Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Chama Valley Arts
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Chama Valley Arts Center
Mailing Address: PO Box 95
City: Chama
State: NM
Postal Code: 87520
Main Phone: 5054923339
Main Fax:
Organization Website: chamavalleyarts.org
Employer ID Number: 88-1180381
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3), public charity

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/17/2026
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Arts Enrichment Partnership with Chama Valley Independent School District
Project Description:

Chama Valley Arts welcomes Chama Valley Independent School students, grades Pre-k through 8th, to the arts center during school hours to do hands-on arts exploration. In SY 23/24 and SY 24/25 we hosted as many as 65 students in a day, 8-16 days during the school year. In SY 25/26 they asked that we go to Tierra Amarilla Elementary to work with PreK – 6th grade while Chama Elementary and Middle (K – 8th grade) still travel to the arts center. We have served about 175 students during school hours this school year.

In the year to come, Chama Valley Arts will maintain the program and increase capacity to pay for supplies and contract with high-caliber teaching artists from across the region, renewing our relationship with the Santa Fe Opera Alto project and with the NM School for the Arts. We always incorporate music and movement, as well as utilize the core principles of social emotional learning. Projects include visual arts, ceramics, mosaics, paper craft, fiber arts; culminating with an exhibit/celebration at the arts center.

The core of all of our work is that within the creative process, children and adults can learn to navigate self-doubt, feelings of worthlessness, and self-exploration which bring about a sense of confidence and self-efficacy carrying over into all aspects of life. This process can be vital in supporting success for our students who, because of life circumstances and developmental differences, rarely experience success in school. In order to try hard things, we have to feel that we have a chance of success. Our programs provide ALL students, including those who are slipping through the cracks, with the space to try, fail, and try again; with the space to explore, learn through play, and extend that learning into other areas of their lives.

Total Project Budget: 35,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The National Endowment for the Arts, LANL Foundation, United Way of Northern NM, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Clif Foundation, Kids Gardening, McCune Foundation

Project Duration: January to December 2027
Geographical Area Served: Northern Rio Arriba County, NM
Age Group To Be Served: 4yo-18yo

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.):
Contact First Name: Anita
Contact Last Name: Massari
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: (505) 492-3339
Contact Email: anita@chamavalleyarts.org