Press Release: 10/16/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OPPORTUNITY FOR COVERAGE

TO: All News Directors

MEDIA CONTACT:
Cjala Surratt
P: 315.442.2943
F: 315.442.2972
E: casurrat@syr.edu
URL: www.communityfolkartcenter.org

COMMUNITY FOLK ART CENTER (CFAC)

Creative Arts Kids Club

Kids Class: Creative Arts Kids Club
Ages: 5-11
Day: Saturday
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Community Folk Art Center
Phone: 315.442.2230
Address: 805 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
Class Schedule: November 1, 8, 15, 22 December 6
Registration Cost: $45.00 per session (5 weeks) or $10.00 per class

(Syracuse, NY) - This integrative experience offers children ages 5-11 the opportunity to engage with art on a multidisciplinary level through visits to the Herbert T. Williams Gallery to explore the various artistic, cultural and historical themes of CFAC exhibitions and collections. Students will learn how to think critically, express ideas and create art, while learning basic concepts such as line, shape, color and composition. Students will compose a portfolio of projects in each 5-week session and have an opportunity to display their work at the end of the program.

The Community Folk Art Center is a branch of the African American Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. CFAC is a vibrant cultural and artistic hub committed to the promotion and development of artists of the African Diaspora. The mission of the center is to exalt cultural and artistic pluralism by collecting, exhibiting, teaching and interpreting the visual & expressive arts.

Public programming includes exhibitions, film screenings, gallery talks, workshops and courses in the studio arts, including dance and ceramics.

For further information about the Creative Arts Kids Club and other children’s classes at the Community Folk Art Center please contact Qiana Williams at 315.442.2573 or via email at qkwillia@syr.edu.