Art by Abrakadoodle’s Artist-in-Residence is featured in Two New Global Projects

Abrakadoodle’s artist-in-residence Leonor Brazao brings the richness of her heritage and life experiences in Portugal and Brazil to our global art education program. Abrakadoodle’s multi-cultural art education programs exceed national standards for visual arts education and offer students the opportunity to learn from the styles and techniques of a vast array of classic and contemporary…

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Abrakadoodle Co-Founders Impart Creativity-Boosting Ideas at Foundations Conference

Abrakadoodle Co-founders Mary Rogers, MA.Ed and Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE presented a hands-on creativity workshop for more than 100 attendees at the Foundations thirteenth annual Beyond School Hours Conference held February 17-20 in Florida. During their session, Jumpstarting Creativity in Your Afterschool Programs, the Abrakadoodle duo guided teachers, administrators and others in creative exercises that enabled…

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Lights On Afterschool Shines Brightly in Texas

A big star to our Abrakadoodle-Texas locations for helping to promote and importance of having quality after school programs! Abrakadoodle-Austin was in attendance to help support the Central Texas Afterschool Network Breakfast of Champions 10th Annual Event on October 16th in conjunction with the Afterschool Alliance’s Lights On Afterschool campaign. More than 130 attendees took…

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Presidential Proclamation Makes Strong Case for Arts Education

President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month for October 2009. An excerpt: “Every American deserves an opportunity to study, understand, and contribute to the arts and humanities. This must begin in our schools, where children may have their first and most important exposure to these disciplines. Working on…

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Abrakadoodle Artist of Distinction Wins Award

Master wildlife artist Morten E. Solberg, Abrakadoodle’s first Artist of Distinction, became the second recipient of the prestigious Robert Kuhn Award at the recent National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Western Visions Exhibition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Learn about Abrakadoodle’s Artist of Distinction program. Solberg was recognized for his “Who’s the Boss” acrylic on canvas painting…

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