WHAT WE’RE ABOUT
arts to ALL uses the Power of Play and Creativity to provide ALL children with arts enrichment opportunities in the greater Richmond area, including youth with socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to discovering the arts.
WHAT WE DO
Professional teaching artists work with school systems and community partners to build confidence in students and a better understanding of their authentic selves, while inspiring empathy, community, and the spirit of play in the everyday.
HOW IT WORKS
A portion of proceeds from ALL programming helps provide similar arts enrichment programming at under-resourced schools and with community partners.
Brendan Kennedy
More about the Founder | Chief Creative Officer
Brendan has more than two decades of experience working in theatre and performing arts education. As a graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory where he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre, Brendan’s scope has spanned the gamut of the theatre world, from acting, directing and producing, to managing, teaching, and creating. Most recently he spent the last 10 years working for SPARC in education, production, and management of a variety of programs throughout his tenure. Since creating arts to ALL in 2021, Brendan has provided arts to ALL programming at The Robinson Theater, Tuckahoe Montessori, Rudlin Torah Academy, Binford Middle, Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Center, Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center, West End Academy of Dance, Mary Munford Elementary, St. Catherine's School, Celebrate RVA, The Miller Studio and has held many private coaching sessions. In the summer of 2022 in partnership with West End Academy of Dance, Brendan produced and directed the musical Footloose! at Henrico Theater. Brendan continues to freelance as well with great organizations such as Freehorse Arts and Cadence Theatre's Stage Write Program.