Because everyone can make a difference.
Art Will Save The World is a community-powered fund supporting organizations that teach art and music to kids, for free.
Thy Chan Narak, 22 years old. Alumni of an AWSTW-powered organization.
Over $1M in materials, instructional & operational support donated over the last 20 years
We believe arts education is for everyone. If enough of us give a little, we can reach thousands more children each and every day.
Access to creative space and instruction changes lives
THE IMPACT IS UNDENIABLE. ARTS EDUCATION IS PROVEN TO
Improve academic performance
Build empathy and social skills
Reduce behavioral issues
Increase school engagement
Expand future opportunities
“When I started painting, everything came into color for me.”
—Set Soeng, alumni, professional artist, & teacher at one of our grantee organizations, Colors of Cambodia
How it works
1. We Find
We identify and get to know organizations providing free art & music education to kids. We’ve been working in the nonprofit space for over 20 years, and are astounded at the impact the organizations we currently work with have provided.
2. We Fund
We provide support that directly funds the workshops, art supplies, instruments, and programs that the students rely on to become the best artists they can be. Over the last 20 years, we have independently contributed over $1M into Colors of Cambodia in Siem Reap, Cambodia, alongside partner organizations throughout the globe like The Jonathan Foundation in Rwanda.
3. You Make It Happen
Your monthly contribution—starting at $5—directly powers these programs.
We know and believe in the organizations we support. 100% of your donation goes to -
Art supplies for students
Musical instruments for classrooms
Support for free youth programs
Grants to vetted nonprofit organizations
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Colors of Cambodia teaches art for free to over 1,000 children each month through their gallery/studio space and via workshops in Cambodian public schools. We have been donating to Colors of Cambodia for over 20 years, and we have seen firsthand the impact of providing free arts instruction has created on the community. Learn more about Colors of Cambodia here.
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The Jonathan Foundation provides electricity, clean water, and STEM education in Gashora, Rwanda to over 2,000 students per month. Since last year, we have been providing arts support through via workshops, instructional videos, and arts and music materials. The Jonathan Foundation does incredible work and we are proud to support their efforts! Learn more about them here.
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We are currently creating and testing a series of instructional videos we can share with organizations around the world, spearheaded by the director of Colors of Cambodia, Sophany Sor.
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As the artists from our Colors of Cambodia program matured, we saw a great need for a professional arts gallery in Siem Reap that would be able to accommodate their growing skillsets and careers, so we built The River Gallery, now in it’s second year of operations. Learn more about The River here.
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We are building a free arts education center in Singapore, which will allow for all disadvantaged youths to learn art for free. Stay tuned.
Just $5 per month helps to provide arts and music education to thousands of kids per year.
Narath’s Story
Narath started coming to one of our grantee organizations, Colors of Cambodia, about ten years ago now. He worked as a pig farmer getting scraps from restaurants, and couldn’t help but feeling like there was more to life. When he found Colors of Cambodia, everything changed for him.
After years of hard work and dedication, Narath is now a professional working artist in Siem Reap, Cambodia - a country that is still struggling to find its way after the brutal effects of the Khmer Rouge regime. He is just one of hundreds of children we have had the immense privilege to see grow into incredible adults, while building a new life for themselves and their family as a direct result of their access to free arts education.