About Village Gallery of Arts

The Village Gallery of Arts distributes free Art Kits to our community. The program began with donated materials. We are grateful for a subsequent grant and a generous donation to keep this project moving forward. Our member-designed kits are packaged in gallon-size Ziplock bags, containing the supplies necessary to complete a 2-D or 3-D project. Each kit provides projects with a suggested age range and a lesson plan with directions or creative suggestions for how to use the materials, and in most cases, a photo of what a finished project might look like. For example, our Sketchbook Kit and Fun Pack have lists of ideas for using the supplies. Our Shell Mosaic kit comes with a photo of a completed mosaic submitted by a recipient of the kit.

The kits connect our gallery’s community outreach goals with our education mission, and are designed to share the joy of making art with all ages. While we target underserved populations as recipients, we also distribute kits during events at the gallery and at community venues such as the Cedar Mill Farmer’s Market. We hope to hear from more non-profits and social service organizations in the area with clients who may benefit from our free Art Kits.

Our Community Arts Program (CAP) is a program of quarterly, free events for our members and the public. It is the goal of CAP to provide sessions which educate plus encourage creativity. See our newsletter for more details.

Please contact Carla Ueki carlau@easystreet.net or Sharon Dunham dunhamsw@frontier.com for more information or to send us suggestions for future CAP presentations or events.

Project Art Share is a charitable giving program sponsored by the Village Gallery of Arts. To date, Gallery artists and friends of the Gallery donated and delivered 145 paintings in various media and sizes to local food banks. The paintings were collected at the Gallery and distributed to the food banks. Clients of the food banks were able to choose a painting as they picked up their food. The program has been enthusiastically received by all involved.