John R And Eleanor R Mitchell Foundation

Arts education - a school performing arts series presents live performances, and volunteer docents provide tours and facilitate hands-on art activities for area schoolchildren. Staff also travel throughout the region to deliver art reach lessons directly to the classroom. The beck family center and interactive learning stations make the museum a field trip and family destination year-round. Also available to the public, cedarhurst's on-site shrode art center offers hands-on classes and learning opportunities that serve ages 1.5 to 100. Open studio space encourages ongoing practice and instruction in the creative arts.

Presentation of performing arts - the cedarhurst concert series is one of the museums longest running programs and presents classical and world music by professionally trained and touring artists. The more casual, thursday night live series features outdoor performances by regional musicians each week during the summer months.

Strengthening communities through the arts - the museum presents diverse special events and community programs that connect people to the arts. Examples are plentiful: the trendy, upcycled fashion show challenged participants to make wearable garments out of nontraditional materials, while the high-end edible exhibition showcased the culinary arts, using food to raise new awareness about the museum's art collection. The well-known cedarhurst art and craft fair featured nearly 100 vendors who sold their handmade wares during the casual, festival weekend.the lights: an exhibition of holiday magic is the museum's largest special event, presenting an artful display of christmas lights along a 1-mile walking path through the sculpture park. The program spans six weekends during the holiday season and serves as the backdrop for other special events like the annual christmas vendor market.