LEAF | Lake Eden Arts Festival LEAF in Schools & Streets LEAF International

Connecting CULTURES & creating  COMMUNITY through music & arts

LEAF: Connecting Cultures & Creating Community Through Music & Arts.
LEAF is a non-profit organization established to build community and enrich lives through the Arts – locally and globally – with festivals, community events, and arts in education programs.

Arts in Education OUTREACH Programs
LEAF in Schools & Streets: Empowering Youth Through Festive Arts in Our Local Community.
LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) is an educational outreach program matching artists with youth in schools and communities for hands-on workshops, residencies, interactive performances and mentoring that includes opportunities for youth to perform with the artists at LEAF- and beyond.

LEAF International: Empowering Youth Globally Through Cultural Music Traditions.
LEAF International (LI) empowers youth globally through musical traditions to create self-esteem, skills, connection, and community. Connecting youth to THEIR local cultural traditions with local teaching artists, local instruments and costumes.

Our Values
Empowerment • Community • Cultures • Collaboration • Outreach • Teamwork • Positive Attitudes • Respect • Integrity • Creativity

Our Community & Key Commitments
Families • Youth • Artists • Performers • Volunteers • Collaborators • Sponsors • Customers • Staff

BeLEAFs
Experiencing art, music, and unique cultures from around the world transforms us as individuals and strengthens our global community.

Executive Board LEAF Thoughts:
"LEAF embodies the universal language of music and transcends the significance that music and the arts are fundamental cornerstones in every community around the world. my love for music and dance is shared with the LEAF community and continuously grows every festival." love it!  Sarah Nie

"LEAF is a vital and vibrant contributor to our local community through the festivals and LSS, and on a larger scale through LI. For me, though, LEAF is an essential part of my own life, for me, my family and my friends. LEAF is a biannual oasis for us that makes our lives richer in ever-changing ways!"James Fisher

"I love that when we LEAF locally, we LEAF globally."  Jody Whitehurst

"I always think of LEAF as a twice-a-year gathering of the tribe. It's the focal point we use for the opportunity to be in community with each other, and in the age of Facebook & Twitter, the more real, face-to-face community, the better!" Jim Magill

Board & Core Staff Retreat 2011