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title: "Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™ Gears Up to Spread STEAM Awareness in 2022"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fefc85ea-637d-4e22-b1bd-5a2583bfcb1e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211210_crayola_imagine_arts_academy_gears_up_to_spread_steam_awareness_in_2022.html
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
published: 2021-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:28.351Z
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# Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™ Gears Up to Spread STEAM Awareness in 2022

**TL;DR:** Crayola Imagine Arts Academy is expanding its STEAM learning programs and launching in the United Kingdom, with new programs such as Animal Emojis and Artblazers. The brand aims to foster creativity in children and provide accessible art education.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-12-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211210_crayola_imagine_arts_academy_gears_up_to_spread_steam_awareness_in_2022.html).*

## Story

The brand also introduced two new programs to advance their mission of fostering creativity in children: Animal Emojis and Artblazers. Animal Emojis is an art-focused birthday party where children make animal shaped emojis out of clay. The party focuses on self-expression, all while celebrating each child’s special day.

Artblazers is a revolutionary after school and camp program that showcases artists who changed the world such as Frida Kahlo, Yoko Ono, Keith Haring, and Andy Warhol. With the new year on the horizon, the brand looks forward to launching in the United Kingdom, as well as new programming and more franchises across North America.

“Many schools are currently spending less time teaching children how to explore their creative abilities, which are essential during early childhood development for emotional maturity and general well-being,” said President and Co-Founder, Shafik Mina. “We are more motivated than ever to fulfill that need through innovative art programs and we are eager to continue our expansion in the next year and bring accessible art to children across the world.”

The demand for a creative outlet has skyrocketed during the pandemic due to parents’ desires to get their children in after-school programs and summer camps. Crayola Imagine Arts Academy is unique because it is not just an arts and crafts programs. Classes teach children skills of creativity, and imagination, as well as an awareness for the world around them. Children in the various programs will not only learn art techniques, but be exposed to topics including cultural awareness, animal conservation, design careers and artists who changed the world.

“There are many states where art is being cut; schools don’t have the resources to spend on the arts and they are losing out on something powerful,” said Mina. “Crayola Imagine Arts Academy’s goal is to get children back into a routine of using their imaginations to learn empathy and understand imperative creative processes.”

Founded in 2016 and franchising since September of 2019, Crayola Imagine Arts Academy has been changing the way children view and understand art.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- U.K. (location)
- child development (topic)
- steaam education (topic)
- art programs (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211210_crayola_imagine_arts_academy_gears_up_to_spread_steam_awareness_in_2022.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fefc85ea-637d-4e22-b1bd-5a2583bfcb1e).