Through the evolution of Emerge Art Center, and the building of our vision, we have heard some people suggest that we scale back in the amount of offerings that we plan to have in our first center. “Why don’t you just offer painting and drawing classes to start off with”, some have said. Or “why don’t you just offer kids art classes, and later add some in for adults”? What these well-meaning people are unaware of, however, is the fact that doing so would defeat our reason for coming to fruition in the first place. And this company is driven by that underlying  reason and desire to bring something much needed to our community.

So what is that? What is it that we at Emerge Art Center are insistent upon creating for people by offering oh-so-many kids of arts to oh-so-many types of people? It’s an understanding of oneself that is created by participating in the arts, and the enhancement of it that is created by participating in more than one art  form. It’s a community feeling that is created by offering a place to do this where everyone is welcome. It’s a convenience that people are seeking – a convenience that is provided by having so many of their artistic desires fulfilled in one place, and by not forcing them to drive across to city to make the whole family happy. While we have now scaled our vision down to starting off with just two studios to pilot our vision, we refuse to cut our San Francisco art class offerings to such narrow possibilities. There are people within the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond who need, want, or hope for this place to grow through the arts and their creativity. And there are people within the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond who need, want, or hope for such convenience in accessing the arts. And for them, for all of them,  we insist upon keeping our offerings as broad as possible.