It is coming close to opening week here at The Art Garage. District 150 starts their spring break March 23rd this year, so that means an early opening for us. Every nice day, the visitors have arrived, and I can see they are ready to start our new year.
I have thought considerably about making The Art Garage a non-profit. I do spend quite a bit of out of pocket expenses on this project, and it would only make logial sense to do all I can to maximize my limited funds. So I started researching the process this past week, and it doesn't look too difficult. Probably my biggest hurdle was finding collaborators. I have mostly done this on my own, with neighbors and friends stopping in and lending a hand. But to become an official non-profit, you must have a board of directors. That sounds so exciting. I thought about who shared the same ideals and vision for community and education, and I came up with Brandy. We have worked together, first as advisor of her thesis, and then on many other projects. She is truly a visionary who believes in creative self-direction in education. I reached out, and she responded YES, YES, YES! So that was easy. Next I thought of my friend Melanie. She moved here from California less than a year ago, and misses the call of the theater. She feels theater and music in her blood, and I am pretty sure she would come alive if she could share that passion. I always had a vision of The Art Garage doing student written, acted, and directed plays they could put on for the community. So I asked her yesterday, and she also said YES! I am excited to get started on this process. I wonder what this new year will bring. With some new board members giving us creative ideas, I am guessing it will be a spectacular year. It is a pretty neat coincidence that we also had the donation of a piano to The Art Garage this past week. Just more evidence of the need to include music in our activities. Look out for our next post about Opening Week! And STAY CREATIVE!
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