ArtsBASICS

“We’re excited to be an FY26 grantee! Thanks to Arts Midwest, we’ve received $5,000 to bring Caro Pierotto, a world-renowned Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer, who engaged every 7th- and 8th-grade student in the Davenport Community Schools through 9 performances at 5 school locations over 3 days. Pierotto also hosted a workshop for our Sudlow Middle School and Creative Arts Academy dance students.

Bring the kids & get creative! The Children’s Activity Tent at Riverssance is packed with fun, hands-on art projects led by artsBASICS volunteers. Stop by with your little artists, make something colorful, and take home a masterpiece (and a big smile 😊). It’s free with festival admission — happening all weekend at Lindsay Park!

The Kennedy Center National Community Partnerships team is proud to present its 2025 Virtual Sessions series by leaders in the field of arts education, including partners from our national networks, Any Given Child and Partners in Education.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Note that all sessions take place throughout May & June, sessions are still being added, and recordings of most sessions will be available until July 31.

Please see sessions and the link to register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/eea2d24c-1afa-4cd9-ab6c-5f9705710244/summary

More sessions will be announced in the coming weeks and will be visible through this link. If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please reach out to Brianna Garcon at [email protected].

Registration is now open for the Creative Arts Academy Summer Camp: Imagine! This camp is open to students who will be entering 4th or 5th grade in the 2025-2026 school year. Students will experience dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts in a series of fun workshops!

More information about camp including registration information can be found in the link below. Register soon as only 50 spots are available!

https://form.jotform.com/CAABoostersSudlow/SummerCamp

More support for our non-profit as we continue bringing art to the students in the Davenport Schools through donors like Toyota in Davenport and Co-Chairpersons, Heidi Hernandez and Colleen Tomlinson, while Joel and I assist as Co-Directors.

Thank you Smart Toyota of Quad Cities for supporting artsBASICS, our arts integration non-profit organization. We will continue to bring arts integration training to Davenport Community Schools teachers, scholarships for art enrichment opportunities for students, and more authentic arts experiences. All children can benefit from the arts in their education and their lives.

ArtsBASICS supported students to participate in the Putnam Museum 48- Hour Film Fest! "The Creative Crew" was among 11 area film teams who came together with one purpose; to create a short film in only 48 hours. From storyboarding to scripting, and to filming and editing these teams created an outstanding roster of films for the community's enjoyment. All of their films were featured on their big screen.

Children's Tent is open at Riverssance Festival of Fine Art 2024! Join us and create an Artist Trading Card.

Sudlow Middle School and Creative Arts Academy students are volunteering at the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art 2024 today and tomorrow. They are supporting all our young visitors as they create Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)!

ArtsBASICS is supporting the Children's Activity Tent at the Quad City Arts Riverssance Festival of Fine Art 2024 today! The festival runs from 10-5 today and Sunday from 10-4. It's a beautiful day. We are making artist trading cards. Come make one and trade one!