 rt For All: Library
Programs
About The Art For All Library Programs
As a result of our research and early planning state, the Art for All
task
force proposes to implement
a two year Visual Arts program that will include a series of art education
and appreciation programs designed to celebrate and promote the role of
art in our lives. These programs will bring together teachers, local
artists, community business owners, librarians, parents, and children to
share their own artistic talents and enthusiasm for all types of visual
art with their neighbors. Below is a detailed plan of all of the programs
we would like to put on during the first two years of the program. At the
end of the two
year period, we will assess the impact this series of programs has had on
the community of Othello with a host of qualitative and quantitative
measures, including event attendance, enthusiasm and return rate of
attendees, and satisfaction of our stakeholders and sponsors in the
programs.
Proposed Programs
Installation of Public Art:
Three separate artworks designed by local artists
will be installed in the library and its environs. Funded through a
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant.
Art Exhibitions:
Works of art by local artists and students at local schools, including
advertised receptions at "openings" featuring talks by artists.
Arts and Crafts Workshops:
Arts and crafts workshops with an emphasis on native arts and arts of
local and migrant populations. Art supplies provided by the
library. Spanish
language instruction offered.
"New Life For Old Books" Program:
Artists from local high schools create new covers for old books and
classics to increase visibility and circulation of old books as well as
foster artistic abilities of local young adults.
Annual Arts Festival:
One week annually featuring lectures, special workshops and displays, and
an auction of art by local artists to benefit the library.
"Meet the Artist" Program:
For elementary aged children; volunteers give presentation as famous
artists about their lives and works.
Mural Project:
Coordination of community-wide mural installation in 4 public locations by
local artists; celebrated with special unveiling receptions.
Graphic Arts Software Installation and Training:
Local teens interested in graphic arts will be trained to use software and
will in turn work as volunteers to train other community members once
weekly. Purchase of software and initial training funded through a Gates
Foundation Grant.
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