Specific Need
The goal is $5,000 this year to support Arts for All. Donations support professional theater production team, the DaVinci visual arts program's instructors, exhibit coordinator, and supplies. Our non profit organization is also engaged in long term fiscal planning with need to expand our development and fundraising efforts. All donations assist in current operational needs as well as fiscal stability of long term planning for continuation of the services we have offered Loudoun County for 35 years. Thank you so much for your generous support.
Mission
Arts for All Loudoun provides exceptional opportunities in Loudoun County, VA, for artists and performers with disabilities to participate in a creative, inclusive community.
Profile
Arts for All (AFA) - Loudoun, an affiliate of Access/VSA International, is non-profit organization offering performing and visual arts opportunities fully inclusive of people with disabilities and has been serving Loudoun County for 35 years. Award winning artists for Arts for All in Loudoun, VA offer theater and fine arts programs for those of all abilities, fostering skills development and social engagement.
Participating artists act, sing, dance, draw, paint. Visual art is instructed and nurtured through the DaVinci Studio program both in person and offered online. Loudoun organizations have been supportive partners collaborating on programs with Arts for All in Loudoun County, with consistently over 75% of the participants with some seen or unseen disability. The trained staff members within our visual and performing arts programs nurture unique talent within each participant as they collaborate in the group environment where social and artistic skills are enhanced and friendships are formed. Arts for All has served individuals between ages 8 to 50 plus years old.
In March 2024 Arts for All Loudoun is producing the production of The Wizard of Oz ,Youth Edition at Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville, VA. Arts for All visual artists display at local art shows and in area offices of Loudoun County, VA. Check out our web site https://www.artsforallloudoun.org/davinci-art-studio.html and Facebook pages https://m.facebook.com/DaVinciAFALoudoun to see where the DaVinci Artists' work is currently on exhibit!
Acting with all her heart
Talking it out on stage
Impressions
Birds and Fields
Kelly works hard on a pastel drawing
Brady loves painting in Monday group at the Arc of Loudoun
Enjoying Mon class
Alicia and Regina Painting the Wine Barrel
Alicia painting barrel
Catherine at work
Tara
Our "new" group at Sterling Community Center
Tara shows off her collage
Catherine C's 2024 picture
Catherine S works on an apple picture
Regina fills in details of her apple pencil drawing
Alicia's goals for the year
Spencer working in red paint
Catherine C drawing freehand in markers
Catherine C's hot tub scene emerges from markers
Doug came to Sterling Community Center group!
Nicole using the daylight as her nature's lightbox
Cole spells out words with model magic
Gavin sketching Veggie Tales fan art
Riley and Catherine C painting an umbrella props for the Oz production
Spencer joins Catherine C and Riley to paint an umbrella prop
Catherine smiles while Riley and Spencer continue turning the umbrella into a flower
Umbrella prop painted by Wednesday group at Franklin Park Arts Center
Kelly concentrates on creating a shoe out of masking tape
Jocelyn decided purple makes a pretty shoe
Gavin and Ian painting red masking tape slippers- their first tape sculptures
Ian learns about highlight and shadow while drawing a still life shoe in pastels
Jordan enjoying sculpture with tape
Jordan adding paint to his completed tape sculpture
Several finished shoe sculptures
Spencer adds glitter to shine his shoes up
Riley shows off her finished painting for the DaVinci Art Show "Along the Yellow Brick Road". Opening reception March 9, 2024
Jesahel painting her sculpture
Abbey working on multiple projects
Nicole, Rachel, Riley and their moms volunteer to help paint the stage for the AFA Oz production (Franklin Park Arts Center)
Riley and Michael enjoying the volunteer stage paintingwork
Rachel paints herself into a corner
Nicole lays some bricks down for Oz
Selfie time as we brick up the stage for Oz at Franklin Park Arts Center
DaVinci AFA art show "Along the Yellow Brick Road" goes up
Check out the shoe sale at the DaVinci art show at Franklin Park Arts Center
Apples
Dorothy oils the Tinman
Scarecrow and Toto
Wicked Witch
Dorothy and Toto
If I only had courage
I think you ARE brave!
Toto and friends
Dorothy and Scarecrow
Friends
Jitter bug dance
Jitter Bugs
"We're off to see the Wizard"