Area students received 35 Scholarships from artsBASICS for 2017 Summer Arts Experiences   (Venues for summer student workshops included the Figge  and the Creative Arts Academy of the Quad Cities) Musical Theatre for Tweens — Instructor:  Alex McCarthy For all middle school students who love to sing and act! Participants learned what it would be like… continue reading »

2015 Scholarships Given… artsBASICS Grants Scholarships to Area Students During a recent artsBASICS board of directors meeting Joel Franken reported on the Summer 2015 artsBASICS Scholarship grants. These scholarships, funded by sponsors, donors and fundraising efforts of artsBASICS were distributed through Harrison, Jackson and McKinley elementary schools, Sudlow Middle School and to the Creative Arts… continue reading »