East Side Art Institute

“We believe the making of art takes artists into the moment where they are held in perfect awareness providing joy and purpose to sustain them in their daily lives.”

East Side Art Institute is a dynamic new art resource in the Colorado Front Range joining creativity with education, community, and regenerative land management. We are raising funds to build a fully-equipped facility for art education, research, and exhibition. People of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels are provided a welcoming place where kindness and creativity flourish.  At East Side Art Institute our goal is to bring people together and help create a healthier and more compassionate world through art.

Testimonials

I have worked closely with East Side Art Institutes' founders, Nancy Utterback and Kathy Griffin, over the past five years in various educational and artistic settings. I have learned a lot from Nancy and Kathy, and I really admire their generous approach to art and art education that champions accessibility and a community focus. They have made these values foundational in the formation of East Side Art Institute. As ESAI looks to the future with these values as its basis I am certain it will make as big of an impact on its community as its founders have made on me." -John Domenico

The event [ESAI’s Plein Air Event] itself was wonderful. I enjoyed meeting everyone and painting in the glorious September sunshine. ESAI is a really exciting concept that will be an invaluable asset to the creative community when fully realized. I'm excited to watch things develop there in Lafayette and look forward to visiting again in the future.  ~Andy Eccleshall, Edmonds, WA