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Our Mission

Red Tie Arts (RTA) A 501(c)(3) CA Corp. has a twofold
purpose:

1. To produce and present quality arts and entertain- 2. To help underserved, talented children realize
ment events to enhance the quality of life in our their “Artistic Dreams” through financial gifts and
area. grants and to enhance the lives of these children.

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Who we are
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Red Tie Arts presents national and international acts volunteer coordinator, and John as the director.
in small intimate settings. The grantees of our kid's Their shared love of music and their desire to help
program will have free access to these offerings as enhance the quality of life while expanding the music
may be beneficial to their education. On occasion, we and art scene in Modesto for the past 26 years has
might be able to arrange for a child to “sit-in” with led to the formation of Red Tie Arts with the purpose
the band. Founders Jerry Cooper and John Griswold and goal of...
have been working together and presenting music “Exploring, Celebrating, and Supporting the Arts by
from the early days of the reincarnation of the Providing Scholarships for Underserved Children
historic State Theatre, (1994), which was founded as to Study the Arts.”
a performing arts venue in Modesto; Jerry as the

What several of our percussion students have to say

“One of the important
lessons we’ve learned is that
all successful youth arts
programs do three things:
First, they provide positive
adult role models;
Second, they give youth the
opportunity for achievement
and ultimately, recognition
for the achievement.
Third, they enable youth to
interact with people who
have healthy beliefs and
Alan Roman Caleb consistent standards for
Instructor David Hawkes Instructor David Hawkes Instructor David Hawkes behavior.
Programs designed to
“I learned the rudiments “Mr. Hawkes has taught “This outside instruction
of music and I learned me to read music that with Mr. Hawkes has achieve these outcomes are
how to play more styles improved my drumming been very beneficial for best able to provide the
of songs. This one-on- ability. My playing is me, I have more confi- opportunity that youth
one instruction from more solid at church and dence and learned new need to develop positive
behaviors.”
David Hawkes has school. My regular techniques and meth-
helped me improve my classroom music teach- ods. Also discovered Taken from
playing a lot.” er, Mr. Fiorio, has the joys of classic rock.” Americans for the
noticed a big change.”
Arts