Mindy Dierks speaks about Art Park

"One summer in the mid, 1980s I attended a program called "art park". It was the most fun I ever had. The joy I felt learning all types of art has stuck with me my entire life. The program lasted about eight years and has never resurfaced until I brought it back in November of 2020. During the time of developing the program, I was taking a distance learning art class at Cuesta Community College. One of the assignments was to explain how we are going to use the skills learned from this class in our daily lives. I wrote my essay explaining Art Park and how my program would benefit from color theory education. I gave a brief description of the program that I went to as a child and how I wanted to bring it back. My teacher responded with thrill and excitement she not only knew about the Art Park program in the 80s —she was my teacher. Coincidence or fate, in collaboration with local organizations and schools, Art Park is back! I hope that my students get the same joy I felt that summer." -Mindy Dierks

Our Values...

Art Park provides learning opportunities for children to develop their artistic skills and personal growth with different art mediums, music, and storytime. 

The broad range of art disciplines such as music, drawing, painting, and literature is a gentle and effective way to treat anxiety and stress in children. Our children need art in their lives, especially when going back to school. Art also positively impacts their cognitive, visual, motor, social, and physical development while helping children learn other subjects such as reading and math. 

Using art as a vehicle for expression is enriching because children can use it as a communication tool. Different types of art can reveal children’s thoughts, feelings, and interests to help us adults better understand a child’s inner world. Early childhood is the ideal stage to teach children all the different artistic disciplines. This is because, when they’re young, their brains are like sponges and easily absorb information.

At Art Park, we listen to music and literature while creating art with our hands. 

Listening to music helps children develop their intellectual, auditory, sensory, speech, and motor skills. Music also stimulates their listening skills and emotional intelligence.

Reading literature to children is one of the most enriching experiences. It helps them develop cognitive skills such as memory, language, and imagination. Children discover an imaginative world in books. Sharing books and stories with children from a very young age makes them see it as entertainment, rather than schoolwork.

Creating art with your hands is a beneficial activity to help develop fine motor skills, writing, reading, creativity, and boost self-esteem. Creating art has a significant role in their personal development, confidence, and psychological maturity. 

At Art Park, we encourage natural creativity by offering children artistic control in drawing and painting opportunities in addition to task-oriented activities. That way, the child has complete control of their imagination and creative expression while learning the basic skills to get there. 

While we incorporate storytime and music, students will learn everything from drawing and painting to ceramics and collage. By joining these classes children will enhance their creativity and artistic confidence while gaining powerful tools for understanding what goes into creating visual works. Art retrains your brain to see things from a different perspective which is an important problem-solving skill. Students come from many different schools to learn art and make new friends. They will never forget ART PARK!

Art Park is now offering year-round art enrichment to children. Invest in your child today by enrolling at the link below.

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