We offer packages for ALL AGES! visit our website for more details. 605magicartbus.com The 605 Magic Art Bus is a mobile art studio full of supplies with the best possible equipment. Revolutionary in the way Arts & Crafts are brought and taught to the public, we offer dynamic and ever-changing custom programs. We are committed to providing a full spectrum of art education in multiple mediums for a
ll ages and abilities to explore their full range of originality and imagination. We will offer pricing for public and private events and parties. Art education and exploration promote personal creativity, self-discipline, lifelong skills and self-esteem needed for future endeavors throughout life. Meet the 605 Art Bus managers! Marlo Arp and Mercedes Maltese
Marlo grew up in Northwest Iowa on a farm just outside of Inwood/Canton SD. She went to school at University of Northern Iowa and after graduation became a traveling reporter and public relations for the United Kennel Club and later on American Cooner publications. Marlo also was a photographer in Sioux Falls South Dakota for beyond words photography and worked for the Washington Pavilion as an art teacher and Auto Truck Trader for a short time before she took an Art teaching job at St. Paul School, in Cana, Virginia. Marlo and her family lived in Virginia for 10 years before moving back to the South Dakota area to open a business, The Inwood Trading Post, with her mom in 2012. The new adventure the 605 Magic Art bus is a dream manifested. Mercedes Maltese
Mercedes grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has been in the field of Art Education for over 20 years. This Visual Arts Education Specialist started her teaching career at Mccrossan Boys Ranch and helped pioneer the award-winning Action Arts and Science program at the Washington Pavilion. During her time at the Pavilion, she was a clay studio attendant, birthday party coordinator, classroom manager and art teacher to the masses. She loves to play with clay in her home studio and she is also a framer at Rehfeld's Art and Framing, Art Coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club, face painter and henna artist. She is pumped for the opportunity to spread love and art in the 605 Magic Art Bus!
