Beginning in January 2012, Growing Through Arts® will be expanding its product line to include tutus, tights, tiaras and more so children can act out the stories and let their creativity soar.
Read MoreRecently, I donated several Growing Through Arts® books to a local young woman, Zoryana Yavorski, who was traveling to Nepal to work with children in an orphanage.
Read MoreWonderful news! I am humbled to have been selected as a finalist in two categories in the 8th annual International Business Awards for Women in Business, also known as the Stevie Awards.
Read MoreRecently, at the ABC Kids Expo, Growing Through Arts® introduced prototypes of pillow dolls, stage scene play sets, and costumes children can wear to match their favorite GTA characters!
Read MoreCurrently we’re editing and fine-tuning our new collection of books, The Music Series, but we’re so proud of them we couldn’t wait to share a few of the adorable illustrations!
Read MoreGrowing Through Arts® introduced its new line of products to dozens of current and former TV stars at a pre-Emmy Awards reception in Beverly Hills.
Read MoreOn Sept. 16, my sister, Elizaveta, and I will be giving a copy of The Nutcracker Ballet by Aleksandra® to each celebrity nominated for an Emmy Award in their gift bag. And then on Sunday, we're going to the awards!
Read MoreThis fall, Russian Pointe® by Aleksandra® and Growing Through Arts® are pleased to support the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, an association that provides continuing education for dance teachers.
Read MoreRussian Pointe® by Aleksandra® is happy to support Dance212, a web reality series starting Spet. 19 that follows five dancers and choreographers from New York who are making a name for themselves in the dance world.
Read MoreTiffany Lawson and Kat Wiersum represented Growing Through Arts® at The KIDShow, held this year at the beautiful Paris Hotel in Las Vegas from Aug. 22 through 24.
Read MoreOn July 31, I flew with Elizaveta Efimova, who illustrated the books, and team member Kat Wiersum to New York City to attend Children’s Club, which ran through Aug. 2.
Read MoreSince our next series of books from Growing Through Arts™ is the Music Series, we brought some real instruments into the office recently for a photoshoot for the upcoming books.
Read MoreThe Ballet Series books from Growing Through Arts™ have arrived this month, and already they’re flying out of the warehouse! Every day we’re receiving phone calls from retailers saying they would like to carry the Growing Through Arts™ books in their stores.
Read MoreIt’s always special for me every time I have the opportunity to celebrate what is special about Russia with people here in the United States. So I was honored that the California Russian Foundation asked me to speak at their White Nights event celebrating Russian culture at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana on June 5.
Read MoreIt was wonderful to host our very first official book signing at the Joffrey Ballet on May 21. The signing was part of Aurora’s Tea Party, an event for children held in conjunction with the Joffrey Ballet’s Academy of Dance’s performance of Sleeping Beauty the same day.
Read MoreJust this week, we posted our very first product catalogue on our website at growingthrougharts.com. I invite you to take a look at the charming illustrations from the storybooks and peek at the pages from the Practice & Play books.
Read MoreThe days I spent at the factory learning all about the manufacturing process of printing books and making toys for Growing Through Arts, checking the quality standards and controls, and understanding the technological details were some of the most interesting and fulfilling days of my life.
Read MoreI took my four-year-old niece, Klava, with me to see The State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s performance of Swan Lake on Feb. 4 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and she has learned something: The only time she gets to spend time alone with me is when we go to the ballet.
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