About Our Organization

Arts From The Heart (AFTH) is celebrating our 12th year of providing valuable cultural art experiences to Wimberley youth. Through the years we have seen hundreds of students look at varieties of subjects with broadened perspectives, develop their creative thinking abilities, and gain appreciation for the arts. Since our inception in 1998, many of our original students are now young adults. We believe they have benefited from their early enrichment in the cultural arts and continue to carry within them what they embraced in their formative years.

Wimberley is a very small, rural town but AFTH is very proud of the number of students we have been able to reach throughout our 12 years as an non profit. We have held over 1,000 workshops and have worked with over 2,000 students through our after school workshops, field trips, assemblies and student art exhibits. As more and more families move to Wimberley, AFTH has an obligation to provide cultural arts education to our town’s growing population. AFTH has never charged students tuition or fees to participate in our programs. We rely solely on donations to sustain our efforts. We continue our tradition of not charging for our services so that all children and teenagers, regardless of their family’s circumstances, can participate. We do not receive tax funding from the school district

We are also the fortunate recipients of the University of Texas Performing Arts Outreach Program, enabling us to provide many of our older students with complimentary tickets and transportation to attend major cultural art events. Additionally, we have a similar relationship with The College of Fine Arts & Communication at Texas State University.

A strong philosophy of AFTH is that it is beneficial for young people to become involved with their community. We regularly encourage and facilitate our students to contribute their creative talents and artwork to community organizations. AFTH has carefully and successfully developed community partnerships and resources.

Arts From the Heart is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

To learn more about our organization, to donate, or to become involved,
512-847-8500 or afth@artsfromtheheart.org