Welcome to Artists for Literacy

We're celebrating 11 years of advocacy and art!

We began back in 2000 with the songs inspired by literature project, and now it's time to extend our reach and impact. Songs, movies, dance, painting - all literature-inspired art can promote the power of reading and transform lives.

As artists dedicated to promoting reading for all ages, we're mobilizing again to launch new initiatives that raise money for literacy projects all across the country.  These programs build bridges between low-level readers and books, so that a 15 year-old or a fifty year-old can go to sleep at night dreaming like Walter Mitty, and see some new possibility in their lives.

We're interested in forging all sorts of partnerships with organizations on the front lines of change. The power of art can cut through the noise of this information-bloated world and help communicate some important ideas that can help shift minds and hearts.

Explore this site. Learn about our mission. Reach out and connect with us.

The Literature Remix Project is on the horizon.

It will be based on the pilot program we did at the San Francisco School of the Arts.

• Kids writing songs about books.
• Kids creating music videos based on those songs. 
• An online gallery where songs and videos are shared amongst kids who might then reach for the book
  (think: trailers for books) 

We're plugging in literature by engaging students of all ages through music and digital art. Stay tuned...