The High Museum of Art recently reached a major milestone: its Art Access program, which provides metro Atlanta students with free Museum visits, has welcomed more than 100,000 participants since 2004.
The program gives students and chaperones free admission to the museum, complimentary teacher resources and money for school bus transportation. In addition, the child and his or her family receive additional free admission tickets.
The Kendeda Fund has provided funding for a grant seeking to make Art Access a permanent program at the High Museum.
The Art Access program focuses on providing a compelling visual arts experience, especially for metro Atlanta students from high-risk schools or districts where arts education funding has been cut. The program is open to all public schools and all grade levels in the 10-county metro Atlanta area, and in the city of Marietta and city of Decatur school districts.
“The High has had the privilege and ability to significantly enrich the educational experiences of thousands of Atlanta children by providing a foundation for life-long learning and enjoyment of the visual arts through Art Access,” stated Patricia Rodewald, the High’s Eleanor McDonald Storza director of education. “We look forward to continued support and our next 100,000 students.”
Allison Goldstein is a 12th grade student at Alpharetta High School, who will be attending the University of Georgia as journalism major in the fall of 2010.
