Page 6 Continued from page 4 “When we left the bank, Jim told me he only did that to see how bad I wanted it,” said Foote. “He knew from my response that I was doing it for all the right reasons.” The Gallery opened in 1993, with only $15,000 and a goal to change the art world for struggling students. Kraig was determined to give high school and college students a place to learn about art, learn to sell their art, and how to manage their career. “Even now,” Foote said, “I make the kids keep all their grades above a C, they must be polite and good to their teachers, and they have to bring their parents in so they know where the money is coming from and what their child is doing.” High school teachers keep Kraig updated on their students’ grades and behavior. And if parents aren’t available to visit the gallery, Kraig makes sure someone is accountable for the kids. Gallery employees help students learn about building a portfolio, photographing their work and marketing themselves. Art One’s loyal following and diverse clientele help the art sell. High school students receive every penny of their selling price, to help in the education process. And when the students graduate and move on to other galleries, some becoming high profile accomplished artists, Kraig feels great pride and Art One customers continue to follow their careers. The kids go off into the world and Kraig stays put in Old Town Scottsdale, intent on helping and educating. The artists and clients are equally thankful. Kraig’s imprint on the city is remarkable. “I’ve raised a lot of kids,” said Kraig. “A lot.” Not only as owner of an art gallery for students and young artists, but as a surrogate father. Only months after opening the gallery in 1993, a young female ASU student who had been harmed off campus and was desperately afraid, called Kraig and Kent, familiar with them but otherwise alone in the city she had just entered for her college education. Staying with Kraig and Kent until she felt comfortable enough to return to her dorm, the girl developed a friendship with her teacher and the gallery owner, so much in fact, that when her brother was kicked out of his house for being gay, she called them again for help. “Her brother lived with us for awhile and their parents signed over custody to us,” said Kraig. “After that people kind of knew we were available to help out when needed.” Kraig and Kent broke off their relationship only a year after Art One opened, but Kraig’s commitment to the kids continued. This year, as Art One celebrates its 20th anniversary, even the gallery manager was a kid who received help from his mentor. “My parents kicked me out when I was 16,” said John, “I don’t know where I’d be or what would have happened to me if Kraig wouldn’t have rescued me.” As a young artist, John was selling art in Art One when Kraig learned his story and took him in. Now as gallery manager, John has a job, a stable art career and has re-built a relationship with his parents. Helping the kids, however, doesn’t come simply when running a business. And money has always been a balancing act. In 2009, when the economy crashed and businesses all over America were closing their doors, Art One almost succumbed to the stress. Losing his home, his car and selling his entire two-hundred-piece art collection, Kraig fought with all he had to keep the gallery open. Living in a warehouse without any of the required amenities seemed like a better option than shuttering an Old Town staple. “We have incredible clients,” said Foote. “We’re like a family and quite a few times they’ve helped us from having to file bankruptcy.” Art One is simply a community. It’s a community built by Kraig Foote, on the values instilled by his parents; the education by Pam Del Duca; the love and support of Jim Newlon; the friendship of many and the creativity of his students. 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