Art Classes for Kids
Regional Partner
Art Classes for Kids, led by the talented Kim Bavington, is on a mission to bring the joy of fine art to every child, anywhere.
Blackwing Foundation believes that active and ongoing student participation in a comprehensive arts and music curriculum is crucial for every child.
Our mission is to expand access to arts education by empowering school-based programs with necessary support, and by offering our own free collaborative programming.
Rooted in our commitment to champion arts and music in education, this FREE program is designed for seamless integration into classrooms. It is designed for effortless implementation BY teachers, FOR teachers, allowing kids to experience the joy of artistic expression.
Arts and music not only develop lifelong skills including creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, but also celebrate diverse cultures, fostering cultural awareness, and ensuring the preservation of artistic traditions for future generations.
Our Primary Endowment Sponsor is Blackwing LLC. The principals of this family holding company have made substantial annual endowment gifts to assure a growing and sustainable funding source to support the Foundation mission over the long term. They are also actively involved in conducting and leading the work and direction of the foundation toward fulfillment of its mission. Foundation operations are further supplemented with annual operating fund support from additional corporate sponsors associated with the founders.
Additional funding support is sought from other philanthropic partners on an as needed basis, generally to support special one time outreach initiatives or efforts to scale programs to achieve broader reach and adoption once pilot level objectives on local or regional basis have been achieved.