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You Can Help

  • Programs &  Services

    Free Arts offers a comprehensive creative empowerment curriculum, to help your organization heal the lives of children and families.

  • Donate Now

    With Free Arts Minnesota, your donations provide thousands of children a year with a healing creative outlet. All amounts welcome.

    Donate Now
  • Help Kids Create

    Discover the healing power of art in the most rewarding way imaginable; byteaching it! Become a Free Arts Volunteer Mentor.

  • 10 Ways to help children

    There are many ways to make enormous differences in the lives of children. Find out which way is best for you.

  • Out Wish List

    Art supplies, office equipment, musical instruments, event tickets and more. There are many items that you can contribute to help children thrive. Help us expand our services by clicking here for a list of the basic supplies we need for new art cabinets! Or check out Free Arts Minnesota's Wish List at Target Lists.

Board of Directors

Officers


Hal Tearse
Board President
Vice President
RBC Wealth Management

Kim Witczak

Past President
Art Buyer/Producer
Barrie D'Rozario Murphy

Jeff Putnam
Board Vice President
Senior Vice President
United Health Group

Peter Ekberg
Secretary
Partner
Barnes & Thornburg

Lynn Maaske
Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Senior Vice President
Market Director-Investments, U.S. Trust

Jacqueline Fogelberg
Development and Marketing Committee Co-Chair

Client Advisor
Meristem

Dan Thomas
Executive Director
Free Arts Minnesota

Members


Pat Courtemanche
Client Services Attorney
Dorsey and Whitney

Sarah Curfman
Managing Consultant
LarsonAllen

Tracy Dyer
Owner and Founder
Urban Junket

Erinn Farrell
Director of Operations
Space150

Jane Hopkins Gould

CFO
Second Harvest Heartland

Aaron Mack
Development Associate
Walker Art Center

Lea B. Olsen
Broadcaster/Analyst
Fox Sport Network