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About Us

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Neighborhood Art Center is a place where the community can gather to appreciate, experience, and create art.

 

Our Story

In March 2017, our founder Tallia Feltis identified a need for an accessible and creative community space. Tallia quickly started developing the Neighborhood Art Center (a 501c3 non-profit organization) concept, repurposed a former mall portrait studio, and opened doors later that summer.

Since then, we have welcomed thousands of children and their families to the Neighborhood Art Center studio and at offsite community events (including Art in the Park, Downtown Provo Art Stroll, and Tiny Art Show).

Our Mission

Make art accessible to the children and families of Utah County.

Our Values

  • To create a welcoming space where children are free to create and explore
  • Provide high quality, process based, arts education to children and adults in our community
  • Inspire a lifelong love of art, creativity, and learning

Contact

For volunteering info, supply donations, and general inquiries, please send us an email.

Accessibility

For all questions and accommodation requests please contact our accessibility coordinator at info@neighborhoodartcenter.org or ‪(385) 325-1974‬. We want to make sure our space is accessible to everyone.

Our Team

Tallia Feltis
Founder

Tallia is the founder of Neighborhood Art Center. Her passion for kids’ art spaces really took flight when she and her two children started exploring children’s museums around the country. In Tallia’s travels, she frequently takes note of interesting new projects to incorporate into our studio at NAC. She believes that art education and experiences are an integral part of human development.

Elle Francis
Executive Director

Elle first discovered Neighborhood Art Center when she took a drawing class here a few years ago and has been involved ever since. She is a big believer in the positive impact creativity and community can have in every stage of life and is dedicated to NAC's mission to make art accessible to everyone. As a Provo native and new mom, Elle is looking forward to helping NAC continue to thrive and make a difference in the community.

Abby Feltis
Studio Manager

Abby has worked at NAC since it opened in 2017. She is NAC's Studio Manager but she wears many hats. Abby runs Open Studio, KinderARTen, and Drawing Club, writes the monthly emails, makes the graphics you see on our social media, and is the only person who knows where everything is located in the back rooms of NAC.

Jean Richardson
Education Coordinator

Jean is an artist and educator from Scotland who makes the curriculum and teaches all of NAC's art courses and camps. She received a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an MFA in Studio Arts. Jean has been teaching art for 15 years and makes her own art through collecting and assembling everyday objects like life jackets, envelopes, and wasp nests.

Board Members

Keera McClellan

Tamsin North

Nick Estrada

Lindsay Taylor

Julia Connor

Ren Wightman