CREATING OPPORTUNITY

Giving equitable access to high impact arts-in-education programing for students from Title 1 Schools.

WHO WE SERVE

We serve students.

Imagination Fort Worth crafts its programs for a culturally diverse population of learners. We accommodate learning differences and physical needs. We meet kids where they are and create opportunities for students with varying needs and goals. From elementary school all the way to high school seniors, we have a programs built for all ages and diverse backgrounds. We provide access to arts in education experiences for those with least access.

We serve the arts.

Imagination Fort Worth is raising the next generation of arts patrons by creating positive, energizing first encounters with quality artists, teaching artists, museums, theaters, libraries, and other cultural organizations.

We serve teachers.

We support educators with professionally prepared curricula tied to specific state education standards that outline exactly what students should know and be able to do. We inspire teachers with field trips and programs that integrate the arts with all areas of learning and unleash the creative potential and spark the imaginations of their students.

We serve schools.

The crux of our program service meets needs in Tarrant County Schools Title One Schools. However, Covid provided us the opportunity to expand service reach via virtual programming. We continue successfully providing arts in education access to communities large and small all over Texas, United States and the world at large. Field trips aren’t cheap, and budget-sensitive school districts have many needs to meet. Imagination Fort Worth fills the gap with a wide range of free or low-cost programs.

CNM Certification 2022

A CNM Certification was awarded to IFW for our ability to make data-driven decisions; improving program performance and engaging stakehooders in a meaningful way.

STAFF

Lauri McKay Bevan – Executive Director

Lauri McKay Bevan is a certified arts educator with experience teaching students from pre-K through high school. She is also a professional actor, director, and produced playwright, and served as administrator for a multi-state non-profit social service organization helping at-risk teens. This combination of experiences in education, the arts, and non-profit management provide her with a unique skill set to lead Imagination Fort Worth.

Cynthia Andrews PhD – Curriculum and Outcomes Specialist,Virtual Programming Manager

Education expert Cynthia Andrews creates the “ImagineGuides” that Imagination Fort Worth distributes to classroom teachers and students, as well as designs surveys and analyzes data/outcomes for measuring program efficacy. She also manages the Virtual Programming. Andrews earned a Master’s Degree in Studio Art from the Glasgow School of Art, and a Ph.D. in Contemporary Art Research/Creative Industries from the University of Ulster.

We contract with local, regional and national Artists and Teaching Artists, from diverse cultures and walks of life.