GROWN OUT OF GRATTITUDE
Founder and Executive Director Cathy Morris explains –
For more then thirty five years I have had an amazing career performing, entertaining, and educating audiences of all ages. www.cathymorris.com
It wasn’t but a few years into the journey that I was compelled to give back to the community that embraced my all original electric violin music and gave me so many incredible opportunities so,
I started using my art as a means to impact and empower others, sharing with audiences and other artists alike the message of connectivity and mutual respect for all
by producing showcase performances, compilation recording projects, and even collage art projects featuring Indianapolis artists of an array of disciplines while engaging new audiences at iconic Indianapolis locations. Eventually these initiatives were called Arts With A Purpose.
1. Here For You CD – A recording benefiting the Central Indiana Women’s Fund sponsored by Jim & Meg Irsay featuring 18 different Indiana musicians and their array of different styles.
2. The Holiday Jazz Showcase – Benefiting the United Way of Indiana featuring over sixty jazz musicians giving back to the community now in its 20th year.
3. One World Children’s Concert Series – Sponsored by and presented at the History Center featuring over thirty artists representing the World of Voice, Dance & Drumming.
Over time it became more and more apparent the large numbers of children, families and adults in distressed and challenged environments who need the arts in their lives where there was none.
So, in 2016 procedures to formalize Arts With A Purpose were initiated in order to
offer the arts and arts experiences to all ages in order to create positive change while
celebrating diversity, promoting compassion, community awareness and individual wellness and to
raise awareness of the direct correlation between the arts and their contribution to a healthy life.
By collaborating with communities and organizations Arts With A Purpose provides workshops, residencies, and performances in rural and urban areas throughout the state.
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