MISSION : Educating, Healing and Unifying through the Arts.
IN THE BEGINNING… KVPAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in its 8th year of operation. The original location was a warehouse in downtown “Katy proper” with no store front referred to as ‘the hole-in-the-wall’s hole” because one had to walk through a dance studio’s waiting room just to get to the hallway that lead back to KVPAC.
From this humble beginning, support from students, parents and the community led to two subsequent moves. Our current studio is conveniently located in the heart of Katy at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center (GSWEC).
In June of 2006, we moved one more time to the former GSWEC veterinary clinic renovated for human habitation and transformed into a beautiful 4,800 square foot ADA compliant facility with a professional quality stage, rehearsal hall and additional classrooms.
MOVING FORWARD KVPAC’s growth has been exponential – our first year we served approximately 60 young children. Enrollment in tuition classes has grown – just for summer alone, there are 95 camps offered. Eight years later we serve more than 30,000 children, teens and adults through our visual arts, theatre and music programs and events – 85% were served free-of-charge.
This high level of service in only possible because of enrollment in tuition-based classes and donations from charitable foundations, local business and individuals: Houston Endowment Inc, The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Target Foundation, BP Foundation, Wal-Mart Foundation, LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, Pump it Up! Party Center, Tradition Bank, & Katy Magazine.
The current studio is inadequate to meet increasing demand for programs and services. The building is in use every day of the week and we are bursting at the seams. There is a capital campaign underway to raise the funds to purchase the building and surrounding acreage for future expansion. All contributions are welcome and we deeply appreciate the support.
Watch a video on the history of KVPAC produced in 2007
