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Contact:
Dan Carpenter
(325) 673-4587
Marketing@thegracemuseum.org
Grace
second-floor galleries transformed for Youth Art Month
Abilene
, TX ( February 19, 2007 ) - March at The Grace Museum
is synonymous with Youth Art Month, when the second-floor
galleries are transformed into a riot of color covering every
available surface.
Beginning
March 1, students from 27 schools in Abilene and the surrounding
area will display the art works they have created over the
school year. Their art teachers have selected the very best
of their students' work for the month-long exhibit.
YAM
is a national celebration of student art that began in 1961.
It is observed each March to emphasize the value of art and
art education for all children and to encourage public support
for quality school art programs.
"The
Grace Museum believes in the important benefits of art education
and is happy to provide a venue to display and encourage the
talents of area art students," said Dennis Kois, the
Museum's executive director.
Youth
Art Month opens March 1with a public reception from 6 to 8
p.m. Revolution, the combined fiddle group from
Cooper and Abilene High schools , will be performing. The
public is invited to attend this free event.
Student artwork will
be on display through March 29.
The exhibit is again
this year being generously sponsored by Mike Dunnahoo Star
Dodge-Hyundai.
For more information
about Youth Art Month, please contact Pam Harman 325-673-4587.
The Grace Museum is open from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. every Thursday. Admission is free Thursday evening after
5 p.m.
For more information,
call 325-673-4587.
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