ARTreach is going great. The program has been recognized nationally in the Americans for the Arts newsletter.
We have received over 25 instruments and more are coming in. This is great, because this means we can purchase 25 new instruments for the students. Just think of how many students will now get to learn an instrument that before would not have been able to. Keep the instruments coming!
May 18, 2010
May 6, 2010
Launch of ARTreach
The Tippecanoe Arts Federation is pleased to announce the launch of ARTreach, a musical lending library outreach program. This program seeks to benefit the area youth who could not otherwise afford the opportunity to learn a musical instrument. This program is made possible through a generous grant from North Central Health Services (NCHS) which allows for the creation and implementation of the ARTreach program in Tippecanoe County.
In the first phase of implementation, the Federation, in collaboration with Lafayette School Corporation, West Lafayette School Corporation and Tippecanoe County School Corporation, will conduct an Instruments in the Attic campaign. The community is asked to donate old or no longer used band and orchestral instruments for repair (flutes, clarinets, oboes, saxophones, tubas, etc.) For every one instrument donated, a brand new instrument will be purchased for the lending library with funds by NCHS. North Central Health Service Board Member Dr. Jim Poulos has already donated the program's first two instruments. Poulos regarded, "after I listened to the ARTreach presentation...I called my son Christopher and asked if he would mind donating his old instruments to the program. Christopher's mentor Mr. Don Isaacs, told Chris if and when he got finished with his instruments it would be a wonderful gesture to pass them on."
ARTreach is intended to provide Tippecanoe County students at the 6th grade level with the opportunity to learn an instrument. The concept of the lending library is to provide an instrument to a student that could be used for multiple years. The instruments will be reissued when they become available to cultivate an additional student's interest in music. "It is our hope that this exposure to music during these critical years will cultivate life long enthusiasts for the arts and aid in the development of the child's cross discipline education" states Executive Director, Tetia Lee.
In the first phase of implementation, the Federation, in collaboration with Lafayette School Corporation, West Lafayette School Corporation and Tippecanoe County School Corporation, will conduct an Instruments in the Attic campaign. The community is asked to donate old or no longer used band and orchestral instruments for repair (flutes, clarinets, oboes, saxophones, tubas, etc.) For every one instrument donated, a brand new instrument will be purchased for the lending library with funds by NCHS. North Central Health Service Board Member Dr. Jim Poulos has already donated the program's first two instruments. Poulos regarded, "after I listened to the ARTreach presentation...I called my son Christopher and asked if he would mind donating his old instruments to the program. Christopher's mentor Mr. Don Isaacs, told Chris if and when he got finished with his instruments it would be a wonderful gesture to pass them on."
ARTreach is intended to provide Tippecanoe County students at the 6th grade level with the opportunity to learn an instrument. The concept of the lending library is to provide an instrument to a student that could be used for multiple years. The instruments will be reissued when they become available to cultivate an additional student's interest in music. "It is our hope that this exposure to music during these critical years will cultivate life long enthusiasts for the arts and aid in the development of the child's cross discipline education" states Executive Director, Tetia Lee.
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