THE PROJECT

SAGE'S VISION
For her senior project Sage was looking for a way to involve art and make it unique. Her project this year is to hand out desks that are just sitting up in the attic of the high school and have local artists take them and decorate to their pleasing, making beautiful pieces of art. She wants people to see that art can be more than just a painting or a sculpture.

The desks will be sold through a SILENT AUCTION at the Methow Arts event “the Revelers” on APRIL 20TH.

As they arrive, desks will be posted online via Facebook and at MethowValleyArts.org. SILENT AUCTION BIDDERS can start bidding as early as April 5th. Bidding will end on April 20th at 8pm.

The project raises funds designated for ARTS Education Programs in the Methow Valley School District which have experienced severe cuts in the last two years. Proceeds will go to both Methow Arts Alliance and Public School Funding Alliance. 100% of funding is designated specifically for local arts education.

ARTISTS
Several artists have committed to the project. So far we have progress on desks from Barry Stromberger, Donna Keyser, Laura Aspenwall, Laura Jae Cremin, Matt Armbrust, Sarah Vaughan, Steve Ward, and Thome George and Tori Karpenko. AND…there are more to come!

HOW FUNDING WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS AND ARTISTS

BACKGROUND - The Arts Education Partnership provides local students K-12 with quality arts education iin the Methow Valley School Districts. It also hires local professional teaching artists who are trained and selected to be on the Methow Arts Alliance teaching roster. These Arts Education programs are the principal resource for arts education for k-8 students and are tracked through the State of Washington.

METHOW ARTS ALLIANCE MISSION
Founded in 1983, Methow Arts Alliance is a non-profit organization which enriches the lives of people living in rural Okanogan County by making the arts an integral and dynamic aspect of community and economic vitality, public education and civic life. Methow Arts recognizes the arts to be an essential part of a thriving community, and engages a diverse population in innovative programs that integrate the arts into the consciousness and experience of people of all ages.

PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ALLIANCE MISSION
Public School Funding Alliance, through community donations, enriches the learning environment for all Methow Valley public school students so that every student has equal access to a high quality education. Support of Arts Programs is an important component of Public School Funding Alliance.

In the hands of an artist, the ordinary becomes... extraordinary!