A reminder of where we started, and a commitment to where we're going.
A reminder of where we started, and a commitment to where we're going.
Dear Friend, 
A photograph taken in 1998 of Matt Guidry on the beach with his son, Caleb, then 7 years old. Matt raises his arms in the air, and Caleb mimics.
A photograph taken in 1998 of Matt Guidry on the beach with his son, Caleb, then 7 years old. Matt raises his arms in the air, and Caleb mimics.

We've arrived at our 15th year!


Upstream Arts is celebrating our 15th year of working at the intersection of arts, disability, and learning! This is such a major milestone that frankly, we forgot all about it (thanks 2020). But in all earnestness, this anniversary has only been reached by investing in one small moment at a time with our disability community. And that won't change.

We invite you to take this opportunity to spend a moment with our origin story, as beautifully told by Co-Founder and Artistic Director Matt Guidry.

And to you who have helped us get here, thank you! Your support continues to motivate us to keep doing this work. Thanks to your end-of-year investments, we've already made it over halfway to our ambitious goal of $100,000 - with just $47,175 to go by June 30th, 2021!

Together, let's keep the momentum of 2020 going into this new year, our 15th year, one small moment at a time.
Warm hands for all you do,
Julie Guidry, Executive Director

Coming up: more free online classes for adults with disabilities


After a successful Fall/Winter of running online classes for adults in our community who are experiencing increased isolation from family and peers during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are thrilled to announce that we will be rolling out another series of weekly 1-hour classes this Winter/Spring. Stay tuned to this newsletter for more announcements, or check back on our Take a Class page as we release more details for classes starting in Feb.
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