Cultural Arts Center--Mozley House

6th ANNUAL SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP

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PRESS RELEASE:

January 20, 2009

For immediate release:
Through April 10th, 2009                                         For more information:
Laura Lieberman 770/949-2787
  



CAC’s 6th Annual Intensive Arts Camp at Deer Lick Park
                                                                                         

Douglasville, Georgia –The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County and the Douglas County Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to offer the fourth annual intensive arts camp at Deer Lick Park, from Monday, April 6th, through Friday, April 10th. Children, 7 – 11 years old, will explore a wide variety of art disciplines including ceramics, design, cartooning and painting with expert and experienced teaching artists. Campers (a total of 50 can be registered) are divided into five groups of ten by age. Camp begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. Early drop off (8:30 am) and late pick up (5:30 p.m.) can be arranged at no additional fee with the Parks and Recreation staff. Fees for the week are $75 for this first child ($60 for CAC members) with a $5 dollar discount for siblings. Space is limited, so reservations must be made by calling CAC at 770-949-2787 or Deer Lick Park at 770-920-7129.

Daily schedule will include three art making sessions, a morning and afternoon break (snacks provided by Douglas County Department of Parks and Recreation) and lunch (provided by campers). Each artist will work with three groups each day and with each group twice on projects in their discipline. The final day will be spent at the Cultural Arts Center on a camp project with everyone participating and on the display of works to be presented during our Celebration of Achievements, Friday, April 10th, 5 until 6 pm. Families and the community are invited to attend.

The project is a partnership between the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville / Douglas County and the Douglas County Department of Parks and Recreation with special support from Greystone Power Foundation’s – Operation Round Up. Laura C. Lieberman, Executive Director, CAC, and Tanya Jackson, Recreation Superintendent, DCPR, are coordinators of the project. Tanya Jackson is the site coordinator during the spring break camp week at Deer Lick, Monday – Thursday, April 6th – 9th, and Friday morning, April 10th. Laura C. Lieberman is the site coordinator on Friday, April 10th, when the participants will be at the Cultural Arts Center in the afternoon for the final celebration.

The Cultural Arts Council and its programs are supported in part by the City of Douglasville, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation, deserves great art. For detailed directions and more information, please contact the Cultural Arts Council at 770/949-2787 or visit our web site --- www.artsdouglas.org, where camper’s fees can be paid online.

Please contact the Cultural Arts Council for multiple registration payments

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Camper Payments

 

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County
8652 Campbellton Street
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone 770/949-2787 Fax 770-949-5788

www.artsdouglas.org

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