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CASK,
the Creative Art Space for Kids Foundation |
OUR MISSION |
CASK, the Creative Art Space for Kids Foundation seeks to develop and strengthen creative skills, build self-esteem, develop a sense of self-importance and individuality, encourage self-expression and stimulate imagination in children through the arts. |
| OUR PHILOSOPHY |
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CASK, the Creative Art Space for Kids Foundation is
a non profit Visual Arts Center for children and adolescents that
develops self expression and confidence through the arts. Fostering
imagination to generate creativity, CASK educates youth by developing
and encouraging art as a positive vehicle for self expression. By sharing the gift of creativity with our children and giving them the outlet of self expression, we are setting the stage for the future of not only our community, but our society and humanity at large. "Art develops creative intelligence" - Carlo Thertus |
We
are all born creative, but if we neglect to develop and strengthen
these skills, our creativity becomes inhibited. By assisting and
encouraging a child's creativity, you set the stage for endless
opportunities for that child's imagination. A healthy imagination
not only creates a resourceful and productive individual, but it
also builds self-esteem, which is an important tool that will be
used for the rest of that child's life. When a child creates
a work of art, they are not just drawing a picture, they are also
creating aspects of self-importance, individuality and engaging
in self-expression. 
Founded
by Artist Carlo Thertus, CASK has been serving the Long Island community
with an artistic education center since 1996 and has developed a
concrete, significantly positive relationship with the community
at large, which has been notably reported in newspapers including
the New York Times, Long Island Newsday, the Long Island Herald
and Long Island's Channel 25 just to name a few.