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Growing Young Artists
Growing Young Artists Educational Outreach Program
presented by
XTO Energy
We are pleased to partner with XTO Energy to continue the
“Growing Young Artists” program for 2009.
This multi-dimensional outreach program is designed to leverage the
assets of the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival in order to bring the talents
of our artists, and the opportunities of our festival, to middle-and high
school students in the Fort Worth ISD. This second year comes on the heels of a highly successful 2007 launch, and our 2008 continuation, where over 300 young artists sold close to $7,000 worth of art!
This program has two components, each supported by a
grant from XTO Energy:
Artist-in-Residence Program – ten of our 2009
participating artists will visit area schools to demonstrate their work, and
provide insight to students as to how the visual art industry can be a viable
alternative for career development. Each
of our participating artists will spend a full day in the schools, and will
present and teach specifically on their medium.
The students will then come to the festival and be treated to a “behind
the scenes” look at the ongoing operation of a major arts festival.
Young People’s Art Fair - young people are bursting with
artistic energy, and our Young People’s Art Fair presented by XTO is a fun way
for boys and girls to express themselves visually while encouraging the
creative growth of young people. We believe that they can develop their
artistic potential through personal expression in individually crafted,
original objects. The Young People’s Art
Fair will be located in our “MAIN ST. Creates!” area, and will feature over 300 young artists from around the Fort Worth community who will be allowed to set
up tables and sell their own works of art to our audience on Saturday and
Sunday, April 18 and 19, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day. They’ll experience the trials and
tribulations of making enough art to sell to a varied audience, customer
service, financial exchange, and more.
They must be accompanied by a parent at all times during the show.
Applications for the 2009 Young People's Art Fair will be available on September 1, 2008.
The MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival showcases a juried art fair, savory food, live concerts, performance artists and street performers!
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