This document summarizes the mission and programs of an arts council to improve quality of life through the arts. The council believes the arts make life better and brings the arts to communities through free concerts, summer art camps for children, after-school arts programs, grants for local artists and organizations, and art classes for veterans and the community. The council has provided over 40 years of cultural and educational opportunities through the arts.

1. With a vision of access to the arts for all, our mission is to
provide artistic, cultural, and educational opportunities to
improve the quality of life in our communities.
Our Mission:
We believe the arts make life better.

2. City of Saginaw

4. The perpetual question:
What can we do
today to make
the arts more
vital in our
communities?
Dallas Black Dance Theater
Ken Nelson

5. • Bring the arts to all those interested
• Support local artists and arts organizations
• Entertain
• Educate
• Raise awareness of the arts
• Get people involved
• Get communities involved
• Impact local economic development
Arts Council Northeast programs

6. Free MasterWorks Concert Series
• 81 concerts scheduled for 2013
• Visual and performing arts
concerts, free and open to the
public, featuring local, national,
and international artists, as well
as new, emerging artists.
• Held at 16 different venues,
making the events easily
accessible to all communities.
• Family-friendly performances

7. from Classical to Children’s
Christopher
McGuire
Storybook Theater

8. from Stomp to Swing
Vocal Trash
Les Elgart Orchestra

9. and from Russian to West African
Kalinka
Lannaya

10. MasterWorks entertains!

11. Summer Art Camps
• Since 1995, over 4622
students have attended
Summer Arts College with
1238 scholarships provided.
• No child who wants to attend
is turned away.
• Children ages 6-16 enjoy
being part of an imaginative,
fun, week-long cultural
experience.

12. Happy campers enjoy activities . . .

13. . . . including music, art, dance, & theater

14. K.E.Y.S. to Arts (Knowledge, Education, Youth, Success)
Arts in Education after-school programs . . .
2012 Spring semester:
• 19 elementary schools included
• 1448 children enrolled
• 43 teachers employed

15. . . . provided opportunities to make art

16. • $35,000 awarded for 2013
• 14 grant recipients
• Individual artists & arts-related programs
• Matching funds provided by Texas Commission for the Arts
• Since 1997, Arts Council Northeast has granted over
$665,000, with a match totaling over 1.4 million dollars, for
the arts in North Tarrant and Southern Denton Counties.
Grants Program

17. 2013 Grant Recipients
Grants Award Luncheon – March 1, 2013

18. Art for Veterans program
offers free art supplies to
veterans.
Serving those who served ―

19. • Painting and drawing
• Dance
• Pottery
• Music
• Writing
• Photography
Classes in the arts offered locally:

20. Since 1975 . . .