Art Buddies

Art Buddies empower underprivileged to discover their creative abilities while building confidence and big dreams. We pair each child one-on-one with a special creative mentor. Many of our volunteers come from professional creative fields such as advertising, architecture and design.

We partner with qualifying elementary schools in the Twin Cities. Students who attend our partner schools are able to enroll in Art Buddies as a free after-school offering.

At every program, creative volunteers work one-on-one with their child. The kids are amazed that they each get their own adult. One boy told us, "Art Buddies is cool, you get your own person!"

Our workshops last from 7 to 10 weeks, with up to 40 mentors helping up to 40 kids at each school to create an imaginative and unique costume that reflects the child's interests, strengths and dreams.

Through the creative process, children take pride in who they are, what they can do, and who they can become through the power of creativity.