Gene Furchgott’s Retirement Party

October was a busy month for Yo Art and we especially enjoyed showing our appreciation to our Founder, Gene Furchgott. After 11 years of shepherding and building the organization into what it is today, Gene stepped aside as Executive Director, and Mayor John...

Please join us for our founder’s retirement party!

This Thursday evening, October 18, 2018, Yo Art, along with Mayor Tecklenburg, our board, grantors, supporters, past and present instructors, teachers, and administrators, will come together at Redux Contemporary Art Studios to honor Gene Furchgott’s decade of service...

Benefitfocus Donates 20 Laptops to Yo Art Programs

Yo Art was the happy recipient of a very generous gift from Benefitfocus last week!  Executive Director Elizabeth Bowers accepted 20 laptops Monday, June 4th at the Customer Success Center of Benefitfocus from Michael Kelly and Ed Turner.  This gift is overwhelmingly...

Mayor Tecklenburg Praises Yo Art

At the kick off of the 42nd annual Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C., our city’s mayor, John J. Tecklenburg praised Yo Art’s work in the community by saying, “. . . outreach and community engagement lies at the heart of our local cultural...