CINDY GARDNER
281-391 6ART
[email protected]
KVPAC Special Programs Director of KVPAC?s ART?S ALIVE Preschool Program. Also offering workshops in clay and ceramics for children and adults. Beaded Jewelry making workshops, Girl Scout Workshops and Birthday Parties at our facility located at 5708 3rd Street in the heart of historic downtown Katy.

TESS THORNTON of KATY COUNTRY CERAMICS and THE PARADISE PAINT ROOM
The Art of Ceramics, offers classes at Katy Country Ceramics located in the Midway Shopping Center on Hwy 90. Plaster and acrylic paint technique and unique glazes techniques. KVPAC Art For the Soul and The World of Art guest instructor.

GREG RHU of PUPPET PIZZAZZ
(713)862-1108
www.PUPPETPIZZAZZ.com
Mr. Greg's puppetry demonstration is a 45 minute performance extravaganza, perfect for elementary school audiences, enjoyed by preschoolers to senior citizens. Mr. Greg plays a unique role in arts/education programming. He seamlessly interweaves entertaining puppet characters of varying sizes, dimensions and media, while sharing behind the scene secrets to create and manipulate them. He encourages his audience to create puppets of their own with ordinary household or inexpensive items and a lot of imagination

OASIS FOR CHILDREN
Lisa Jastram: [email protected]
On the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster since 1997, Oasis for Children offers staged performances, songs, storytelling, puppets to be scheduled to come to your school.

KRISTIN SPENCER & THE MOVING COMPANY-PERFORMING ARTS FOR CHILDREN
Kristin Spencer (281) 391-6ART
Email: [email protected]
KVPAC Theater Arts Director for LimeLight Theater Productions, Premier Players, Company B and Let's Pretend Workshops: Coordination, tactile development and fun through Drama activities, Theater and Mime. Professional Drama and modeling coach. Kristin Spencer of The Moving Company offers ?A Day At The Improv? In class workshops available to schools for grades 4-8th.

JEFF STRICKLAND?S TRACE OF ART at The Studios on Second Street
Oil/ Watercolor/ Acrylic/ Drawing/ Murals/ Computer Graphics
281-395-2153 email: [email protected]
Instruction is offered to all ages. Individually designed programs to meet your own level of interest. Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced. Instruction can be individual or in groups of up to three people.

EPIPHANY STUDIOS- R David Matizza
(281) 828-0777
Bronze Sculpture Artist. Epiphany Studios located at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Studio tours are available.

T.BIEBER STUDIOS
Terri Bieber (281)391-6 ART
email: [email protected]
KVPAC Visual Arts Director for The World of Art, Art for the Soul, Mothers Day and Holiday Gift Making Workshops and camps, Offers beginning, Intermediate and advanced Masterpiece Art Classes. Webelo Workshops. Cinco Ranch Area Art League (CRAAL) representative.

MISS KATHLEEN?S STAINED GLASS EMPORIUM
Kathy Odermatt
832-567-ODIE email: [email protected]
Stained Glass artist. Offers classes for adults. Funky wire, glass bead and glob art for kids. Can be scheduled to teach a private workshop at KVPAC

PRESTON LOHMANN
Teaches private and semi private drawing and sketching lessons at KVPAC. Call 281-391-6278

ERIN JONES
Teaches Ballet and Creative Movement at KVPAC. Also teaches private and semi private art lessons to children ages 6-12

MICK CORELY of THE TEXAS MIME THEATER
(713)826-5154
Director of the Texas Mime Theater. Mick has performed mime with many Houston Arts organizations including Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera, Stages Repertory Theater, Texas Chamber Orchestra and others. Texas Mime Theater has performed over 2300 shows and workshops in over 490 Texas schools. Mick has also taught residencies in mime to mentally and physically challenged students through Young Audiences of Houston and the Very Special Arts Festival. Mick is also a professional actor clown, variety show performer and magician.

JOHN MARK PIPER
(281)693-2824
John Mark Piper is a professional vibraphonist/drummer/composer and educator residing in Katy, Texas. Piper served as clinician/endorsee/consultant for Musser/Ludwig percussion instruments from 1996 to 2002 and is the designer and creator of the Musser/Piper vibraphone. John Mark Piper is a famed vibraphone virtuoso and composer, tours as a soloist, with his jazz trio, and as a masterful clinician presenting workshops, master classes and clinics for all ages. His unique solo style has earned him the international reputation of being one of today's leading vibraphonists. Private percussion lessons.

STEPHANIE'S DANCE STUDIO ONE
Established in Katy since 1995, Stephanie's Dance Studio One has grown many outstanding dancers. Instant Action Company, Jr. Company, Sr. Company, Company Little Ones and 100% Fun companies have won numerous gold and platinum awards at competitions. Our companies where invited to perform at the Katy Freedom Festival four years in a row where they gave an outstanding performance in front of an audience of several thousand people.
Students have won individual awards such as the Tremaine dancer of the year, Jr. Sweet-Heart national dance scholarship and Encore National Scholarships in the Junior and Senior divisions that are held in Las Angeles and Las Vegas. The Dance Studio One Senior Company performed an original Ballet Production of "The Raggedy Ann Ballet Story" for children at KISD and Spring Branch ISD. This year the Children's Performing Arts Alliance will do an original Ballet production for the grade schools in our area. The Children's Performing Arts Alliance consists of our adult performance staff plus all of our companies combined. In addition to area performances, we also give fine arts scholarships and academic scholarships to children in need.
Each year hundreds of Dance Studio One students participate in the Rice Harvest Festival parade. All of our companies perform frequently at community events throughout the Katy and Houston area. Email:
visit www.stephaniesdancestudioone.com for more information.

KVPAC has information available about the following Katy Community Arts organizations:
Cinco Ranch Area Art League (CRAAL)
Contact: Gayle Boggess
www.CRAAL.org

Katy Performing Arts Society (KPAS)
Contact: Adam Levowitz
www.katyArts.org