FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2009
Contact: Torben Gronning
Phone: (650) 566-8339
Email: torben@artinaction.org

Art in Action Receives $5,000 Palo Alto Community Fund Grant

Art in Action, the Bay Area’s leading provider of Visual Art Programs, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Palo Alto Community Fund. The grant will help bring Art in Action’s Visual Arts program to over 290 students at East Palo Alto Stanford Academy and St. Elizabeth Seton School.

Judy Sleeth, Executive Director of Art in Action remarked, “We rely on the generous support from organizations such as Palo Alto Community Fund to bring visual art education to students in the Bay Area. We are grateful for their gift as it will enhance the education of many young students and enrich their lives and learning through art.”

Art in Action is a Bay Area nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing visual arts education to the classroom. The Art in Action program enriches the lives of thousands of students each year through an engaging, hands-on curriculum that teaches art history, art appreciation, and art techniques. A leading visual arts provider for over 25 years, Art in Action currently serves over 21,000 K-8 students throughout San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties. Through the training and support of educators, Art in Action seeks to make visual art an integral part of every student’s classroom experience.