Grantee Spotlight: Tools for Tomorrow uses unique tools to help students with recent grant
An upcoming gala, a significant grant, and other community-building events are fueling the ongoing efforts of Tools for Tomorrow (TFT), an intrepid La Quinta-based nonprofit that provides free after-school arts/literacy programs that integrate creative writing, art,...
Spotlight on Emmanuel Doublin: Coachella Valley artist brings awareness to homelessness
A recent gathering at Desert Art Woman Gallery in Cathedral City proved to be more than just the dynamic art on display. Thanks to a Creative Corps Inland SoCal Grant, local artist Emmanuel Doublin was able to turn the experience into an opportunity to help homeless...
Spotlight on grantee Christy Roberts Berkowitz: creating art with no barriers
Art with meaning encompasses much of Christy Roberts Berkowitz’s work. The crux of the Upland artist’s creative vision culls from a Jewish principle called tikkun olam, which aims to repair the world or to leave it more improved or healed than you found it. “My mom...
