Every child deserves a first painting.
Every family deserves a first symphony.
Every neighborhood deserves a front door to beauty.
Gather opens museum doors, fills theater seats, and puts paintbrushes into small hands — free, for every family, in every neighborhood.
This is what access looks like.
"I didn't know my daughter could draw like that until the Saturday workshop. She came home and drew for three hours straight."
Denise Okafor
Mom, Bronx NY
"My grandson has never seen live music. When the cellist started playing, he grabbed my hand and didn't let go for the whole show."
Raymond Tran
Grandfather, Oakland CA
4,200
families served last year
Our art budget ran out in October. Gather's supply kits kept my students creating through May. I can't overstate what that means.
Ms. Priya Nair
Art Teacher, PS 147 Brooklyn
Family Night at Riverside Park
Summer 2025
"Three bus rides to the nearest museum. Gather brought the museum to us — right in our school gym."
Lucia Herrera-Vega
Parent, South Side Chicago
"She asked me if we could go back every week. That's when I knew this was something different."
Marcus & Yvonne Webb
Parents, Detroit MI
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The Family Arts Guide
52 pages of free programs, activity ideas for every age, and how to make the most of arts access in your city — yours instantly.
Teachers. Grandparents. Everyone.
312
free workshops held in 2025
I brought in a professional dancer through Gather's residency program. My students had never seen someone make a living from art. The room was electric.
Mr. James Osei
Music & Arts, Garfield Elementary
"I'm raising my grandkids on a fixed income. Finding something this beautiful and completely free — I cried in the car on the way home."
Shirley Mae Johnson
Grandmother, Memphis TN
Puppet Theater Tour
Spring 2025
48
neighborhoods reached
"My son has autism. The sensory-friendly workshop was the first time he's been in a group activity and smiled the whole time."
Angela Kowalski
Mom, Pittsburgh PA
Every number is a family's first.
4,200+
Families Served
last year alone
$0
Cost to Families
always free, always
48
Neighborhoods
reached in 2025
312
Free Workshops
held this year
Your family's first beautiful Saturday
is waiting.
No membership. No registration fees. No two-hour bus ride. Just art, music, and theater — for your family, near you.
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