SPLECC to showcase free ‘Art for All’ program on Giving Tuesday
St. Paul’s Lutheran Early Childhood Center in Council Bluffs will hold an art show and open house on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, to raise money for a new program that offers free art classes to people of all ages. The center, known as SPLECC, hopes to raise $50,000 to fund the “Art for All” program in 2027. The open house will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the center, 1500 N. 16th St. Visitors can tour the art room, see work by students and bid on selected pieces in a silent auction.
Art for All is led by Paul High Horse, a local artist and high school art teacher. After his daytime teaching job, High Horse serves as SPLECC’s art director, teaching evening, weekend and summer classes. The program serves all ages and skill levels and charges no fees. Its first classes were held in summer 2026 for preschool, elementary, middle and high school students and for seniors. This fall, classes were offered for mothers, high school students and seniors. The center said the goal is to bring “high quality art education and experiences to students of all ages and ability levels apart from any financial obligation.”
The art program is one of several new offerings at SPLECC, which recently went through a major reorganization. The center has added programs called The Gardens @SPLECC, Homesteading @SPLECC and CB Connections @SPLECC as part of an effort to make fuller use of its building and grounds. The programs serve the center’s students and families as well as the wider Council Bluffs and Omaha area.
The center is seeking community sponsors and partners, along with individual donors, to support the program. An online giving page will be announced before Giving Tuesday. Businesses, clubs and families interested in supporting the program can contact Nathan Sherrill, SPLECC’s pastoral administrator, at 712-310-4248.
