Trust Tree

🎸Trust Tree’s 2026 registration is OPEN! 🎨

This year we’re amplifying our voices around a theme that feels especially meaningful: Creating With Courage!

Trust Tree’s Music and Art programs give young artists and musicians a space to explore, create, and collaborate in a supportive, confidence-building space.

Partial & full scholarships are available for ALL programs and can be requested through the registration form.

2026 Programs:
🎨 Colorful Creators Camp (beginner music + art)
🎤 Vocal Workshop
🎶 Songwriting & Art Camp
🖌 Mixed Media Art Camp
🎼 Songwriting Workshop

📍 Location: UA - Pulaski Tech: The Center for Humanities and Arts

Spots fill quickly! To register and learn more, visit:
www.trusttree.org/register 💙

Happy Giving Tuesday, y'all! 2025 has been a year of ups and downs for Trust Tree and we are leaning on our community more than ever.

This summer marked our 9th year uplifting girls in Central Arkansas through music and art and we achieved our highest enrollment (53 campers!) ever.

At the same time, new executive orders imposed restrictions on the use of funds for programs such as Trust Tree which center the experiences of girls and gender expansive youth.

We are so proud that we have never turned away a camper needing financial assistance to attend our programs. And yet, at a time when families are needing more help than ever, we fear we may have some tough decisions ahead if we are unable to meet our annual fundraising goal.
Please give what you can this Giving Tuesday - for the wonderful bright kids we serve.

Donate today: https://givebutter.com/i2tf49

Your donation to Trust Tree will provide scholarships, instruments, and supplies to our 2026 campers- and will enable us to continue creating a safe space for our creative youth! 💛

Oh, what a night! 🌟

Thank you to everyone who came out to Discover Trust Tree 2025! Because of you, we had a record-breaking fundraising event and we couldn’t be more grateful. 💚

This support couldn’t have come at a better time, as we’re currently facing cuts to our federal grant funding. But Discover Trust Tree proved what we already knew- our community shows up (and turns up, oh hey!) when it counts.

To our performers, sponsors, volunteers, and every single camper who shared TT joy with their parents, you brought the magic! 🌈🎶

And to our incredible sponsors, thank you for hosting, feeding, and filling the night with fun:
🔧 Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
🍕 Problem Child Pizza
🔥 Wright's Barbecue
🍦 Loblolly Creamery
🍰 Flake Baby
🥖 Boulevard Bread Company
🍺 Lost Forty Brewing
🖼 Zig Zag

Your generosity helped create a truly unforgettable night that will help carry our mission into 2026 and beyond!

Welcome to our Songwriting + Art Camp! 🎶🎨

Last week, we kicked off our two-week creative adventure! Campers are spending their days split between music and art all while building confidence, expressing themselves, and learning the power of collaboration.

🎵 In the music studio, campers are working towards the goal of composing an original song- solo or with a group- by the end of camp! Melanie Castellano, Correne Spero (our hero), Brie Boyce, and Hope Findlay are leading campers through an exploration of a variety of instruments and key aspects of songwriting.

🎨 In our Rockstar Regalia art sessions, led by Crystal C. Mercer, campers are drawing inspiration from iconic rockstars and artists while experimenting with different art styles, fiber materials, and techniques to develop their own unique rockstar looks!

We can’t wait to see what they create! 💗