About Envision Art
Envision Media would not exist without its accomplished team of artists and designers. As a way of giving back to our community, honoring our clients and partners, and supporting the fundamentals of our profession, we have created Envision Art, a donation fund for school art programs. This fund will facilitate and hire local artist to visit classrooms to pass down their expertise and knowledge to our future generation of artists. In recent years, schools have been losing more and more funding for art curriculums. At Envision Media, we believe that art is essential for encouraging creativity and developing focus in our youth, and in many ways making the world a more beautiful place to live.
This cause means a great deal to us and that is why we have chosen to create and manage the fund ourselves, ensuring that 100% of every dollar donated goes directly towards benefiting children in schools. It is with this spirit that we look forward to further donating our time, effort, and financial support to maintain Envision Art.
Another benefit of managing the fund is that we will all be able to collaborate on which schools receive this support. Our first thought is to focus locally and give back to the community that we are all a part of. Since our clients, partners, and colleagues live all over the world, we feel the best way to contribute to our communities is to support schools close to our hearts. We can't wait to see and share the benefits of Envision Art!
Program Update: December 19, 2019
December 2019 Recipient Story
Grades K-8, Aromas School – Aromas, California
www.asjusd.k12.ca.us/o/aromas-school
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To celebrate this season of giving, a donation has been made in your name to the arts program at Aromas school. We give back to this and other local schools to help school art programs flourish, and to help cultivate inspiration and creativity in the next generation! Aromas School is committed to providing the best possible education for their students. The staff and entire school community work hard to ensure excellence in the services they provide. The school began serving the quiet, rural Aromas community in 1980. |
September 2019 Recipient Story
Grades Preshool-5, Brook Knoll Elementary School – Santa Cruz, California
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To help kick off the new school year, Envision Art made a donation to the arts program at Brook Knoll Elementary School. Our wish is to inspire creativity, inspiration, and ingenuity in our children and the next generation through art education! Brook Knoll Elementary School is a California Distinguished
School and Gold Ribbon Award winner. The school began serving the quiet,
family-oriented communities of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley when it
opened
its doors in 1964.
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December 2018 Recipient Story
Grades K-8, Aromas School – Aromas, California
www.asjusd.k12.ca.us/o/aromas-school
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Envision Media donated art supplies to Aromas School school, and two local artists donated their time to teach the entire 7th grade class different art techniques. The students created holiday cards for the Butte County firefighters and first responders to the Paradise fire. The kids created over 120 hand written greeting cards, showing their appreciation and support. It was great to see how the students grew in confidence and were empowered in their creative abilities by the end of the class. The classroom was buzzing with positive creativity, and some of the students even made greetings for the artists that helped them, and for Envision Media. The next day these greetings were sent in the mail, postage paid by Envision Media.
We also made a donation to Paradise Elementary School to help with recovery after the fire.
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September 2018 Recipient Story
Grades 1-5, Westlake Elementary School – Santa Cruz, California
westlake.sccs.net
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To celebrate the start of the new school year, the Envision Art program made a donation to the art program at Westlake Elementary School. Every year Envision Media gives back to local schools in an effort to preserve arts in schools and inspire young creatives. Westlake is a very special school full of students with good character and great enthusiasm for learning. The Westlake community is known throughout the Santa Cruz area for its ongoing commitment to excellence.
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April 2017 Recipient Story
Middle and High School, Monterey Coast Preparatory – Scotts Valley, California
exploremcp.org
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Monterey Coast Preparatory, a private, non-profit Middle and High school, was selected for the Envision Arts award. Every year Envision Media gives back to local schools in an effort to preserve arts in schools and inspire young creatives. This project was unique in that the school was in need of a new image that more accurately depicted their platform designed to accommodate any student that struggles in traditional learning settings. The inspiration for the logo we developed for MCP aligns with Envision Media’s stated mission, which supports the accessibility of the best possible resources when it comes to visual communication tools for the appropriate audiences. We are humbled by the noble path these educators have taken to equip young minds with life skills that will help them
coexist in our neurodiverse world and empower them to explore endless
career opportunities.
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October 2015 Recipient Story
Grades K-8, Hill Country Montessori School — Boerne, Texas
hcmontessori.org
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With the grant from Envision Art, Ms. Catherine Touch, a local area artist,
worked for a second semester with Hill Country Montessori School students
ages 3 through 14 years. Lessons incorporated a variety of mediums including
clay, glass, metal, and paper. All students were instructed in techniques
such as metal tooling, glazing, and bleeding art tissue. In addition,
younger students learned to dye and weave yarn, while elementary aged
students fabricated paper which was used in the construction of personal
journals. Ms. Touch, through her dedication and expertise, provided not only
lessons on art techniques, but also challenged students to think creatively.
We thank Ms. Touch for her generous giving of her time, patience, and
materials with all of the classes.
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January 2015 Recipient
Grades K-8, Hill Country Montessori School — Boerne, Texas
hcmontessori.org
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The Envision Art program would like
to announce it's donation to the Hill Country Montessori School. Catherine
Touch has been selected to return for another semester of her gracious
teaching and passing of knowledge. We look forward to Catherine’s return and
the new artwork that is created by the children!
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December 2014 Recipient Story
Grades K-8, Hill Country Montessori School — Boerne, Texas
hcmontessori.org
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With the grant from Envision Art,
the Hill Country Montessori School worked with Ms. Catherine Touch, a local
area glass artist. The younger students drew designs with a glaze on glass
that were fired. Students then added fabric appropriately to the work. Then
two pieces of glass were placed together and the students added a copper
foil edging for some really nice creations. The other classes worked clay to
glass and the merging of both materials. They worked on bird feeders with
clay and glaze paint and fired, self portraits on glass with specific glazes
and firings, and pendants and fused glass jewelry. This was a truly an
inspirational experience for the children! We thank Ms. Touch for her
generous giving of her time, patience and materials with all of the classes.
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August 2014 Recipient
Grades K-8, Hill Country Montessori School — Boerne, Texas
hcmontessori.org
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The Envision Art program would like
to announce it's donation to the Hill Country Montessori School. Catherine
Touch, a local area glass artist has been selected to come share her
gracious teaching and passing of knowledge. We look forward
to Catherine’s
planned program of creating many hands-on art projects with
the children!
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January 2013 Recipient
Mrs. Gold's 6th Grade Class, Malamalama Waldorf School – Kea'au, Hawaii
hawaiiwaldorf.com
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The Envision Art program would like
to announce it's donation to Mrs. Gold's 6th grade class. Patricia Leo has
been selected to return for another semester of her gracious teaching and
passing of knowledge. We look forward to Patricia's return and seeing new
faces creating new artwork for the world
to see.
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September 2012 Recipient Story
Mrs. Pena's 6th Grade Class, Malamalama Waldorf School – Kea'au, Hawaii
hawaiiwaldorf.com
With the grant from Envision Art, Mrs. Pena' 6th grade class brought back school
favorite, Patricia Leo, for the Fall classes. Mrs. Leo focused on painting this
semester and as said by Mrs. Pena, "Pat brought their abilities to new levels that I
could have never reached, it was great to have a resident expert in this field!" The
class did a lot of painting in support of their current Greek Mythology block. "It
was really cool to paint the Parthenon, I really feel connected to it now and hope
to visit it one day with my family", says Julian (student). Mrs. Leo also worked on
self-portraits, which is an advanced art skill and a great overall learning
experience that refines skills as well as an introspective look at one's self tying
into the overall Waldorf philosophy of teaching and timing. We once again thank Pat
for her dedication and all of the warmth she brings to
the classroom.
January 2012 Recipient Story
Mrs. Jenkins' 6th Grade Class, Malamalama Waldorf School – Kea'au, Hawaii
hawaiiwaldorf.com
With the grant from Envision Art, Mrs. Jenkins' 6th grade class hired local artist,
Patricia Leo for the Spring semester. Mrs. Leo immediately the new hit at the school
and brought her amazing talent and teaching methods to the classroom. The students
learned new painting skills, color theory and created a bounty of artwork for their
portfolio. We thank Mrs. Leo for her dedication, additional donated time and donated
materials that rounded out the wonderful experience! >Read More
Featured Artist
Patricia Leo – Hawaii Resident Artistwww.leosart.com
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Patricia shares
with us her vision of a realistic world drenched in a fantasy of her own
that is recognizable to us all. Her attention to the detail of Hawaii's
flora exemplifies her appreciation of the environment that surrounds her.
Colors are vivid and light travels throughout her paintings, giving them
movement of life and her own individual quality of magic. Visit Patricia's
site to see her unique approach to Hawaii's majestic scenery.
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