Color Me Empowered Art Camps

Color Me Empowered Art Camps are run by Color Me Empowered, an organization that works with school-aged children in out-of-school-time and in-school programs in the Dallas area. The camps are connected to the organization’s public art work, which has included over 30 public art projects in Dallas and involvement with more than 3,500 students since 2008.

Color Me Empowered was organized in 2008 by Kristen E. Rice, an art teacher at Polk Elementary in Dallas ISD, who completed a BFA at Baylor University in 2002. Kristen Rice serves as Founder and Managing Director of Color Me Empowered. The organization’s mission states that it works with school-aged children in the Dallas area and that it believes giving children the opportunity to improve their immediate community will enable them to see the power of art and their ability to bring about positive change in their environment.

Since its formation, Color Me Empowered has completed over 30 public art projects in Dallas and has worked with over 3,500 students. One featured project, the WestSIDE Stories Art Festival: “Pegasus Takes Flight!”, paired 50 artists with 50 kids to create 50 two-foot aluminum cut-outs of the iconic Dallas Pegasus, which are installed together on the back wall of the Color Me Empowered HQ building. A statement from founder Kristen Rice describes her belief that art has the power to heal, redeem, and unite, and that she seeks to communicate and instill these ideals through her art instruction.

Last updated July 22, 2026.