Throughout Hampton Roads thousands of people, young
and old, live in isolation or
are unable to engage in
community life because of disabilities, illness, crisis and other life-altering events.
Tidewater Arts Outreach
was created to bring music, visual and performing arts
to those who are cut off
from these enriching
experiences that most
of us take for granted.
We believe the arts carry the power to uplift the spirit, stimulate the mind
and heal the soul.
Join our Email List!
Stay updated on
TAO news, events
and artists
by clicking here.
Ben Taylor to Headline 3rd Annual
Sea Level Singer/Songwriter Festival to Benefit TAO on April 8th at the Naro in Norfolk.
Ben Taylor, the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, will help TAO kick off the Sea Level Singer/Songwriter Festival this year on April 8th at the Naro Expanded Cinema in Ghent. Award winning singer/songwriter and local favorite, Julie Clark, will also be on the bill. The show begins at 7:30pm. All proceeds from the three day festival benefit Tidewater Arts Outreach that provides music and the arts to people in area nursing homes and hospitals.
The festival, which is in its third year, will once again feature local artist performances at participating Ghent restaurants, an art auction, and the very popular Emerging Artist Singer/Songwriting Contest. Once again, the winner of the contest will have a chance to be interviewed on WHRV FM by Paul Shugrue (Out of the Box) and Hunter Hughes (Hunter At Sunrise) as well as perform at the festival in 2011. Read More...
Tidewater Arts Outreach is a nonprofit organization founded in 2003 to bring music and arts to hospitals, retirement homes, rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters, and other facilities throughout Hampton Roads.
These performances and programs promote human interaction, happiness, and healing for people who have limited access to the arts because of health, economic, or social circumstances.
The benefits of arts in healthcare are many:
Reduces anxiety and pain
Enhances the connection to community
Helps staff connect with patients
Fosters the healing process
In 2008, more than 4,400 people were reached through 179 Tidewater Arts Outreach programs.
Tidewater Arts Outreach supports the spirit of empathy and caring in the music and arts community, and more than 150 artists participate in its programs each year.
Generous funding for
Tidewater Arts Outreach
programs is provided
in part by the following
organizations:
Business Consortium
for Arts Support
Capital Group,
Home of American Funds
Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission
the D’Addario Foundation
Hampton Arts Commission
Irene Leache Memorial Foundation
Junior League of
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Newport News Arts
Commission & Humanities
Norfolk Commission on
the Arts & Humanities
Portsmouth Museum and
Fine Arts Commission
Portsmouth Community Foundation
Target Corporation
Virginia Beach Arts
& Humanities Commission
Virginia Commission
on the Arts/National
Endowment
for the Arts
Virginia Beach Foundation
Help TAO Serve
We rely on donations from caring people all over Tidewater to help us bring our special performances into local institutions. Won't you join us today?
Become a TAO Performer, Artist or Program Host
We recruit talented artists, performers, singers and musicians, from schools, associations, libraries and other arts nonprofits, to present a variety of arts performances and activities.
