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My name is Valerie Mead and I am a local artist in 29 palms. In 2020, life threw many obstacles and I had the opportunity to capitalize on a bad situation and decided to pursue my dreams. I opened Exhale Art Studio in October 2021 as a space to do my own art as well as bring art to the community. I host paint parties for both kids and adults and started a kids art club in the community.
I soon realized that kids in our areas don't have many options for things to do in our small town and the art program at the schools are a mess. Unfortunately, like so many schools not enough funding goes into the arts and we specifically struggle to retain art teachers. There is no art club at our schools, no 4-H programs in our area, and yet we live in an art conscious city with not enough funding available to support these programs.
I joined PAAC in my town because I want to be involved in the art projects in our community and hoped to create change in our community, but these changes are going to be slower then I hoped, and that's ok. I have decided to take actions into my own hands and reach out for your support and I always welcome new ideas that would benefit the kids.
With your support, I can fill our classroom with different art mediums and supplies from acrylic paint, water color paint, pastels, new aprons, new brushes, pottery and more. With your help, I will be able to get these supplies and open 2 full scholarships and 2 partial scholarships to our program to families in need. If we reach out goal, I will also be able to host a free kids workshop in December.
Art is important to our kids. It more then just learning art appreciation and art skills, it's about learning problem solving skills, observation skills, building self esteem and confidence as well as an outlet for self expression. These kids need art and with your support, together we can change the lives of these children.
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