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For Immediate Release

May 19, 2017 Contact: Carson Reeher, Community Engagement Coordinator 434.395.2662 [email protected]

READ ALL ABOUT IT! LCVA’s Summer Art Studio

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts(LCVA) invites you to join us this summer to explore and create beautiful works of art inspired by some of your favorite children’s literature, both old and new! Open weekdays from June 5 through August 4 (closed July 3-4), the Summer Art Studio program is bringing popular children’s books to life through art.

This program features kid-friendly art activities for children of all ages. Drop in any time between 11:00am–2:00pm at the LCVA, on the corner of 3rd Street and Main Street in historic downtown Farmville. This program is completely free! No registration is required; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Summer Art Studio also features little artists areas for children ages 4 and younger.

This program is made possible through the generous support of Walmart.

This year’s program dates and themes are:

What’s Growing on?! | June 5–June 16

It’s a Garden Party of crafting and creativity when you delve into the botanical world of plants! Food, beauty, shade and clean air – celebrate the green life! Featured Books: Planting a Rainbow, The Curious Garden, If you Hold A Seed, The Earth and I

Tales with Tails! | June 19–June 30 Tall tales and small tails – we will toad-ally have fun with animals wild and mild!

Featured Books: The Very Busy Spider, Bee & Me, They All Saw a Cat, What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

Uniquely Me! | July 5–July 14 (LCVA closed Monday July 3 and Tuesday, July 4)

Are you especially special? YES! Let’s celebrate you and what makes you…YOU! * Tie dye (Please bring one laundered t-shirt to tie dye. Shoestrings will be available.)

Featured Books: A Poem for Peter, The Wonderful Things You Will Be, We All Sing with the Same Voice, Firebird, The Name Jar

Are We There Yet? | July 17–July 28 Get lost or find yourself along the creative journey!

Featured Books: Oh the Places You’ll Go, The Twenty One Balloons, There’s No Place Like Space: All About our Solar System, Time Flies

From my head to-ma-toes! | July 31–August 4 Bring a healthy appetite for food inspired art!

Featured Books: A Crazy Day at Critter Café, How are you Peeling? How to Save your Tail, Dinosaurs Alive and Well: A Guide to Good Health, My Daddy is a Pretzel

When and Where:

Every Monday-Friday, 11:00am–2:00pm June 6–August 5 Longwood Center for the Visual Arts At the intersection of Third and Main streets in historic downtown Farmville, VA This program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

About LCVA: The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts presents a rotating program of inspiring and conversation-starting exhibitions. Admission to LCVA and its programs is—and always has been —free for all. It is located at the intersection of Main and Third Streets (129 North Main Street) in Farmville, Virginia. For additional information on these programs or other exhibitions and events, contact LCVA at [email protected] or 434.395.2206.

Image/Credit Lines:

Davida Whiley, Navay Gay, and Jan’e Gay