ARTS PARK/OPEN STUDIO

Website

www.jackbennycenter.org

Twitter handle

: @JackBennyCenter

Overview of Idea

Our current free program takes the art van to neighborhoods. A small trailer would allow staff to expand the program & go to more locations and more days year round, thus serving more young people in our community. This would allow the program expand for our city's youthful, emerging artists.

The Specifics: What will the $5,000 fund?

The money would be specifically for supplies, promotion, and a small trailer that could attach to our utility van. A stipend would be made available to professional artists/arts educators to facilitate the classes. Supplies would range from simple art supplies to more advanced items including specialty papers, canvases, pastels, charcoals, acrylics, oils and watercolors. During our spring, summer, and fall in NE Illinois the ARTS PARK van would reach out to neighborhood parks then during the winter months free weekly classes would be offered at our visual arts building. Waukegan’s poverty level (2010) is at 13.9% & the school district shows 77.3% are low-income students. These children deserve the gift of art without the worry of $$$.

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