Firebird Community Arts

ArtReach empowers and connects people through the healing practice of glassblowing and ceramic arts. Art is access - We provide entry. Art is empathy - We are fearless. Art is growth - We are the future. Art equalizes us. We serve those who have been impacted by structural or individual trauma, including violently-injured youth, veterans, formerly-incarcerated individuals, undocumented and immigrant populations and Chicago Public School students on the South and West sides. We help people heal primarily by teaching glassblowing and ceramics - media that are typically expensive and difficult to access, but by their very nature elicit healing and build community. We provide a safe space, linkages to relevant wrap-around services, and professional and educational pathways for under-represented communities in the arts.