A short, short CAFE history
CAFE is just getting started. We have formed our board of directors, incorporated in the state of Washington, and been granted 501c3 tax status by the IRS. This is a grass roots effort to make creative art workshops available to people who might not otherwise have access. We see this as a valuable service to provide for the members of our community who need avenues for their creativity.
This organization is in its embryonic stage. It is an idea that our director had to provide art opportunities to people who might not otherwise be able to afford classes and supplies. The idea came as a result of working with a group in Portland, OR (Write Around Portland) that runs writing workshops for disenfranchised people in the Portland area.
Like WRAP, we work with social service agencies to bring art workshops to their clients. To help suport themselves, each year WRAP publishes an anthology by that years workshop participants. We want to do something similar by holding an art show each year, with half the proceeds from any art sold going to the artist and half being put back into programs.