Letter from the Founder and CEO

Dear Friends,

Young Rembrandts began many years ago as a gift to a dear friend. Her young elementary aged children wanted to learn how to draw, and while there was a bounty of sport offerings, there were few choices for art instruction. As I gathered eight young children around my kitchen table (3 of hers and 5 neighbors) we started an adventure that has grown in ways I never imagined.

When asking my young friends what they wanted to learn about, I was reminded of the void I had always felt as a child doing art. Art had always been presented as a process of discovery and expression, yet I longed for some specific direction and information. I recall how my inability to create much of what I could imagine came from a lack of knowing how. This void of information was very limiting and is interpreted by most children as an absence of talent, rather than a lack of instruction. I was able to give my Young Rembrandts students the information, direction and tools that increased their abilities, their confidence and skill levels.

Over the years we have been honored to work with thousands and thousands of pre-school and elementary students. We are continually blessed by hundreds of Young Rembrandts Instructors, committed to developing drawing and learning skills in young children. We are thankful for the Young Rembrandts family that has come along side us to expand art instruction and bring a new truth into art education across the nations.

All along, we have been led by a God who loves the arts and longs to see them valued in our culture. As He opens doors and leads us, we do the work He calls us to. Young Rembrandts has long been a labor of love and commitment for many and continues to beckon us to new people, places and classrooms.

Thank you for entrusting your children to us. We pledge to deliver art instruction that invites each child to value the power, passion and the significance of art.

Bette Fetter
Founder and CEO
Young Rembrandts, Inc.