We know that VSP has an affinity for outreach programs. So, when we learned of the Crocker Museum’s Art Ark program, we knew it was a perfect fit!
VSP embarked on a one-year sponsorship of the Art Ark program, a mobile art museum that travels to schools in the Sacramento region, giving students access to art that they may not otherwise have. Art is so often a visual representation, sharing a close tie with healthy eyesight.
Bev Thorn is a Crocker Art Museum docent and a VSP employee.
The Art Ark sponsorship isn’t VSP’s only support of the Crocker. VSP employees, such as Bev Thorn, are also active with the Crocker Art Museum. Bev, a 20-year veteran of volunteering at the Crocker, shares:
“I think it’s so awesome that VSP is sponsoring the Crocker’s Art Ark! Programs like art and music always seem to be among the first casualties of the budget ax, meaning fewer school kids get to visit the Crocker in person during these tough economic times.
The Art Ark is a perfect fit for VSP. Its traveling nature echoes the Mobile Clinics that support our eyecare outreach. And, it’s a perfect pairing with our ongoing commitment to kids through the Sight for Students® program.
I’ve been volunteering at the Crocker for years now. After 20 years of helping visitors engage with art in my role as a docent, I suppose I’m biased. But, the museum truly is an incredible asset to our region. And it’s going to get even bigger and better next year with the opening of major expansion.”
Acting Director of Development at the Crocker, Dr. Linda Farley, expresses her thoughts on the sponsorship:
“Nearly half of the Crocker Art Museum’s budget comes from private contributions, making corporate sponsorships like VSP’s vital to our ability to bring the visual arts to the Sacramento community. With VSP’s support, the Crocker’s mobile museum, the Art Ark, will reach nearly 20,000 students next year. We are so grateful to VSP for helping us extend the Crocker’s reach into schools.”
VSP is happy to take an active role in our communities, especially those in our home regions. If you’re in the Sacramento area, and haven’t visited the Crocker Art Museum, I strongly suggest you pop in for a tour. The current exhibition showcases Japanese women ceramic artists, and it is amazing!
The Art Ark come to my children’s school last year and the kids loved it. The week prior to its stop we had the kids create drawings around the same theme. Its an amazing exhibit and it’s a great opportunity to bring art to elementary schools.