Kids & Arts is grateful for the Amaeyzing Champions that are raising funds to support our programs. We are humbled by the kind and generous actions of people inspired by our work, people who were strangers to us and now are close allies. They want to stand up, get creative, and jump into action on our behalf. They are using innovative ways to bring new awareness to our mission and help us better serve kids with cancer and their families. The saying stands true - “It takes a village.” Only in our case, it takes the strength of the community, pediatric care centers, researchers, private-public partnerships, and patients and their families—to sustain the lives of all children impacted by cancer and cancer-related diseases.
MEET OUR CURRENT CHAMPIONS:
Driftwood Ceramics
Driftwood Ceramics in North Kansas City hosted their first-ever pottery throwdown on March 25, 2023. Proceeds from the event benefited Kids & Art Foundation. The throwdown was structured to be doable at any pottery level. All events were wheel throwing only and were focused on size and amount of pieces thrown in a certain amount of time instead of perfection of style to be fair to all participants. The event was a huge success and raised over $7,000 for Kids & Art bringing together a local community to celebrate art. McKenzie Stanley the owner of the Driftwood was the host of the event and chose Kids and Art because she wanted to support a charity that was bringing art into youth lives and inspiring hope.
CHALK2HEAL- THE LINDHARDT FAMILY
Kid’s & Art program participant and cancer survivor Daniel, and his mom, hosted an art-filled day of creativity and chalk fun in support of the Kids & Art. All proceeds from this event will provide Amaeyzing ArtKits for kids facing cancer. They raised $7,200+ in a weekend thanks to their commitment, creativity, and generous friends.
TYLER BOURBON
Tyler is a rock star; over the next year (52 weeks)Tyler will travel across the U.S., visiting 45 cities and tattooing at some of the best shops in the nation. The cool thing about Tyler is that he will donate 10% of the cost of every tattoo to Kids & Art. In the first month, Tyler [KD1] raised $1,600+. Over the next year, he hopes to raise $50,000. Stay tuned as we update this fabulous story of giving back.
ARTIST ERIC ZENER
Eric Zener has been a friend of Kids & Art for years. His work has been exhibited in the U.S. and internationally for over 30 years. He’s best known for his paintings with water as a primary element, a perspective he brought to one of our destination workshops as a lead artist. In the fall, he donated 15% of sales resulting in a donation of $1,890. It was such a success; he has offered to donate another 15% during his upcoming winter sale.
PAULA BOGHOSSIAN & DAUGHTERS OF VARTAN, ARAXI CHAPTER, ARMENIAN FRATERNITY
Paula Boghossian is a long-time beloved volunteer who is also the President of the Daughters of Vartan, Araxi Chapter, San Francisco (an Armenian Fraternity). The Fraternity is utilizing their holiday party as a fundraiser for Kids & Art by taking up a collection for us and donating all funds raised. Paula donated the cost of holiday gifts, our ArtKits, for the kids attending the holiday party. Paula and her fraternity have raised over $1,145 to date.
THE PICASSO PROJECT
This team of science Ph.D. students from UC Santa Barbara love arts and have a passion for artificial intelligence and neural networks. Inspired by a visit to the Picasso museum in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, they began creating beautiful, diverse, and original NFT art, building on the emotions, styles, and creativity of Pablo Picasso. This project celebrates the innovative spirit of Picasso and the power of Neural Networks. Purchase a unique and original piece of art from the collection when Mint-day launches online on December 19, 2022. They have generously offered to donate 10% of sales of all 10,000 pieces to Kids & Art.
LEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lead Elementary School in San Mateo, CA, raised $2,500 for Kids & Art to purchase much needed art supplies to include in our Amaeyzing ArtKits. In January, they will participate in an art-supply packing workshop where K-5 students will assemble our Amaeyzing ArtKits, including a handwritten card from each student. A beautiful way for kids to connect with kids
FINZLY
All the way from Charlotte, NC, Finzly chose to support Kids & Art. Finzly offers digital solutions for banks enabling them to provide innovative products and services. They asked us to provide artwork from our kids with cancer and featured their stories in their 2023 company calendar. The calendar is a gift to Finzly’s clients and resulted in a $500 donation to Kids & Art. They want to have a long relationship and find other ways to work together.
SILICON VALLEY VISUAL ARTISTS (SVVA)
Artists supporting artists! SVVA is dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts throughout Silicon Valley. During their Fall 6-week online open studios and sale featuring over 200 local artists, all of whom donated 10 % of sales, netting $500. They also believe in long relationships and have offered to donate 10% of all sales during their in-person open studios event in May 2023. So be sure to check it out!
DR. AYELET HIRSCHFELD
Dr. Hirschfeld, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst & Licensed Clinical Psychologist, has been a supporter and friend of Kids & Art for years. She is giving back to our community by offering a series of virtual therapy sessions to families and survivors of cancer starting in January 2023, then donating 50% of all session costs to Kids & Art.
WILL YOU BE A KIDS & ART CHAMPION TOO?
We look forward to meeting new champions to help us grow our programs. Are you inspired too? Contact partnerships@kidsandart.org