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Fine Arts for Children & Teens (FACT) was founded in 1990 and over the last 20 years, we have grown to serve more than 4,600 youth throughout northern New Mexico during school, after school and on the evenings and weekends. We emphasize reaching underprivileged young people, and program sites include low-income public schools, the county detention center, and our own local community art studio. FACT believes that the arts can help young people gain fundamental academic and social skills, making them more confident and overall better life-long learners.Make a Donation
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United States Senator Tom Udall and his wife Jill Cooper Udall visited FACT's ARTbarn studio earlier this week to meet some of our young student artists and to learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Stimulus funding FACT received in June 2009. Both the Senator and Mrs. Udall are strong and vocal advocates for the arts and art education and expressed gratitude for FACT's work serving thousands of high risk children and youth across northern New Mexico every year. The Udall's spent a half an hour in the art studio speaking with every child inquiring about their artistic choices and finding out why they love making art! It was a delightful visit and we are all honored that the Senator was able to take the time to visit.Video of Senator Udall at FACT