Author: Photographer

Teresa Berg is a nationally recognized photographer and author with more than 20 years of professional photography experience. She specializes in business portraits and artistic family portraits for a sophisticated clientele. Additionally, she donates much of her time to animal rescue and many Texas children's charities.

Many many thanks…

We are slow in posting our thanks. Because of the Covid19 quarantine and all the surrounding scheduling upsets we have taken a little extra time to settle all of the finances and do the accounting necessary to finish up our work.

But, thankfully, our 2020 Concert for Kindness was a success and is now one for the history books.  We were fortunate to have secured a date that was just BEFORE the shelter in place mandates and we sincerely appreciate all of the support from the people who bought tickets.

We were happy to report that checks have been sent to the three beneficiaries of this year’s event:  Paws In the City,  The Love Pit and Dallas Cat Lady.  Stay safe in these uncertain times, and know that we are grateful for your support of the homeless pets of Dallas.

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We couldn’t be more excited about this year’s Concert for Kindness!  And we’re officially announcing our awesome Emcee, dog lover Kara Sewell (shown here with her Pomeranian, Bailey) from WFAA for her second year with us.

Tickets are available on eventbrite

Kara and Bailey were jaw-dropping models this week in preparation for the concert where they will star in one of the photographic stories that are projected during the concert. Can you blame us for putting them on the big screen?

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Announcing some new friends….

This year, Artists for Animals is hosting our annual Concert for Kindness with not one, but THREE beneficiary groups. After interviewing a number potential organizations, we are proud to be working with three local groups that are all doing great work for the homeless pets of north Texas. They will receive all the net proceeds from the upcoming concert and are each playing a role in making it a great night for everyone. So please congratulate Paws In the City, The Love Pit, and Dallas Cat Lady.

Ready to grab your tickets?  You can purchase them online, here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-concert-for-kindness-tickets-86707162457

And if your organization is interested in being a sponsor or making a donation to our event, please email us at artistsforanimalstx@gmail.com.

 

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Now accepting Grant Proposals!

Thanks to our wonderful donors and Tiny Dog Calendar participants, our 2019 Community Grant program is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS.  This means that if your north Texas area animal rescue non-profit  (501c3) needs funds, it’s time to apply!

The application process is simple.

  1. Email us for the form at: artistsforanimalstx@gmail.com  and put the words “Community Grants” in the subject line.  We’ll email you the one page form with the instructions on where and how to send it in.
  2. Fill it out and make sure it is submitted by December 1, 2019 so that our Board Members can vote at the December meeting.
  3. Checks will be mailed out by December 31, 2019 to the chosen groups.

Thank you for all the hard work that you do to support the homeless animals of Texas. We look forward to learning more about your programs.

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Our deepest thanks…

The Tiny Dog Calendar contest was a resounding success this year and we owe it all to YOU, the kind supporters who purchased over $19,700 votes (at $1 each!) to make it happen for 13 lucky dogs.

We’re putting the calendar in to production and sales will open up soon –just in time for holiday gift shopping.

So where does the money go?  Each fall, local animal rescue groups are encouraged to submit a simple one page form for a grant to help fund their programs. The money can be used by them for vet bills, spay and neuter programs, housing for homeless pets and other important initiatives that benefit local rescue animals.  So if you’re a part of a north Texas 501(c)3 and you’d like to apply for an Artist for Animals community grant watch this site for details.

And in the meantime, congratulate our winners!!

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What is the Concert for Kindness?

Our biggest annual event, The Concert for Kindness, is held to bring together professional musicians, photographers,  artists and animal lovers to celebrate the animals we love.

Held at the beautiful Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District, hundreds of attendees and volunteers enjoy classical music, wine, an amazing silent auction and unique performances of all types –often with photography projected during the performance.  It’s a one-of-a-kind experience for animal lovers and a lot of fun.

100% of proceeds from ticket sales and silent auction purchases benefit local animal charities. Save the date for Sunday, March 8, 2020!

The competition is HOT for a spot…

in our Tiny Dog Calendar for 2020. We’re raising votes ($1 at a time!) for the homeless pets in north Texas. Every dollar counts!

25 beautiful dogs were photographed for this year’s contest, but only 13 earn a space in the calendar, so as voting continues during the month of August we are inching towards our goal of $20,000 for Artists for Animals community grants for 2019.  100% of your voting dollars go to the fund and animal rescue groups from the north Texas area apply for grants with a simple one page form.

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Our mission is simple. To help raise funds for a variety of hard-working nonprofit groups in our area. Volunteers who give up their free time and energy pulling dogs off the streets, healing sick and wounded pets, vetting and re-homing and offering spay and neuter services to break the cycle of homelessness.  Many of these groups are small and dedicated, but lack the time and funds to hold their own fundraising events –and they need our support.

Here is today’s tally:

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Please help us by throwing a few votes our way?  See all the contestants and VOTE HERE.

And they’re off…..

It’s time to vote in our annual Tiny Dog Calendar Contest for Artists for Animals Community Grants.  We have 25 dogs in the race and only 13 spots, so we’re selling votes!  Each vote is $1 (100% of the voting proceeds go to the grant fund) and you can buy as many votes as you wish and as often as you like — UNTIL August 31st at midnight. 

Teresa Berg Photography creates portraits for all of the dogs in the contest and designs and publishes the calendar annually to raise money to support the AFA Community Grants program. In this way, AFA can help raise money for a variety of initiatives across the north Texas region.  Rescue groups are encouraged to fill out the grant proposal form each fall and the AFA board votes to give grants based on need and the type of project they are working on. Last year $18,000 was raised and given as $2000 grants to 9 different animal rescue charities.

The link to view the contestants and purchase your tax-deductible votes is here.  So buy some votes and help Artists for Animals save some lives! 

 

So many thanks…

Our 2019 Concert for Kindness was a big success — thanks to our wonderful donors, art lovers, musicians, artists, music lovers and the many volunteers who worked on this event.  We raised over $68,000 in total –and because we have no salaries or overhead, that money all goes to saving more cats and dogs!

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Our hearts are full as we plan for future events. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.