“Casita Maria...teaches our kids values, about art, about music, about drawing…these activities keep kids away from trouble and teach them to know how much more they can do through art and music - they can speak out through painting, they can find a voice through writing poems, they can express themselves through art...I feel safe when [my child is] here. [When] I am at work I know she’s in good hands.”

“For my daughter to be able to express her whole self through drawing, through writing, through poems and now with the piano it’s priceless and beautiful! She is learning and enjoying everything she does here...In here, she finds herself!” 

Gail Heidel, Associate Director of Creative Arts Programs.

“This exhibition is a community celebration of youth voice and youth choice.” 

 

Vanessa Tricoche, Director of Programs

“Art is healing, art inspires us, art helps us to feel resilient and alive. In this exhibit Casita Young Artists get to share what they can authentically create.”