Since 1994, LTA has provided urban and rural schoolchildren with arts-based curriculum that would otherwise be unavailable, fostering a proficiency in the visual arts, performing arts and language arts while boosting communication skills.

The program sends artists into classrooms to work with students on projects that combine sketching, painting, sculpting and music with reading and writing. As a result, children see better grades and increased confidence, building talents that will help them excel as they continue their education and enter the workforce.

In 2006-2007 alone, LTA will provide more than 16,500 hours of in-depth programming to 1,575 students in
63 K-5 classrooms throughout Western North Carolina. Deep budget cuts have resulted in several of these classrooms receiving no funding for arts-related programming, while others receive as little as 25 cents per child per semester. LTA depends on the kindness of people like you to develop programs that many children otherwise wouldn’t receive.

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