Park Elementary
Durango Arts Center Education Program: After-School Arts
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October 2008 After-School Arts at Park

After-School Arts, an education program of the Durango Arts Center, offers terrific arts classes, creative concepts and projects for art-loving kids. Every Wednesday throughout the school year, Park students can acquire new skills, learn new techniques, express ideas and feelings, and explore their own unique artistic personality. After-School Arts offers
kids the opportunity to work with artists and art educators who are chosen for their dedication to education in the arts and their own particular strengths as artists.

REGISTER FOR MORE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES NOWAT THE DURANGO ARTS CENTER.
COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR FALL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE @ www.artsforce.org CONTACT caitlin@durangoarts.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Have you heard about The Docent Program?
The Docent Program is a committee of volunteers supported by DAC staff who guide tours in the DAC art galleries as well as lead programs in local classrooms to enhance elementary age student’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts. Docents present both classical and contemporary artwork and a sampling of an artist’s work, followed by a “hands on” art experience in the style of the artist. Thanks to Bank of the San Juans for their funding support which helps to create reproductions of artists’ work for presentation in the classroom, art supplies for hands-on projects in both the classroom and in the Gallery and administrative support.
The DAC Docents have presented 47 classroom presentations and 7 gallery tours to 1,147 individuals since Jan. 2006! Are your kids one of them? If you’d like to learn more about this program – contact us at 259-2606

For more information please call Caitlin Cross at 259-2606 or email caitlin@durangoarts.org. To request a scholarship, please fill out and return our scholarship application available at the school office or on-line at www.artsforce.org
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Come visit the “Paint Bar” at the Durango Arts Center at 802 East 2nd. Avenue. It’s a fun new creative space where you can paint and create in our funky Garage Art Studio. Call for available hours at 259-2606.