Fine Arts Institute - Edmondopoly - Edmond, OK
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The Fine Arts Institute offers classes for all ages
Waymark Code: WM100V6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2019
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Edmond's Fine Arts Institute is located on the north side of Edwards, between Broadway and Littler. It is just NE of the Edmond 73034 post office. There are several sculptures outside the building, some in the courtyard, and of course lots of displays of art inside the building. Classes are offered for children and adults, with art and drama being the most popular.
From the History section of their website:
It all started with a conversation…
…between four mothers in 1985. They were watching their daughters in a gymnastics meet and voiced that their children were not getting enough art in elementary school. From that conversation, they took action: applied for a non-profit 501c3 status with the state; wrote bylaws, established a board of directors; and founded the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond.
Nancy Effron, June McCoy, Gae Rees and Bonnie Smith, the FAI founders, had a dream and made it a reality in 1985 by teaching art and music in one classroom at an Edmond church. Art supplies were kept in the trunks of their cars and enrollment was taken from an answering machine in the Rees home. That first year they had about 90 students and the Fine Arts Institute was on its way.
In 2004 the Fine Arts Institute of Edmond moved into its new home at 27 East Edwards. A beautiful 8,000 square foot custom building in Downtown Edmond where creativity thrives. A celebration was held in April, 2008 when the loan on the building was retired. In 2010 the Fine Arts Institute purchased the small property to the west for the development of “Mitzi’s Park”, for an art park and outdoor classroom setting. Again the loan was retired and the park completed in 2012.
Today the Fine Arts Institute continues to be Edmond, Oklahoma’s arts leader. Over 4000 students take art classes in-house each year, and over 15,000 are reached with additional programming. Artist of all ages and abilities are invited to explore the arts with us. Come DISCOVER. CREATE. PERFORM. at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute!
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