Contact: Jim F. Milestone, (530) 242-3460
In collaboration with First 5 Shasta, SELP – Shasta Early Literacy Partnership and the Friends of Whiskeytown, Inc., the National Park Service is hosting a Children's Art Lesson with Whiskeytown Artist-in-Residence, Charles Graybosch. The event will take place at Brandy Creek Beach (near the beach store) on Saturday June 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Children with a parent or guardian are welcome to participate (the target audience is ages 2 to 10, but all are invited to join in).Water color paint kits, paper and instruction from artist Charles Graybosch will be available from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
First 5 Shasta, focuses on the first 5 years of a child's life.First 5 Shasta is the local leader in early childhood investment, building a pathway to success for young children.The program funds services that enhance and improve the lives of children ages 0 to 5.Every child that participates will be given a free children's book to take home and read with their parents courtesy of Shasta Early Literacy Partnership (SELP) and First 5 Shasta. Charles Graybosch was selected as one of this summer's Artist in Residence at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Applicants from across the nation were juried and selected by the Art Curator from the de Young Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco.The Friends of Whiskeytown sponsors the Artist in Residence Program. |
Last updated: March 1, 2015