Big Hearts & Bright Art: Our First Art Shop!

We had an amazing time setting up the very first BTO Art Shop at the Swift Cantrell Park Kids Market on June 6th in Kennesaw, GA!

Sophia, Sophie, and Emily, ready to open shop!

For two incredible hours, we connected with passing families to share our mission and spread the word about our latest initiatives: the Artist to Animals Art Contest and the Paws to Prompts Art Contest. We also loved networking stand-to-stand with our fellow youth entrepreneurs—meeting everyone from talented 3-D printing artists to an inspiring, neurodiverse, Black-owned teen bakery business.

We are so thrilled to support the community creativity that is so crucial to fostering empathy and awareness for shelter animals. We can't wait to review all of your multi-dimensional, multi-faceted submissions!

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Our first art shop wasn't about fundraising or collecting cash. Instead, it was a long-term investment in our future collaborators: young innovators just like us.

Emily and Sophie organizing the table.