Art and Entertainment

ARTScool 2010 release

Feb 24th, 2010

NAPLES (Feb. 24) – The von Liebig Art Center invites children ages 4 to 14 to learn the “art” of enjoying summer break during its 12th annual ARTScool program, which runs June 14 through August 13 at the center, 585 Park Street in downtown Naples. ARTScool offers more than 40 classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, clay modeling, photography and much more, all taught by professional artists.

Highlights include: Go Fly a Kite, Under the Big Top, Marvelous Mosaics, Digital Photography, Sunsets and Sandcastles (uses real sand and sea shells), Wild Things (art based on exotic animals), and Enviro Art: Florida Fish, Birds and Mammals.

The weekly three-hour classes are held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m., with both half-day and full-day sessions available plus a supervised lunch hour (lunch not provided) that includes play time in Cambier Park. A late summer exhibition features work by all students, and a closing reception on Aug. 15 brings together students, their families and instructors to celebrate the creativity of the young artists. Select pieces go on view at Naples City Hall from August through January.

Each half-day class is $110 for members and $125 for non-members. Financial assistance and talent-based scholarships for students ages 9 to 14 are available, and the deadline to apply is April 30, 2010.

For a full list of classes, visit naplesart.org. Call 239-262-6517 x102 with questions or to register.

Sponsors include the Barron Collier Jr. Foundation, Inc., Whole Foods Market, and Aimee and Mark Schlehr.

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