Who Are We?

We are the Twistid Arts Initiative. We were born from the desire to raise awareness and access to all forms of visual and performing arts in the community through innovative programming, hands-on education, and immersive events right here in Citrus County.

How We Got Started

Our sister company, Twistid Ink, worked very closely with the CHS arts departments and, in our time working with these students, we realized that several things were true:

1. The creative youth of this community had limited exposure to successful arts-based career individuals, companies, etc.
2. The starving artist myth was very alive and active in Citrus County, even down to the adults guiding these students on their career paths.
3. There aren't enough high quality arts-related activities in Citrus County, especially for the youth.
4. A lot of students and adults are unaware of the different career opportunities available in the arts industries.

After we, as Twistid Ink, hosted the inaugural Walk of Arts Festival in 2022 based solely on the remarks and comments being made to us by members of the community - we realized quickly that the community was eager for more art-related events, support, and education.

And so, Twistid Arts Initiative was born!

Where We Are Now

Twistid Arts Initiative is currently in its early stages of the start-up process. Now a legal entity and recognized non-profit in the State of Florida, the organization has been granted national 501(c)3 status.

Currently, we are accepting donations for the operations of the organization and sponsorships for the 2024-2025 programming season.

The future of Twistid Arts Initiative will involve launching a full-scale events space/venue where we can hold workshops, classes, gallery shows, and live performances and will be the primary focus of our fundraising efforts through the upcoming years. We intend to make the venue available for performance groups, musicians, and organizations of all calibers - not just for our own events . In the meantime, we will be partnering with governmental agencies and venues to provide immersive art-based events in the Citrus County area. We strongly believe the arts need to be recognized in a stronger capacity in Citrus County and will work hard to shine a light on the arts-based individuals and organizations in the community! As, always, our focus will continue to be placed on education -- we believe that everyone, regardless of location, socioeconomic status, race, gender, or age, should have access to the same quality of performing and visual arts education as larger demographic areas.

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