OUR MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE, PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ARTISTIC COMMUNITY FOR THE ARTIST AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER OTHERS THROUGH ART AND ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING. WE HOPE TO SUPPORT SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHARITABLE GIVING FOR FUNDS SUCH AS; AT RISK YOUTH, THE HOMELESS, ARTS & CULTURE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND LAND PRESERVATION. OUR WORKSHOPS WILL PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL SELF-CARE, RELAXATION, AND FUN WHICH CAN IMPROVE COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. BRANFORD ART CENTER GALLERY WILL OFFER ECLECTIC ARTWORK FROM 10 LOCAL ARTISANS AND THE ART WORKSHOP WILL OFFER A RANGE OF CHOICES FROM INDIVIDUAL ART SESSIONS TO GROUP ART WORKSHOPS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.