The Patagonia Creative Arts Center in Patagonia is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting the arts in the Patagonia and Sonoita area. The art center offers classes for school-aged children , homeschoolers and adults. For school-age children there are multiple programs throughout the year. Club Theater, an after school program for children 9-18, focuses on theater arts and culminates with a kid-produced performance for the community. Art Makers, an afterschool visual art program for 5-12 year olds, explores the many facets of art. A Voice for Young Authors, a K through second grade program, highlights the art of reading, writing and book making. The ever-popular summer program, open to 6-18 year olds, combines theater, visual arts and pottery.
All instructors are local artists. Since the art center is a non-profit organization it relies on donations and grant funding. Of the five grants applied for in recent months, only one was awarded. This is a major blow to the overall budget of the art center and places a hardship on parents whose children attend the center’s many free classes. You can help. For $150 dollars you can sponsor a child for a year of programs. Ultimately any donation helps and since Patagonia Creative Arts is a non-profit, your donation is tax deductible. Please help keep art thriving in your community. For information on donating or sponsoring a child, please contact Faye at 394-9367