Studies such as, “The Champions of Change: The Impact of Arts,” by the Arts Education Partnership and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities have shown that students involved with the arts and music perform better in school.
Even though there is evidence that proves that children do better in school when offered art and music, these programs are being cut all over the country, and Arkansas is no exception.
Despite the mainstream recognition of this need, many artists and musicians in Little Rock are without the resources they need to effectively explore their potential. Youth have little access to all-ages performance spaces. Low and moderate-income people have little access to arts resources. Educational opportunities are available, but typically at a significant cost to the potential student.
The participants of this co-op are interested in giving back a little of we’ve received from the Central Arkansas arts and music community by providing diverse opportunities to contribute to art and music focused activities, and doing it within a structure that is accountable and accessible to the community.
