May 2010
First Young At Arts Festival happens Sat., May 8
04/05/10 Filed in: Announcements | Up Coming Exhibitions
First “Young at Arts”
Youth Art Festival Scheduled May 8
By Judy Reckart
Downtown Morgantown businesses and galleries will exhibit artwork created by Monongalia County K-12 students during the first “Young at Arts” youth arts festival 1-5 p.m. May 8.
Approximately 20 downtown venues will display the students' creations during the afternoon event, which is jointly sponsored by Main Street Morgantown, the Monongalia Arts Center (MAC) and the Monongalia County Schools. A reception recognizing the student artists is scheduled at the MAC during the festival.
“The county schools' art teachers have staged spring exhibitions of their students' creations before,” said MAC curator John Javins, “but this is the first time we've collaborated with the schools and Main Street Morgantown to expose even more community residents to their work.”
Working with Ridgedale Elementary art teacher Amanda Garvin, Javins said the Young at Arts committee envisions an event similar to downtown's fall ArtsWalk, a successful annual exhibition of the community's adult artists' works. Committee members currently are inviting groups of student-age performing artists - primarily school-based bands, ensembles and choirs - to perform at various downtown locations during the festival.
Following the event, selected works will be exhibited in the MAC's Benedum and Davis Galleries through May 29.
MORE INFO: John Javins at Monongalia Arts Center. (304) 292-3325 or johnjavins@mac.com Read More...