The date is approaching fast and we’re making preparations. Don’t miss out! Join us for our 2nd Annual "Gnome One Walks Alone" 5K Run/Walk for Children's Mental Health Awareness April 28th at Oak Grove Lake Park check-in begins at 8:15am.
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Kids have big feelings that aren’t always easy to express. Just like ART they are MESSY.
At Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center, we help navigate those big feelings through fun art lessons, workshops and support groups.
COME GET MESSY with US!
Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center was founded in 2021 by Faith, who was 10 years old at the time, as she wanted to help children like her kick anxiety through creativity.
Since opening its doors on April 29, 2022, Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center has offered art classes, workshops, community and strategic partnerships, and community outreach programs to children and adults in the Hampton Roads area. So much impact in such a short period of time, we can't wait to see what 2024 may have in store for the community we serve. Our classes and workshops are open to students of all ages and experience levels. Students in kindergarten through retirement can benefit from ODGCAC's art education programs by learning to express themselves creatively, which can lead to academic and personal success. The healing qualities of art can help people of all ages process their emotions, recover from trauma, find solutions to problems, and enhance their quality of life.
All too often, those who could most benefit from Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center's offerings—people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities—are unable to participate because of financial constraints thus we provide many core programs and services free or at reduced fees for people living on low or fixed incomes and persons from typically marginalized incomes.
As a supportive and preventative means of enhancing children’s mental health wellness, our mission is to use the creative arts to activate healing, spark creativity, foster learning, empower individuals, and cultivate community connections. By offering a range of artistic activities and programs, we aim to empower children, promote self-expression, and enhance their overall well-being.
Lindsey tells us what makes Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center of Chesapeake important to her and her daughters...
As a mother of an anxious child, I know the inner struggle and the feeling of being a spicy disaster. I ask myself daily- how can I do better?
Here at Our Daily Gnome, we strive to help you and your child learn creative ways to control the GIANT MESSY feelings, instead of them controlling you. We understand the daily struggle as a child and a parent. We may not have all the answers- but who does?? If you know them send them our way. HAHA
Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center is a safe place we GNOME you will have fun. A place where being a mess doesn't matter!
Join a club, class, special event, open craft hour or host a private party!
Make a contribution to Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center for children and adults experiencing anxiety, depression and discontent. Help us promote acceptance for children's mental health.
Contact us today to find out how you can sponsor a child for classes, camps, worskshops and more!
As Ronald Reagan quoted- we can't help everyone; but everyone can help someone. This is our way of helping someone!
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