Volunteer Service Award

VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

We are thrilled to announce that Frisco Arts has been approved as an Official Certifying Organization with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)!

The PVSA is the premier volunteer awards program, encouraging citizens to live a life of service and recognizing America’s most committed volunteers.
Every hour you volunteer with Frisco Arts will now count towards this prestigious national recognition. Simply set up your Volunteer profile online here to get started.
Our Record of Service (ROS) key code is SXO-8189 to record your hours, submitted for approval by Frisco Arts. We have many opportunities for volunteers to get involved, and we thank you in advance for giving your time and talent to advance the arts in Frisco!

Questions? Contact volunteer@friscoarts.org today!

NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY

Get Up and Give to Frisco Arts on North Texas Giving Day, September 14th!

North Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving extravaganza for North Texas nonprofits, powered by
Communities Foundation of Texas.

Our goal is to give $10,000 in scholarships to students pursuing a career in the arts. Help us invest in the next generation of artists and thinkers who will impact the world with their creativity. Thank you in advance for your gift!

This year, you can schedule your giving starting at 6am on Thursday Sep. 7th to midnight on Thursday Sep. 14th. Your gift is tax-deductible.
Visit our Frisco Arts profile
here to donate.

PARTY WITH THE MAYOR

Join us for our next pARTy with Mayor Cheney on September 7th, 7-9pm at The Gallery 8680! Come dressed in white to celebrate ART in white at the new “Art en Blanc” exhibition featuring work by local artists! It will be an unforgettable night of creative camaraderie.

Please RSVP to
tammy@friscoarts.org by September 1. Suggested donation to The Gallery 8680 is $20/person, payable at the door. No membership to Frisco Arts required, but there’s limited room and parking, so reserve your spot today!

UPCOMING EVENTS

BOOKMARK CONTEST

Frisco Public Library

6101 Frisco Square Blvd.

Sep. 8th – October 8th

FREE

Decorate a bookmark to celebrate Frisco and the Frisco Public Library. Winners will receive a prize and their bookmarks will be reproduced and distributed. Entry forms available beginning September 8 at the Library and online here. Submit entries at the Library by October 8.

Learn More

GLOBAL VILLAGE FRISCO

A Multicultural Festival

6101 Frisco Square Blvd.

Saturday September 9,
11am-6pm

FREE

It’s Frisco’s FIRST Multicultural Festival! Presented by Global Village Frisco, this event is FREE and FUN for the entire family! Visit 70 interactive cultural booths (including crafts), a diverse variety of foods, cultural performances, bounce houses and much more! You are welcome to attend in native attire. Join us to celebrate the beautiful diversity of Multicultural Frisco!

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FRISCO IMPROV PLAYERS

Frisco Youth Theatre

Black Box in Frisco

8004 Dallas Parkway

September 9th, 8pm

$12

Frisco Improv Players is an improvisational comedy troupe that specializes in game-based comedic performances, similar to those seen on the syndicated television show “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
Their fast-paced, interactive improv is popular with all age groups and family friendly!

Learn More

For a full listing of all arts events, camps and classes, visit our FrisGO Arts online calendar.

ARTS CALENDAR

SAVE THE DATE!

Save the date for our 2nd Annual
Frisco Arts Walk festival on Saturday October 7, noon to 7 at HALL Park in Frisco to celebrate all the arts! (6801 Gaylord Parkway)

Bring the whole family to enjoy:

Interactive art demos, live music, singing fairytale princesses, and more
Outdoor concert featuring UNT’s GRAMMY-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band, jazz singers, and more
Steinway Red Carpet Performances by the community
Children’s Activities with bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists, instrument petting zoo
Gourmet food trucks
Artist and Vendor booths
Mobile audio guide of the Texas Sculpture Garden

This event is free and open to the public, so invite your friends and neighbors! Read the Plano Profile article
here.

Want to volunteer? Contact
volunteer@friscoarts.org.

THE ARTS MATTER

“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”

– Eugene Ionesco

ABOUT FRISCO ARTS

Frisco Arts is a Catalyst of Creativity! Join us today!

Frisco Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1996 by community and business leaders who believed that the arts are vital to creating a sustainable city.

The mission of Frisco Arts is to advance the arts in Frisco through arts advocacy, accessible programming, city grants, and private scholarships,

supporting the economic growth and cultural identity of the City of Frisco.

Your donation is tax-deductible and goes towards fulfilling our mission. We couldn’t do it without you!

Thank you for your support!