Kids get creative at CreARTive

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Kids get creative at CreARTive

The Art Guild was thrilled to organize and host CreARTive, a free hands on community art experience. CreARTive, which took place on Saturday, Aug. 13, allows children and teens to create and experience a diverse array of visual arts.

Shelley Holtzman, co-president of The Art Guild, said “This is a great opportunity for us to showcase all that we have to offer the community.”
More than one hundred people attended this year’s event. CreARTive has grown steadily in attendance and popularity since it was first organized in 2015. This year, the Art Guild offered several culturally diverse hands-on activities.

A popular favorite among the kids was creating their own Japanese Gyotaku fish prints on muslin cloth.
Co-president Ilene Silberstein showed children how to create and then play their own hand-made Djembe West African drums. Art Guild staff and volunteers were kept very busy teaching participants how to create Rangoli Nature designs, clay reliefs, Plein Air paintings, tie-dye T shirts, mixed media collage buttons and other works of art. Likewise, parents and children kept very busy running from experience to experience and then delivering their new handmade treasures to designated areas around the preserve.
Mary Behling, an Art Guild board member and CreARTive volunteer brought her grandchildren to the event.

Behling observed that the many stations “offered children the freedom to explore a variety of artistic mediums in a relaxed and unstructured way.” Caitlyn Salstein, an Art Guild instructor observed, “Families creating art together is a really healthy way to spend time. The event exposed kids to new and different activities which is always a great.”
This event was made possible with a grant from New York State Council on the Arts administered by the Huntington Arts Council.
The Art Guild offers classes and workshops for children and adults year-round. Registration is now open for Fall workshops and classes both in person and online.
Artists and community members are also invited to attend Home is Where the Art Is, a Juried Competition and Exhibition on view from Sept 8-22, 2022. The gallery is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 PM while the exhibit is on view.
The Art Guild was voted Best Art School the past five years, and Best Art Gallery the past six years in Blank Slate Media’s annual competition.

The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc. is conveniently located at Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, New York. The Art Guild is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing encouragement, education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts.
For more information about The Art Guild, call 516-304-5797 or visit the website, www.theartguild.org.

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