Our Mission

When EVA launched in 2012, it filled a gap. Across Utah, art funding had been cut in the 1980s. PCEF saw the opportunity to put art back in schools, sustained growing the program, and now it's evolving to something more. Beginning next school year, the district will fund four full-time, licensed elementary art teachers. Lessons across all the elementary schools will be aligned so that every student in grades K-5 will have access to high-quality, equitable art education.

Durante 13 años, el arte en las escuelas primarias de Park City no simplemente surgió por sí solo; fue cuidadosamente construido, financiado y sostenido por la Fundación Educativa de Park City (PCEF, por sus siglas en inglés) a través del programa de Artes Visuales para Escuelas Primarias (EVA, por sus siglas en inglés), en colaboración con un socio artístico clave en la comunidad: el Centro de Artes Kimball (KAC, por sus siglas en inglés).

When we spoke with Finn McGuire, a Park City High School senior who’s spent much of his school career involved in music and theater programs, one thing really stood out: the access students have to explore their interests is exceptional within Park City schools. Music is introduced at an early age, and for Finn, that early exposure has grown into a lasting passion – one he plans to continue studying in college. PCEF donors support the arts throughout every school, including grant funding for PCHS Music and PCHS Theater.