The funding for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy has been restored and I am still struggling to process that we actually pulled this off. This outcome belongs entirely to the hundreds of you who spoke up for these students when it mattered most. Please take a moment to celebrate this …
July 25, 2017
Final supporters
Please restore the line item in the budget to appropriate funds for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy in HB 2 regarding Elementary & Secondary Education.
This incredible program encourages the growth of critical thinking, communication, and innovation in young people. MFAA connects students from all over Missouri, fostering lasting statewide connections and travel that would not have occurred otherwise. For many students, their MFAA education is the reason they pursue college.
It is a life saving and career building opportunity that would not have been possible without state funds.
Furthermore, funding the arts will enrich Missouri with a workforce of creative problem-solvers and create an attractive cultural environment for businesses and tourists. Research demonstrates that art, music, theatre, and dance play a vital role in invigorating inner cities and rural areas alike, especially during times of economic struggles. Finally, artists bring life to Missouri, and thousands of MFAA graduates have made Missouri come alive with their artistic talents and creative thinking.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 10, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
May 9, 2017
May 6, 2017
Seeing the count climb toward one hundred has been completely overwhelming and I am struck by how many of you care about these students. If you could send this link to a few more people today we might actually hit that mark together.
89 Comments
The Missouri Fine Arts impacted my life greatly. I was finally around people who understand my desire to draw and create. The environment allows students who feel like outcasts finally feel like the belong.
I'm going MFAA for the 2017 session and it's all I've been looking forward since I got accepted. I'm hoping to pursue my passion for the arts and I know that MFAA will help me do just that. But unfortunately without state funding I can't do that.
I am a part of the MFAA class of 2015. Though my time there was short, I can not begin to explain what my time there did for me as an artist and the friendships that I came away with. I am now an art education major and because of MFAA I would not have chosen anything different.
MFAA was the best 3 weeks of my life and I would hate to know that other people won't have the opportunity to go to such an amazing academy. My younger sister who is 13 now has been working on her art because she wants to be able to make it to MFAA when she's able. She'd be heartbroken if it was defunded.
This academy was detrimental to my college career. I never believed college was an option until I excelled here, with the help of dedicated and passionation professors. This is an asset to young artists.
If people don’t have cultural artifacts to inspire them, they will have no appreciation for culture
Save the arts!!
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The funding for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy has been restored and I am still struggling to process that we actually pulled this off. This outcome belongs entirely to the hundreds of you who spoke up for these students when it mattered most. Please take a moment to celebrate this …
July 25, 2017
Final supporters
Please restore the line item in the budget to appropriate funds for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy in HB 2 regarding Elementary & Secondary Education.
This incredible program encourages the growth of critical thinking, communication, and innovation in young people. MFAA connects students from all over Missouri, fostering lasting statewide connections and travel that would not have occurred otherwise. For many students, their MFAA education is the reason they pursue college.
It is a life saving and career building opportunity that would not have been possible without state funds.
Furthermore, funding the arts will enrich Missouri with a workforce of creative problem-solvers and create an attractive cultural environment for businesses and tourists. Research demonstrates that art, music, theatre, and dance play a vital role in invigorating inner cities and rural areas alike, especially during times of economic struggles. Finally, artists bring life to Missouri, and thousands of MFAA graduates have made Missouri come alive with their artistic talents and creative thinking.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 10, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
May 9, 2017
May 6, 2017
Seeing the count climb toward one hundred has been completely overwhelming and I am struck by how many of you care about these students. If you could send this link to a few more people today we might actually hit that mark together.
89 Comments
I went to this camp, it taught me about creative process and real animation. This was the first place I felt normal, I made friends and met people who liked the same things as me. Art is a commodity not necessarily always a luxury and by killing this program it would cut so many young artists off from amazing resources
The Missouri Fine Arts impacted my life greatly. I was finally around people who understand my desire to draw and create. The environment allows students who feel like outcasts finally feel like the belong.
I'm going MFAA for the 2017 session and it's all I've been looking forward since I got accepted. I'm hoping to pursue my passion for the arts and I know that MFAA will help me do just that. But unfortunately without state funding I can't do that.
I am a part of the MFAA class of 2015. Though my time there was short, I can not begin to explain what my time there did for me as an artist and the friendships that I came away with. I am now an art education major and because of MFAA I would not have chosen anything different.
MFAA was the best 3 weeks of my life and I would hate to know that other people won't have the opportunity to go to such an amazing academy. My younger sister who is 13 now has been working on her art because she wants to be able to make it to MFAA when she's able. She'd be heartbroken if it was defunded.
This academy was detrimental to my college career. I never believed college was an option until I excelled here, with the help of dedicated and passionation professors. This is an asset to young artists.
If people don’t have cultural artifacts to inspire them, they will have no appreciation for culture
Save the arts!!
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I went to this camp, it taught me about creative process and real animation. This was the first place I felt normal, I made friends and met people who liked the same things as me. Art is a commodity not necessarily always a luxury and by killing this program it would cut so many young artists off from amazing resources