Mission Statement

Let There Be Arts strives to develop and support programs that introduce and encourage the artistic talents, appreciation, and physical expression of our students and community.

The Vision

It all started with a vision of making things better. Gallery owner, Lee Freed, and Lincoln County school administrator, Suzanne Dalton, began a dialogue in late 2000 that led to the formation of a new and unique partnership for arts and education.

With the help of committed parents, teachers and artists, as well as area civic and business leaders, Let There Be Arts was born. With funds raised through donations, grants, concerts and a series of successful galas held at the Freed Gallery, this grassroots group has touched the lives of hundreds of students and community members.

Mission Statement

Let There Be Arts strives to develop and support programs that introduce and encourage the artistic talents, appreciation, and physical expression of our students and community.

The Vision

It all started with a vision of making things better. Gallery owner, Lee Freed, and Lincoln County school administrator, Suzanne Dalton, began a dialogue in late 2000 that led to the formation of a new and unique partnership for arts and education.

With the help of committed parents, teachers and artists, as well as area civic and business leaders, Let There Be Arts was born. With funds raised through donations, grants, concerts and a series of successful galas held at the Freed Gallery, this grassroots group has touched the lives of hundreds of students and community members.

Spring Break Art


Spring Into Art! At the Lincoln City Cultural Center for Local Kids and Visitors!
Want to do something fun and creative over spring break? Let There Be Arts is offering three days of art for kids in kindergarten through high school.
Read more here…

  • Public Art in Lincoln City, Oregon

    PUBLIC ART

    This mural under the Driftwood Public Library is one of several Public Art projects that students have created through a partnership between LTBA and the Lincoln City Public Art Committee. Children are proud to be able to have their work visible to the public.

  • Art Club at Taft Elementary

    ART CLUB

    Every Wednesday after school at Taft Elementary, art teacher, Valerie Baker, works with 20 to 30 committed art students who have signed up for Art Club. During the twelve week session, they work with a wide variety mediums and projects. Some examples are clay (pictured above) painting with acrylics, tempera, and watercolor, collage, mosaic tile construction, sculpture building with wire, gauze and paste, oil and chalk pastels, printmaking, and more. Art Club has been active at Taft Elementary since 2004.

  • Let There Be Arts Projects at Starbucks

    STUDENT ART AT STARBUCKS

    Displayed at the Lincoln City Starbucks.

  • School-Murals

    MURALS IN THE SCHOOLS

    A middle school student submitted this watercolor of Yaquina Bay Bridge to be considered as part of the mural design at Newport Intermediate and Isaac Newton Middle School. The images on all the murals come are done by students, enlarged through an overhead projector and drawn on the walls for students to paint.

  • Let There Be Arts Community Murals

    MURALS IN THE COMMUNITY

    Students are shown here painting in the stairwell of the Lincoln City Cultural Center during the LTBA summer art program of 2011. Thirty local and visiting children, ages 5 to 15, worked with mural artist, Krista Eddy, to design and paint a mural tiled “A Secret Garden of Arts. It took them one week complete the project. The mural is a gift to the Lincoln City Cultural Center from the children and Let There Be Arts. It is located in the outside stairwell on the southwest corner of the building. Stop by and take a look sometime.

  • Summer-Arts

    SUMMER ARTS

    Coastal Visitors and local children dance in class lead by teacher, Nicole O’Brien during LTBA 9th annual Children’s Summer Arts program. “I feel like a big, bouncy bug” one boy declares as he is lead through the dance exercises. This is just one of several workshops students took part in. Others included painting, watercolor, collage, poetry, mask making and mural design.

  • Public Art in Lincoln City, Oregon

    PUBLIC ART

    This mural under the Driftwood Public Library is one of several Public Art projects that students have created through a partnership between LTBA and the Lincoln City Public Art Committee. Children are proud to be able to have their work visible to the public.

  • Art Club at Taft Elementary

    ART CLUB

    Every Wednesday after school at Taft Elementary, art teacher, Valerie Baker, works with 20 to 30 committed art students who have signed up for Art Club. During the twelve week session, they work with a wide variety mediums and projects. Some examples are clay (pictured above) painting with acrylics, tempera, and watercolor, collage, mosaic tile construction, sculpture building with wire, gauze and paste, oil and chalk pastels, printmaking, and more. Art Club has been active at Taft Elementary since 2004.

  • Let There Be Arts Projects at Starbucks

    STUDENT ART AT STARBUCKS

    Displayed at the Lincoln City Starbucks.

  • School-Murals

    MURALS IN THE SCHOOLS

    A middle school student submitted this watercolor of Yaquina Bay Bridge to be considered as part of the mural design at Newport Intermediate and Isaac Newton Middle School. The images on all the murals come are done by students, enlarged through an overhead projector and drawn on the walls for students to paint.

  • Let There Be Arts Community Murals

    MURALS IN THE COMMUNITY

    Students are shown here painting in the stairwell of the Lincoln City Cultural Center during the LTBA summer art program of 2011. Thirty local and visiting children, ages 5 to 15, worked with mural artist, Krista Eddy, to design and paint a mural tiled “A Secret Garden of Arts. It took them one week complete the project. The mural is a gift to the Lincoln City Cultural Center from the children and Let There Be Arts. It is located in the outside stairwell on the southwest corner of the building. Stop by and take a look sometime.

  • Summer-Arts

    SUMMER ARTS

    Coastal Visitors and local children dance in class lead by teacher, Nicole O’Brien during LTBA 9th annual Children’s Summer Arts program. “I feel like a big, bouncy bug” one boy declares as he is lead through the dance exercises. This is just one of several workshops students took part in. Others included painting, watercolor, collage, poetry, mask making and mural design.

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Introduction

It is with great enthusiasm and pleasure that Let There Be Arts (LTBA) announces our partnership with Heidi Erickson in her efforts to raise the necessary funds to complete the Regatta Grounds Park Devil’s Lake Creature as she now envisions it. LTBA is a non-profit organization on the Central Oregon Coast whose mission is to develop and support programs that introduce and encourage the artistic talents, creativity, appreciation and physical expression of our students and community. The opportunity to work with Heidi on this dynamic and exciting project is a perfect match for us and opens the door for countless art programs in the future.

History

Since 2000, LTBA has fostered and promoted all aspects of art in the classroom and beyond. We are committed to building strong relationships and maintaining partnerships within our coastal community. We work closely with the Lincoln County School District to provide arts education programs during the school day, after school, on Saturdays and during the summer. We have completed large, colorful murals in three district schools, a project that included the entire student body. Over the past three years we received grants from the Lincoln City Public Arts Committee to complete four art projects with students, one of which proudly hangs at the Regatta Grounds.  We have already begun a dialogue with Heidi on the myriad of ways this project can become an educational gold mine. Without fail, when students have these hands-on learning opportunities with ‘real-life’ artists, everyone wins: students, artists, parents, teachers and communities.

What Can You Do?

By donating to this project, you will not only assure the completion of this powerful Devil’s Lake Creature, you will also contribute to the continuing educational experiences in art for hundreds of children for years to come.

Ways to Donate

Download the complete Fundraiser Packet.
Download and print the Contribution Form.

  • Public Art in Lincoln City, Oregon

    PUBLIC ART

    This mural under the Driftwood Public Library is one of several Public Art projects that students have created through a partnership between LTBA and the Lincoln City Public Art Committee. Children are proud to be able to have their work visible to the public.

  • Art Club at Taft Elementary

    ART CLUB

    Every Wednesday after school at Taft Elementary, art teacher, Valerie Baker, works with 20 to 30 committed art students who have signed up for Art Club. During the twelve week session, they work with a wide variety mediums and projects. Some examples are clay (pictured above) painting with acrylics, tempera, and watercolor, collage, mosaic tile construction, sculpture building with wire, gauze and paste, oil and chalk pastels, printmaking, and more. Art Club has been active at Taft Elementary since 2004.

  • Let There Be Arts Projects at Starbucks

    STUDENT ART AT STARBUCKS

    Displayed at the Lincoln City Starbucks.

  • School-Murals

    MURALS IN THE SCHOOLS

    A middle school student submitted this watercolor of Yaquina Bay Bridge to be considered as part of the mural design at Newport Intermediate and Isaac Newton Middle School. The images on all the murals come are done by students, enlarged through an overhead projector and drawn on the walls for students to paint.

  • Let There Be Arts Community Murals

    MURALS IN THE COMMUNITY

    Students are shown here painting in the stairwell of the Lincoln City Cultural Center during the LTBA summer art program of 2011. Thirty local and visiting children, ages 5 to 15, worked with mural artist, Krista Eddy, to design and paint a mural tiled “A Secret Garden of Arts. It took them one week complete the project. The mural is a gift to the Lincoln City Cultural Center from the children and Let There Be Arts. It is located in the outside stairwell on the southwest corner of the building. Stop by and take a look sometime.

  • Summer-Arts

    SUMMER ARTS

    Coastal Visitors and local children dance in class lead by teacher, Nicole O’Brien during LTBA 9th annual Children’s Summer Arts program. “I feel like a big, bouncy bug” one boy declares as he is lead through the dance exercises. This is just one of several workshops students took part in. Others included painting, watercolor, collage, poetry, mask making and mural design.

Programs

Requests for arts programs in the schools and community grow each year. This is due in part to the diminishing support for the arts at state and local levels. It is also because of LTBA’s reputation for providing excellent, quality programs by certified and/or professional artists and arts educators. Programs fall into two categories: Arts Education in the schools and Arts and Cultural events in the community.

Arts In Schools

Including, After School Programs, Artists In Residency, Concerts, Americana Music Project, Art Based Fieldtrips and Assemblies, Yoga, and Creative Dramatics. Click here to read more!

Arts and Cultural Events in the Community

Including, Soundwaves Summer Music Festival, Children’s Summer Arts Workshops, Childrens Saturday Arts, Student Artshows in the Community, Annual Fundraising Gala at the Freed Gallery. Click here to read more!

  • Public Art in Lincoln City, Oregon

    PUBLIC ART

    This mural under the Driftwood Public Library is one of several Public Art projects that students have created through a partnership between LTBA and the Lincoln City Public Art Committee. Children are proud to be able to have their work visible to the public.

  • Art Club at Taft Elementary

    ART CLUB

    Every Wednesday after school at Taft Elementary, art teacher, Valerie Baker, works with 20 to 30 committed art students who have signed up for Art Club. During the twelve week session, they work with a wide variety mediums and projects. Some examples are clay (pictured above) painting with acrylics, tempera, and watercolor, collage, mosaic tile construction, sculpture building with wire, gauze and paste, oil and chalk pastels, printmaking, and more. Art Club has been active at Taft Elementary since 2004.

  • Let There Be Arts Projects at Starbucks

    STUDENT ART AT STARBUCKS

    Displayed at the Lincoln City Starbucks.

  • School-Murals

    MURALS IN THE SCHOOLS

    A middle school student submitted this watercolor of Yaquina Bay Bridge to be considered as part of the mural design at Newport Intermediate and Isaac Newton Middle School. The images on all the murals come are done by students, enlarged through an overhead projector and drawn on the walls for students to paint.

  • Let There Be Arts Community Murals

    MURALS IN THE COMMUNITY

    Students are shown here painting in the stairwell of the Lincoln City Cultural Center during the LTBA summer art program of 2011. Thirty local and visiting children, ages 5 to 15, worked with mural artist, Krista Eddy, to design and paint a mural tiled “A Secret Garden of Arts. It took them one week complete the project. The mural is a gift to the Lincoln City Cultural Center from the children and Let There Be Arts. It is located in the outside stairwell on the southwest corner of the building. Stop by and take a look sometime.

  • Summer-Arts

    SUMMER ARTS

    Coastal Visitors and local children dance in class lead by teacher, Nicole O’Brien during LTBA 9th annual Children’s Summer Arts program. “I feel like a big, bouncy bug” one boy declares as he is lead through the dance exercises. This is just one of several workshops students took part in. Others included painting, watercolor, collage, poetry, mask making and mural design.

Spring Into Art

March 27, 28 & 29, 2012 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. Click here for the flyer.