are ongoing in Southern California, including the Westside Childrens Center fundraiser at Sony Studios.
Non-profits are the largest group providing employment in Humboldt County due to the amazing creative spirit of this area. Providing a comprehensive support system for artists of all ages has become a target area for the Artful Children. Included in this effort has been a community center summer 2006 partially sponsored by Southern Humboldt Working Together.
Many free events have been scheduled during the past fifteen years. Check our gallery for pictures of the four part event called the Healing Arts Series, jointly sponsored by California State University Northridge, Artful Children, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, which was scheduled immediately following the 9/11 attack. Four hundred artists of all ages participated in this series. This event highlighted the healing effects of creating art together through a multigenerational community event.

In Humboldt County ---- Artful Children is currently in escrow to purchase a piece of property in Garberville which has been declared surplus by the school district. The 6000 square foot building itself is historic and is destined to become a community center for the arts. The land behind the building will be available for the development of housing which is much needed in Southern Humboldt. Just imagine a sustainable, green, state-of-the-art building project leading the way for the rest of America. We can do it with your help! Call us to see what you can do to save this school building and all the precious memories that go with it. CALL NOW @ 707 943-1750

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dotti Russell (CEO), Robin Prima Zang (Secretary), Graham Russell (Treasurer),
Alan Steinbach, Catherine Meeking, Ricardo Melena, Nonae Sears

Our board of directors brings to you the highest standards of excellence in areas of art, medicine, mathematics, communications, education and community outreach. We welcome all community members and honor diversity.