Darden Smith's Be An Artist Program
In 2003, Singer-songwriter Darden Smith began the Be An Artist Program as a way to talk to children about creativity. It all began with the simple idea that we don’t have to become artists, we’re all born that way, and that what we do in our free time is what we love. If we do that thing more, we’ll be happier.

Mission Statement
The goal of the Be An Artist Program is to show children that we are all artists, that every action of our day has the potential to be art, and that each of us possess the raw tools to make this a reality using our own natural creative abilities.

The Be An Artist Program is designed for elementary school age children.

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Every year, Darden goes to schools in Austin, TX to present the Be An Artist Program. In addition, the program has been presented at the following:

The Iowa Children's Museum -- Coralville, IA
The Edgewood Center & Guadalupe Elementary -- San Francisco, CA
Ronald McDonald House & The Kunsberg School -- Denver, CO
Beth Yushuran Day School -- Houston, TX
Brebeuf Preparatory School -- Indianapolis, IN
Carmen Dragon & John Muir Elementary Schools -- Antioch, CA
Lamoine, ME Public Schools
The Bridge School -- Lexington, MA
Monte Cassino School -- Tulsa, OK
The American School in England - Thorpe, UK
The American School in London -- London, UK
The Southbank School -- London, UK
Sacred Heart Primary & St. Gabriel’s Primary -- Greenock, UK
Cochrane Castle Primary School - Johnstone, UK
Theatre Cap-A-Pie -- Dipton, UK
The High Arcal School - Himley, UK
The Lewes Guitar Festival -- Lewes, UK
The Lennen Bilingual School -- Paris,FR
The International School -- Paris, FR
The American Library -- Paris, FR