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Thea's Day of Giving - December 6
Help Us Celebrate the Power of Creativity – Join Thea’s Day of Giving!
For more than 24 years, Thea Foundation has empowered Arkansas students with confidence, creativity, and self-expression through the arts. From providing scholarships to underfunded classrooms to hosting exhibitions that showcase local artists, our mission has always been clear: to ensure every child has access to the transformative power of creativity.
Why We Need You
Our schools face unprecedented challenges. Teachers are stretched thin, and basic supplies—like paper, folders, tissues, and snacks—are often in short supply. Without these essentials, students struggle to learn, and opportunities for creative expression are lost. The arts are not an “extra”—they spark dreams, teach problem-solving, and inspire the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and leaders.
Your Gift Makes a Difference
By joining Thea’s Day of Giving, your contribution directly supports:
- Classroom Art Supplies – tools that let students create, imagine, and grow
- Scholarships – helping talented young artists pursue higher education
- Arts Programs & Exhibitions – fostering community, culture, and creativity
Even a small gift has a big impact. Together, we can ensure that the next generation of Arkansas students has the resources, opportunities, and encouragement they need to thrive.
Celebrate with Us – Make Your Gift Today
Help us mark 24 years of impact. Your support keeps the arts alive in classrooms, empowers students, and strengthens our communities.
Thank you for being part of Thea Foundation’s story.
Impacting Students Through the Power of the Arts
Carrying on the legacy of Thea Leopoulos, who thrived academically, socially and
emotionally thanks to her artistic pursuits, Thea Foundation’s mission is to motivate K-
12 students through involvement in the arts and advocate for the inclusion of arts
programming in public schools.
Our beneficiaries are students and teachers of all ages
and backgrounds that share a common theme- their lives have been positively impacted
because of their exposure to the arts.
Designed to fill the void left in underfunded school budgets, and to help youth find
confidence, self-worth and perspective through creative expression, Thea Foundation brings our
mission to life through three programs that benefit Arkansas students and teachers-
Thea’s Scholarships, Thea’s Art Closet and Arts Reconstruction.
Thea Foundation Scholarships
Thea's Art Closet
Arts Reconstruction
Donors like you are the reason Thea Foundation continues to make a measurable impact in arts education across Arkansas. What began as one family’s response to tragedy has grown to impact thousands of students and teachers across the state through the power of the arts. Each year, Thea provides $220,000 in scholarships for higher education, supports hundreds of teachers through materials and advanced medium trainings, and provides hundreds of classrooms with supplies for exceptional creative learning opportunities.
Give Now to support vibrant communities and classrooms
Long-term, we envision a culture of creativity on display in every K-12 school in Arkansas; where students have constant, diversified exposure to creative expression and enriched learning opportunities with access to inspiring places, great equipment, materials, instruction and encouragement. Your support ensures that this vision will become a reality.