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5 SEPTEMBER 2024 By Mark Hays Valley high schooler Zara Pearce is on a mission to use the power of art to help Arizona communities thrive and live more peacefully. She founded Arts Healing Hearts after seeing firsthand how negative experiences can affect everyday life. Taking inspiration from her love of art, Zara created an outlet she believed could help others. “I saw my best friend go from a 4.0 to 2.5 GPA, lose passion, completely change her personality, and take out her negative built-up emotion on me and others because she had a close loved one pass away. It broke my heart,” she explained. This experience inspired Zara to start researching. She found out that even the slightest impact on one’s life can send them into a negative state of mind if they don’t have outlets for their grief. “I have always found art soothing – and a big part of my personality – and I noticed that it can help a person stay calm and in a happy state of mind,” she said. Zara decided to share this discovery with others in hopes that it would help those dealing with stress, loss or intense grief. Instead of taking negative emotions out on someone who does not deserve it, whether it be their loved ones or themselves, they can turn them into something beautiful. Zara partnered with the Dragon Kim Foundation’s fellowship program to make her goal a reality. This fellowship helped her secure grant money while providing free leadership training. “Dragon Kim Foundation Co-founder Daniel Kim believes high school students like Zara often have great ideas about how to change their communities but are overlooked for their lack of experience or resources,” Spokesperson Dan Pittman said. “They’re susceptible to what their communities need,” Kim said. “A lot of students live and breathe these issues. They’re also very creative and have ideas for addressing these things. What’s harder to teach is sensitivity, creativity and passion. And they have that in abundance.” Arts Healing Hearts offers free workshops and events that focus on different art forms and include people of all ages. The organization provides all materials, and volunteers visit different communities to teach five different art forms: crochet, origami, sketching, sculpting, and water painting. Arts Healing Hearts has worked with The Boys and Girls Club, Amanda Hope Foundation and one.n.ten. They are looking to grow by hosting more events and teaching new communities. dragonkimfoundation.org artshealinghearts.com Helping turn negative emotions into something beautiful Participants learn origami, one of the five art forms offered within the nonprofit’s workshops. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZARA PEARCE share this discovery with others in hopes that it would help those dealing with stress, loss or intense grief. Instead of taking negative emotions out on someone Zara Pearce I noticed that art can help a person stay calm and in a happy state of mind.