We build differently.
- Relationship, not using people
- Authenticity, not appearance
- Wholeness, not perfection
God Loves Art focuses on three core areas:
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Art Ministry Training
We trained and formed artists to lead with emotional health, spiritual depth, and creative integrity.
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Creative Community
We created consistent spaces for artists to be known, encouraged, and strengthened.
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Prison-Based Art Programs
We brought weekly art practice into a high-need, high-risk environment-where creativity became an alternative to harm.

We supported 70+ Art Ministers, certified 12 new graduates, and taught 171 prison art students.
Read our Benefit Corporation’s 2025 Impact Report here.
Our 2026 Impact Report will be released March 1, 2027.
“One of the biggest surprises has been a shift in my focus from using artistic tools to minister to everyone, to ministering to artists intentionally. God has shown me how much of an artistic community I have already built up… and God has already begun to open doors to work with them.”
—Alyssa P. • New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Impact in Action
Prison Arts: When the Brushes Fell Apart
By Jessie Nilo Have you ever watched a person’s expression crumble after they broke something accidentally? Nothing expensive or special.Just… a broken old paint brush. For eight years, I’ve been hauling the same 100+ paint brushes into various prisons to teach art classes. Eight years. That’s practically ancient in brush years. They look the part, […]
Go Paint on People’s Lives
Have you ever lost someone who helped you when you felt lost, small, or discouraged? For me, that person was the amazing sculptor and painter Dean Estes.
“You offer a way to leave this place in a sense that is very real. You offer peace amidst chaos. Thank you. We sincerely appreciate it.”
—E., incarcerated art student
