YOUTH ARTS DAY & MUSIC FEST
Sunday, April 26, 2009 10 am – 5 pm

Co-hosted by Students Offering Support and the Deering Estate at Cutler, Youth Arts Day and Music Fest is a community collaboration celebrating youth artists and creating awareness for the rich emerging resources Miami-Dade County has to offer.

“We want to invite youth artists – of all ages and abilities – either as individual artists or as school groups to participate in our Youth Arts Day on Sunday, April 26th,” says Jennifer Tisthammer, Exhibits and Collections coordinator. “We have opportunities for visual artists, performance (choir, ensemble, dance, theatre) artists, and literary artists.  We are most deficient in the literary arts participants at present.”

Youth Arts Day and Music Fest features a month long visual and literary art exhibition as well as a day long series of youth performance art on Sunday, April 26th. A 5K Dash from the Estate to the community and back to the Estate will invite our neighbors in and kick off the day’s activities. Founding members of the Living Artist Concert Series and Artists in Residence will act as mentors availab le for portfolios reviews, exhibits and performances. Youth volunteers will host a Kid’s Zone in the Palm Grove with activities, face painting, eco-art projects and much more! We invite community organizations serving our youth to get involved. Youth visitors are given free admittance to the Estate.

COSTS
There are no costs to participate as an artist in Youth Arts Day and Music Fest. Youth artists or their sponsoring organization are responsible for supplying his/her own equipment, exhibit materials, transportation and anything necessary to complete his/her submission.

YOUTH ARTS DAY AWARDS
Founding members of the Living Artist Concert Series and the Estate’s Artists in Residence have offered their time and talent to act as volunteer judges to select three winning submissions, one per category—performance artist or group, visual artist or group exhibition, an d literary artist or collaboration– to receive a special prize and recognition. One additional visual art submission will be selected for press releases and special media recognition.

SCHEDULE
APRIL 17-19       Drop off of student work at Estate.
APRIL 20 – 24     Installation of work
APRIL 26 5K      Dash Registration begins 8 am
APRIL 26            YOUTH ARTS DAY & MUSIC FEST 10am to 5pm
MAY 10              MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH featuring visual & literary art exhibition
MAY 15-17        Student retrieve artwork

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