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Arts for All, Inc. Tucson, AZ |
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Gale Thomssen |
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To provide accessible education, training, and experience in the Arts to children, particularly those with special needs. Arts for All, Inc., a non-profit corporation, began in August of 1985 by Marcia Berger, in an effort to provide an after school program in the performing arts for children with disabilities. The students, ages 3 through adulthood, come from throughout the greater Tucson, Arizona area. All aspects of the program exemplify integration for children with and without disabilities. Arts for All, Inc. currently provides special considerations during the planning and programming for persons with physical disabilities, visual limitations, hearing impairments, learning disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disturbances, mental illness, behavior problems, autism, and seizure disorders. All programs attempt to provide a quality art focus for children and youth with and without disabilities. Arts for All, Inc. currently has: |
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AmeriCorps – AmeriCorps State Members receive invaluable career enhancing experience while serving at Arts for All. They receive intensive training in direct care services, disabilities, citizenship, ASL and accessibility. |
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AmeriCorps*VISTA – Two positions with VISTA include Outreach coordinator and fiscal resource coordinator. These assist in sustainability of the organization. |
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Programs at Arts for All, Inc. |
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After-School Classes | |
| Classes in dance, drama, art, ceramics and music. | ||
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Summer/Winter Arts Camps | |
| Summer Arts Camp runs for 12 weeks during summer vacation, and Winter Arts Camp runs for two weeks during the December vacation. Classes in dance, drama, music, art and ceramics are held. Weekly performances and residencies by artists. | ||
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Arts-based Preschool | |
| Tucson’s only arts-based preschool. A flexible daily schedule with open centers and teacher-led activities fill the day. | ||
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Day Program | |
| Persons with disabilities enjoy the uniqueness of merging Arts and Human Services through art, ceramics, dance, drama and music. | ||
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Community-Wide Public Performances | |
| Arts for All stages three major community theatre productions each season. Young performers, ages 8- 18, with all levels of abilities come from throughout the greater Tucson area to audition and work with theatre professionals. | ||
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Arts for All Presents | |
| This project brings nationally and internationally known artists to Tucson for residencies, workshops and master classes. | ||
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Third St. Ensemble Company | |
| Children, teens and young adults audition for participation in the internationally known performing company. This company allows young performers, with and without disabilities, to learn about dance, drama and music and to participate in stage productions. | ||
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Support Services | |
| Services such as respite, attendant care and transportation make it possible for persons with disabilities to participate fully in all arts activities. | ||
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Inclusion Aides Training | |
| This 50-hour training program prepares inclusion aides to work with children and adults with disabilities and to integrate them into community activities and the Arts. | ||
