Create Change One Painting at a Time

At Kristy Gooding Art, I am committed to making a positive impact with every art purchase. That's why 5% of every purchase will be donated to a carefully selected charity, with supported causes rotating quarterly. This ensures that our contributions will touch the lives of many over time.

I believe creativity begins with imagination and imagination begins with stories. That's why I'm proud to partner with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a remarkable organization dedicated to helping children fall in love with reading from the very beginning. 

 

Founded by Dolly Parton in 1995, the Imagination Library mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age five, regardless of their family’s income. What started in Dolly’s hometown in Tennessee has now grown into a global literacy movement serving families across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.  

The mission is simple but powerful: inspire a love of reading and help give every child the opportunity to dream, learn, and grow through books. Research continues to show that early access to books and reading helps strengthen language development, school readiness, confidence, and lifelong learning habits. For many children, these monthly books become treasured moments shared with parents, grandparents, and caregivers.  

Today, the Imagination Library gifts millions of books each month and has distributed hundreds of millions of books worldwide since its founding.  

As an artist, storytelling is at the heart of everything I create. Supporting an organization that helps children discover imagination, creativity, and possibility through reading feels deeply meaningful to me. Every child deserves the chance to open a book and see a world bigger than their own.

A portion of proceeds from my artwork will help support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and their mission to place books into the hands and homes of children around the world.

To learn more about the organization or enroll a child, visit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.