Peninsula Hands on Art brings art instruction to public elementary schools in the greater Gig Harbor area.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Fifteen years ago Marla Morgan was a mom who wanted her own kids to have more art in school. Today, she leads Peninsula Hands On Art, a nonprofit that provides art instruction to more than 4,000 students in Pierce County each year.

Reaching every elementary student in the Peninsula School District, it is the program's foundational belief that students across all socioeconomic backgrounds should have the same educational opportunity and ability to access artist quality materials and art education. 

Here is how it works: Students get four art projects a year taught by local artists (via film) and presented in the classroom by trained parent volunteers. The art lessons happen during the school day as opposed to after school.

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