ARTreach Gallery opens in Katy
Space donated by Serendipity Hap’ez to support ARTreach Programs
(Katy, Texas)  August 3, 2009- Friday, July 31st marked the official grand opening of the first ARTreach Gallery site in Katy. The ARTreach Gallery is located inside Serendipity Hap’ez, a unique and funky art store conveniently located off I-10 at 539 Pin Oak Road in Katy. Families and volunteers were invited to celebrate the opening by painting a Serendipity Art Car to commemorate the gallery The Art Car project was designed by ARTreach intern Taylor Dolan and numerous children from Katy participated.
 
The gallery at Serendipity features ARTreach roster artists and special displays of work created by children and adults involved in ARTreach Programs.  “Serendipity hap’ez shares the vision of ARTreach, it is an amazing organization, the art in the gallery is donated and the proceeds go to support art advocacy, and kids with special needs among many other great things,” says Kelsey Engleman of Serendipity, “we are doing what we can to help!”

ARTreach brings art-related programs and services to the underserved communities, including children at risk, children and adults with special needs, and the elderly.  ARTreach programs are designed to inspire and empower people to succeed. As a 501(c)3 non-profit outreach organization, ARTreach works through grants and donations to develop unique programs that teach expressive arts, to help individuals develop a sense of self worth and belonging. These programs introduce a variety of art disciplines and provide an opportunity to practice skills that can help address issues such as depression, social dysfunction, grief, anger, drug prevention and rehabilitation, apathy, child abuse, health and recovery.

ARTreach recruits volunteers and trains professional teaching artists to support their programs. They secure the necessary funding to deliver a complete range of quality art, drama, music and dance programs to under-served communities and children who may not otherwise experience the arts as a part of the lives. ARTreach is well known for its active collaborations with local social service organizations, juvenile probation departments and independent school districts and is recognized by the Texas Association of Partnerships in Education and the Institute of International Education for innovative programs encouraging minority participation in the arts.  ARTreach also utilizes resources available through other leading Texas non-profit art, theater and music organizations, plus local art businesses, to augment their educational outreach services. To learn more about ARTreach visit www.artreachonline.org