|
Event helps keep creativity alive |
|
|
Friday, 11 April 2008 |
 The Folkloric Dancers entertain attendees as they wrap up their art projects after an eventful day in the Bishop Activity Center. The Idle Hands Band also provided live entertainment throughout the event. Photo submitted Special to The Inyo Register 4-10-2008
As children and their parents entered the Bishop Activity Center on Saturday, they couldn’t believe their eyes. More than 20 different art projects, live music and a presentation by a children’s dance ensemble were available for free as a way to help local children “Explore the Arts.”
Event organizer Theona Wasson has been helping to share the excitement of the arts with the community for many years. “Unfortunately, our schools have less funding to support the arts,” Wasson said. “I think every parent would agree that, as a community, we need to bridge the gap and make the arts available to our kids in other organized ways. Children’s Day to Explore the Arts helps keep creativity alive in their minds and hands.”
Among this year’s activities were painting, puppet-making, mural design, carving, copper-rubbing, crazy creature construction, dream catchers, animal track castings, rock painting and more.
This year’s event was sponsored and supported by Inyo County Schools, Inyo Council for the Arts, Inyo County Child Care Planning Council, Alex Printing, Eastern Star, Girl Scouts of America – Sierra Nevada Council, Idle Hands Band, Folkloric Dancers, Darcie Khanukayev with her Big Pine violin students, U.S. Forest Service and KIBS/KBOV Radio.
More than 250 youths from the Owens Valley signed in to experience varying forms of arts. They came from as far south as Ridgecrest and north from Mammoth. Fun was had by all – workshop presenters, organizers and participants.
Organizers offered their thanks to everyone who made the event possible. |
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 08 August 2008 )
|
