Old Forge and area young artists are invited to share their art, visual or performance, at the Fifth Annual Young Artist Festival at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge on Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Registration for the festival, hosted by Khoros Performing Arts Company for Kids, Inc., begins at 9:30 a.m.
Young artists, five and older, are encouraged to share their artistic talents by bringing one or two visual art works for exhibit, or by preparing a short five to ten minute performance piece.
Kinderwood Preschool staff will be on hand to assist festival goers in a variety of hands-on activities.
Anthony Brucato will assist participants in learning various drumming rhythms; Kristina Wilander will host a variety of art activities; Randy Church will set up a station for computer-generated art, and deaf storyteller, Vickie Nordquist will share stories in American Sign Language.
Also scheduled to appear at the festival is Paul Case who will entertain during the brown bag lunch, while Tom DeFranciso dances with the kids.
At 2:30 p.m., festival-goers will have a chance to participate in balloon releasing ceremony to cap off the day.
Those seeking more information about this event may access the festival brochure online at www.khoroskids.com. There is no admittance, however donations at the door will be accepted and appreciated.
Those wishing to register for the Youth Artist Festival may do so by calling Patricia Rickard- Lauri at (315) 369-8729.
The Youth Artist Festival is co-sponsored by the Old Forge Library, VIEW and Kinderwood. Partial funding for this project was made possible by the Art Creating Community, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by The Stanley.
