Mission
Creative Kids is a nationally recognized creative youth development agency that positively impacts under-resourced populations in the border community of El Paso, Texas helping young people to thrive through the transformative power of the arts.
Who we serve
Creative Kids is able to reach over 600 youth throughout the year, which includes disconnected youth through Project ABLE (Art Brokers Learning Experiences), at-risk youth in the Boys and Girls Club of El Paso through Project MAP (Making the Arts Possible), and children battling cancer in its Project AIM (Arts in Motion). Creative Kids recently launched an art program for the children and families that were directly affected by the August 3rd Wal-Mart tragedy called Project RAP (Resiliency Art Program).
2024-2025 Board of Directors
- Charlie Castillo
Board President - Vanessa Leon
Vice President - Lorely Ambriz
Secretary - Arianna Rodriguez
Treasurer
Members at Large
- JJ Childress
- Matthew Behrens
- Michelle De La Isla
- Alexandra Chavez
Creative Team
- Andrea Gates-Ingle
Executive Director/Co-Founder
andrea@creativekidsart.org - Stephen Ingle
Creative Director/Co-Founder
stephen@creativekidsart.org - Oscar Camargo
Creative Director for Technology and Digital Media
oscar@creativekidsart.org - Yolanda Cisneros
Program Coordinator
yolanda@creativekidsart.org
Teaching Artists
- Ana Aburto
- Sylvia Lara
- Patty Castaño
- Daria Salinas
- Edith Arreola
- Celeste Concha
- Sofia McDonald
- Cynthia Muñoz
- Denise Garcia
- Maria Fischer
- Ana Bañuelos
- Oscar Pedroza (Asst for Denise Garcia)
Underwriters
- State of Texas – Office of Governor
- Providence Children’s Hospital
- El Paso Community Foundation
- El Paso Electric Company
- Find Your Light Foundation
- Cardwell Family Foundation
- Drapers Richards Kaplan Foundation
- The Dues Foundation
- The Hightower Foundation
- Hunt Family Foundation
- The Stern Foundation
- Paso del Norte Health Foundation
- Texas Women for the Arts
- With the support of the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department, National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts.
Recognition and Awards
- Creative Kids receives the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Youth Program Award from First lady Michelle Obama.
- Creative Kids Project AIM Nationally-Recognized as a Best-Practice model from National Endowment for the Arts
- Creative Kids Project ABLE named as a Best-Practice Model from Texas A&M
