Creative Kids

Today is a special day. We met when she was ten years old , where she was bravely battling leukemia. Fast forward to today and she just walked the stage graduating with a BA in Criminal Justice and a minor in Forensics. We are so proud of her resiliency and all that she has accomplished. We can’t wait to see what she does in this next chapter of her life. 🧡

Sneak peek of four out of eight alebrijes for “Fantastic Animals” exhibit coming in 2024. 🐇🦉🦊🦦

is currently on her 1,200 mile journey along the U.S. Mexico border.

Creative Kids is honored to help welcome Little Amal on October 25th at 6PM at the Healing Garden located inside Ascarate Park. She will reflect on the 23 lives lost during the 2019 Walmart shooting. Participants from our Resiliency Art Program that was created in response to this tragedy in partnership with .crc will be in attendance to present Amal with handmade paper flowers adorning their personal messages of hope and resilience.

Together with our local partners we will be able to amplify Amal’s message of hope and compassion.

This event is free and open to the public.

Thank you for featuring co-founders and Stephen Ingle in their October issue. Grab a copy and read about their twenty-five year journey of social entrepreneurship and how they are welcoming Little Amal to El Paso later this month.

Today is the start of Early Giving! You can help local non-profits like us to continue our mission of serving our community.

We are also excited to announce that through a generous donor, all donations made to Creative Kids will be matched up to $3,000!

To donate visit elpasogivingday.org

As we honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we have the privilege to partner with to share the story of the beautiful Cisneros Family. Their son Adrian (pictured in the first slide) is designing a special poster to honor his late brother Alex at the final home game on October 4th.

We met this incredible family fifteen years ago when their son Alex (pictured in the second slide) was diagnosed with leukemia and he took part of our program - Project AIM.

Sadly, Alex lost his battle with leukemia in 2012, but his light continues to shine so bright. His brother Adrian has been in our program for ten years and his parents have selflessly volunteered their time every Saturday at the gallery for over fifteen years as they say they feel Alex’s presence.

We continue to live by Alex’s famous quote -
“In life, as in painting, there are no negative spaces". 💛

We were honored to host United Ways of Texas President and CEO - Tiffany Paterson and United Way of El Paso County COO - Georgina Hernandez at the gallery this week. They were able to see work and the impact that our Resiliency Art Program in partnership with .frc is making in our community.

Little Amal takes her first steps in Boston to start her 6,000 mile journey across America in 15 days!

Starting from the vibrant streets of Boston on September 7th, Amal’s journey will end on the sunny shores of San Diego on November 5th. Along the way, Amal will visit El Paso on October 25th and 26th!

Together we will amplify her message through her incredible journey, empowering the voices of those she represents. We can’t wait to welcome Little Amal to our city and spread hope!

AMAL WALKS ACROSS AMERICA. ONE LITTLE GIRL. ONE BIG HOPE.

The past three years we have had the privilege to work with the families directly affected by the August 3rd tragedy. This has has been possible through our partnership with .frc

Please join us this Saturday at the oLo Gallery from 10am-12pm as we open their “Journey of Resilience” art exhibition.

Honored to be the recipient of the newly established El Paso Electric Charitable Foundation first round of grants that were distributed today. Grateful for the investment to help transform and empower our community. 💡

We are so excited for tonight’s El Paso Locomotive FC match. Creative Kids participant Idaly age 12, designed tonight’s limited edition poster that will be given to the first 1,000 fans. Vamos Locos!

Co-founders Andrea and Stephen Ingle and their daughter Avelina were Honorary Conductors for the El Paso Locomotives vs New Mexico United match. Thank you for a fun evening!

📸: El Paso Locomotive FC

We had a great time hosting Paso del Norte Health Foundation during our cyanotype workshop today in San Elizario.

Creative Kids is a Healthy Kids grantee and through our partnership, we have been afforded the opportunity to expand Project ABLE to the community of San Elizario.

Creative Kids Club Clendenin participants in partnership with held an art opening to showcase the work from our spring programming.

A huge thank you to Creative Kids Teaching Artists Celeste and Sofia for their time and talents and for leading this program.

AMAL WALKS ACROSS AMERICA.
ONE LITTLE GIRL. ONE BIG HOPE.

will journey 6000 miles this fall from Boston to San Diego. She will be welcomed by 1,000 + artists at 100 + events in 35 towns and cities.

Creative Kids is proud to be welcoming Amal to El Paso in October!

Little Amal - whose name means “hope” in Arabic - is a 12 foot puppet of a refugee Syrian child who has traveled to 13 countries.

She began her journey from the Syrian border and carries a message of hope for displaced people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families.

Her urgent message is simple - “don’t forget us.”

More details will be revealed soon!

We are so proud of as she graduates today from with a degree in Social Work. She started as an intern at Creative Kids through the UTEP CARES Regional Internship. When her internship ended, we didn’t let her go. She now leads our Project AIM program working with our pediatric oncology patients .

She will continue to work at Creative Kids as she pursues her Masters in Social Work. We can’t wait to see what you will do next - congratulations on this incredible achievement! ✨

Congratulations to Creative Kids participant - Natalyn whose artwork was chosen for tonight’s match day poster. First 1,000 attendees get their own print to take home!

Sneak peek of our participants working on the second part of La Nube “Spiritual Guardians of the Desert” installation.

Creative Kids co-founders Drea Gates-ingle and Stephen Ingle gave a Tedx El Paso talk - “Great Ideas Can Start on a Napkin.”

It was a honor and a privilege to share the journey of our organization. Thank you TEDxElPaso for the incredible opportunity and Christ Chavez for capturing these moments.

Our youngest participants in the Resiliency Art Program have been working hard on their rendition of “The Bull” by Picasso.

What an incredible opportunity we were given. Our participants are working each and every weekend to bring these to life. We can’t wait to share their talents and creativity they have poured into this commission.

We are so excited to collaborate with La Nube to bring these magical creatures to life. Our kids have been given this incredible opportunity to showcase their talents, imagination and creativity and we can’t wait to share their finished work.

Creative Kids to make sculpture installation for El Paso Children's museum, La Nube A collaboration between Creative Kids and the new children's museum will bring an animal sculpture to La Nube.

On April 8th, Creative Kids Co-Founders Andrea Gates-Ingle and Stephen Ingle will share their journey on starting their non-profit and the ideas around social entrepreneurship.

👉 For more information on this year’s event, and for purchasing tickets, visit TEDxElPaso.com

Our pediatric patients got to paint some sweet treats on canvas today. 🧁

We are so proud of our Sunrise Elementary participants - their work they have created these past two months is truly incredible. 🎨

Our Resiliency Art Program participants getting lost in the creation of symmetry and design for their mandalas.

Our Project AIM pediatric patients at Providence Children's Hospital enjoyed creating these beautiful traditional Talavera style tiles.

Our Little Picasso’s continued their printmaking journey exploring gelli prints today.

Our first class of 2023 had our youngest participants from the Resiliency Art Program in partnership with El Paso United Family Resiliency Center busy making self-portrait monoprints.

Our Resiliency Art Program participants are making way with their collaborative piece - “Think Outside the Box // Crush the Box.”

We love all the beautiful work from held at Club Whitaker. Their art exhibit was held yesterday and will adorn the walls of their campus for the next month. 🎨

Thank you EPCC Literary Fiesta for the’Community Spirit Award. We had a great time today!

Creative Kids is honored to receive the Community Spirit Award from EPCC Literary Fiesta. Join us this Saturday at the EPCC Northwest Campus at 12:30 for a free cyanotype workshop followed by the awards ceremony.

Today we ran into one of students from the Kennedy’s Housing Authority from 23 years ago and where where we started our second program. Alfonso is now a successful real estate agent and entrepreneur. Alfonso credited Creative Kids for giving him positive experiences that propelled him forward. ❤️

We are in the final stretch of the Target Circle campaign that ends September 30th!

As a reminder, choose “My Target” in the Target app. Tap on “Target Circle” select “Vote for nonprofits” find Creative Kids and give us some love. 🎯

Thank you all that have engaged in the campaign, we are forever grateful and will share the results here very soon! 🎯

We had a great time hosting and where Marathon employees across the U.S.worked worked to create cyanotypes with Boys and Girls Club participants. 🌞

Creative Kids was honored to be commissioned to create “Mystical Desert” to celebrate the life of Marion Azar.

This mural located Family Room represents her adoration for the Southwest and the animals that exist in our native desert.

Viewers get a peek of the alebriije-styled animals that Creative Kids is bringing to life for a permanent sculpture installation for .

Creative Kids is so grateful for all that have taken the time to place votes for us via the Target Circle app. We are closing in on the campaign that ends September 30th.

As a reminder, choose “My Target” in the Target app. Tap on “Target Circle” select “Vote for nonprofits” find Creative Kids and give us some love. 🎯