Outreach Programs

People need art.

That's why the Mulvane partners with area schools and agencies, reaching out to give children the creative skills and artistic knowledge to become their very best.

More schools are applying to participate than ever before. The reasons are simple:

• Art is a lower-funded priority in many public schools.
• The Mulvane offers hands-on visual arts programs to children in need.
• The Mulvane even provides bus transportation for schools and programs that lack the funding.

The numbers tell the story. During the six months from August 2009 to January 2010:

• 375 children ages 5 to 15 participated in Art After School, a program for Topeka-area latch-key children.
• 809 preschool children took part in Art Beginning in Childhood.

• 1,067 children and 20 schools used the Mulvane bus transportation fund to get to art programs at the Mulvane.
• 16,601 people were served by Mulvane educational programs.

Read on for more about these fantastic outreach programs, or find out how you can support programs like these.

Art After School
Art After School brings art to after-school sites, where kids have the time and freedom to get creative.
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Art Beginning in Childhood
Art Beginning in Childhood sends teachers to preschool classrooms, where kids get their first brush with the arts.
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Teacher Resources
Give the kids in your life a jump-start with these free, art-filled (and downright fun) resources.
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Workshops
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H, and home-school groups are all about helping kids shine. And that just happens to be one of our favorite pastimes at the Mulvane.
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Adult and Family Programs
Free and plenty of fun for everyone, Family and Community Days feature special activities that echo the artwork on display in the galleries.
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