Art with a Heart has a new permanent home. Lodged behind an old police station in a converted stable, our new address is 3355 Keswick Road—Hampden Village Centre, Stable Building, Unit 104, Baltimore, MD 21211. We welcome visitors to tour our space. Our entry gallery displays creations made by participants in Art with a Heart classes. A conference table provides ample space for meetings and workshops, and the adjacent supply room gives us what every art group wants:  a multitude of fun, vibrant and assorted art supplies. 

pARTy in the City 2009

Art with a Heart’s annual fundraising event, pARTy in the City 2009, will be held on Saturday, May 9 at Silo Point, located at 1200 Steuart Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. Party-goers are invited to eat, drink, create, and groove to the music of The Motorettes.  Tickets may be purchased in advance for $75 or at the door for $85. All proceeds from this event directly support Art with a Heart’s 1,200 classes, its summer job program and its arts integration program. We are grateful to sponsors and in-kind contributors for helping ensure a spectacular evening.

Randi Pupkin: Commencement Speaker

Randi Pupkin, Executive Director and Founder of Art with a Heart, will deliver the commencement address at Lynchburg College on May 16, 2009. A winner of the College’s 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award, Randi’s message encourages graduating seniors to use the challenges and obstacles they may face as building blocks to create the lives they envision.

Arts Integration Reinforces Learning

Beginning in October of 2008, each Thursday, Art with a Heart brings curriculum based art programming into Dr. Rayner Browne Academy.  This effort is to creatively and joyfully reinforce the academic curriculum in Dr. Rayner Browne’s 6th grade science and 8th grade history classes.  The feedback has been wonderful.  Mr. Whitten, the Middle School Coordinator, commented that the Art with a Heart teachers, “know how to make learning come alive for the Rayner Browne students.”

Community Service Efforts Make a Difference

Art with a Heart builds pathways for individuals and organizations to reach out to Baltimore’s vulnerable populations.  On Friday, April 3, Art with a Heart created a partnership between Towson University’s Alpha Phi Sorority and Meals on Wheels.  Thirty-eight Alpha Phi Sorority members made coasters to include in the meal boxes delivered by Meals on Wheels to Baltimore’s low-income meal recipients.  Elizabeth Galea, Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Coordinator for Meals on Wheels, thanked Alpha Phi and Art with a Heart for the special gifts and for bringing joy to those who need it most.