LEAF Community Arts Mission Message Card

COMMUNITY ARTS connecting cultures & creating community through music & arts

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LEAF Community Arts (LEAF) was founded in 1995 with the belief that music, craft, poetry, visual arts & healing arts can create powerful connections between diverse cultures. LEAF offers youth cultural arts education programs locally in Western North Carolina & in 11 countries around the world.

CULTURAL ARTS EDUCATION LEAF SCHOOLS & STREETS

cultural arts programs use the arts to bridge cultures and create life-affirming, community building experiences - empowering LOCAL youth to become global citizens, young artistic leaders & agents of positive change.

LEAF INTERNATIONAL is dedicated to

cultural preservation, the fostering of global citizenship, &cultural exchange. LEAF collaborates with communities to support Culture Keepers who teach local youth their traditional arts.

SIGNATURE EVENTS LEAF FESTIVAL is our award-winning founding

event celebrating the Global Community. For over 22 years, an intergenerational community gathers at Lake Eden for a dynamic experience of music, art & culture from our backyard and around the globe.

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celebrates creativity, diversity and families in the heart of Asheville, NC. This signature & inclusive community event encourages interpersonal exchange, cultural awareness, artistic excellence and welcoming spaces for all walks of life.

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join a movement locally & globally

LEAF Members are a community of people, 10 years strong, who recognize the power cultural arts education has in making a positive difference in the lives of youth & communities. 100% of Membership supports LEAF’s programs locally & gloablly.

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