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Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Mark
- Mar 23, 2017
- 2 min
Not Just Child's Play: Creative Collaboration in the Classroom
A group of third graders huddles around a table at Seventh Street Elementary School, their arms weaving over each other and brows furrowe...
Stacey Bowers / Photography by Mark Fonville
- Mar 16, 2017
- 2 min
Shaping Young Minds: How a Little Rock Teacher Funds Sculpture in the Classroom
Elena Petroukhina, an art teacher at Mann Arts Magnet Middle School in Little Rock, is a Thea’s Art Closet veteran. Over the years, she’s...
Stacey Bowers / Photography by Mark Fonville
- Mar 8, 2017
- 4 min
How Far Can You Go with a Thea Scholarship: Our Scholars Speak
Every year, Thea Foundation awards 30 scholarships to students across Arkansas. Our scholarships are completely inclusive, meaning they'r...
Stacey Bowers / Photos by Mark Fonville and
- Mar 1, 2017
- 3 min
One Big Way Thea Brings the Arts to Schools Near You
In 2014, Thea Foundation launched a new program, called Arts Reconstruction, to create new and augment existing arts programs within scho...
Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Mark
- Feb 27, 2017
- 1 min
2017 Poetry Slam Scholarship Winners
Thea Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of our 2017 Poetry Slam Scholarship Competition, which was held Saturday, March 25, a...
Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Mark
- Feb 22, 2017
- 2 min
Making School a Magical Place to Be
Take a stroll through White Hall High School, and you’ll see it couldn’t be more aptly named. The walls are stark and bare, unless it’s a...
Stacey Bowers / Photography Provided by Ken-Matt
- Sep 26, 2016
- 2 min
Setting the Stage
Considering Ken-Matt Martin’s résumé, you probably couldn’t imagine that he once was unsure of his talent and his future. As a Parkview H...
Words by Stacey Bowers / Photos by Aaron Brewer
- Sep 14, 2016
- 3 min
Plié-ing it Forward
A dancer since she was 8 years old, Amy Bramlett knew she wanted to pursue dance when she graduated high school, but she wasn’t quite so ...
Words by Stacey Bowers / Photography by Kat Wilson
- Sep 1, 2016
- 3 min
Art, The Unifier: Rogers Heritage High School Finds Funds to Further an Arts Program that Draws on A
Together, Nakia Brener and Allen Sullivan, both teachers at Rogers Heritage High School in Rogers, Ark., have posted six projects to Dono...
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