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from the KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 281 FRONT STREET, KEY WEST, FL 33040 295-6616 Fax: 295-6649 |
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Summer is just around the corner. Interested in summer art activities for your children? Beginning June 4th through July 28th 2007, the Key West Art and Historical Society is offering eight weeks of unique art classes for children age 7 through 14 years. All classes will take place at Fort East Martello Museum, 3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard and The Key West Lighthouse Museum, 938 Whitehead Street. Classes are three hours long, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Upcoming art activities include acrylic painting, watercolor techniques, drawing with pencil and pastels, found object sculpture based on the work of Stanley Papio, folk art based on the work of Mario Sanchez, mosaics using recycled plastic materials and bottle caps, collage, assemblage, mask making and folk jewelry. Our emphasis is on the museums extensive folk art collection of Mario Sanchez and Stanley Papio. This year students will also explore the impressionist painters Van Gogh, Renoir and Manet while learning color mixing, composition and painting techniques. Weekly classes sessions include all art supplies and cost $150. The ArtCamp 2007 summer session culminates in “The Kids of Summer” art exhibit and party, so sign your kids up for a week of imagination, creation and fun and take home priceless works of art at the end of summer. For more information call Suzanne Pereira Education 295-6616 ext 27 or email spereira@kwahs.org
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