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Overview
 The Raven Center For the Arts is a public, non-profit organization located in the beautiful rolling hills and ever green forests in the Ozarks of Southeast Missouri. It is within a short driving distance of Big Springs National Park and Ozark Scenic River Ways, which hosts both, canoeing and floating trips, on the Current River.
It is our goal to encourage and inspire the inventive creativity of talented emerging artists, as well as established artists, providing them with the necessary supplies, housing, financial assistance and instructors.
Established and aspiring artists from all over the United States come to the Raven Center For the Arts each year to develop and enhance their artistic skills, create new works, and participate in dynamic and inspiring workshops and classes. We offer intensive hands on instruction in various artistic disciplines such as pottery, sculpting, painting, drawing, jewelry making, and music. All seminars are conducted by our staff at the center along with well-known professionals in their particular area of expertise.
 Facilities
The studio is equipped with: electric kilns
gas kiln
salt kiln
raku kilns
large wood firing kiln
electric wheels
kick wheel
glaze station
 The Dorm
Our country-cottage, art-ranch style dorm is able to accommodate up to 16 students. The dorm is handicapped accessible and features separate bedrooms and full bathrooms for men and women. It has a fully functional kitchen, dining room, living room area and laundry room. The kitchen is staffed with a cook for the longer workshops.
The Raven Center For the Arts is a paradise haven for inspiring artists and established artists who just want to escape from the hustle and bustle of modern urban life.
History
The Raven Center For the Arts opened it's doors in April 2000. About a year prior to it's opening David Porter, Julie Taylor and Claudia George conceived and incorporated the idea for the center, intending it as a not-for-profit venture to promote the founder's shared belief that the arts should be made available to the public in the lovely Ozark settings of David Porter's farm near the town of Ellsinore, Missouri. Their goal was to promote participation by persons who would not ordinarily have the opportunity of becoming enriched by the arts.
The image of the raven, which is the core of our logo, was chosen because it represents "the void of things not yet formed," in Native American folklore.
Mission Statement
The Raven Center For the Arts is a nonprofit corporation developed for the purpose of enhancing, promoting, and teaching the applied fine arts through various workshops and seminars to individuals in the general public, with special considerations to include persons with developmental disabilities. We encourage the inventive creativity of talented emerging artists, providing the necessary supplies, housing, and instructors to teach the various workshops. To solicit private and government grants and funding for target specific projects to use for scholarship and educational purposes.
Board of Directors
John Hamelburg, President
Annette Knowles, Vice President
Mary Ann Haren, Secretary
David Porter, Treasurer
Pamela Williams
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