A month long celebration of the arts in Westerville will take place this Spring. Last year, our past Mayor Mike Heyeck declared April as arts month. The Arts Council of Westerville, Inc. has been working diligently to create more awareness of the local arts in our town, create an arts friendly atmosphere and provide a flurry of activities for this month long event.
Westerville is a community full of the arts from visual, theatrical, musical, dance and literature. April is Arts month is a recognition and celebration of the Arts for and by all residents of Westerville, regardless of age or abilities.
This year’s event is titled Arts Around the Town. Whether you are an artist, an observer or someone who is just curious, we are encouraging everyone to participate, explore or attend at least one art event this month. A calendar of art events can be found at www.westervilletoday.com, click on April and keep checking back as we update. Send your updates to cmilligan@ameritech.net or Renee@gallery202online.com
To promote the art organizations, individuals and businesses banners will be created and displayed in Uptown Westerville area throughout the month of April. If you are interested in creating one of the dozens of arts related banners or would like to sponsor a banner, please contact Cindy Hayter at cindyhayter@westervillectc.com (The Westerville Art Center) or call 614-898-9282 . Special Fun Saturday workshops are being planned now just to help create these banners.
Other “artists of all abilities and ages” are asked to help create a special April is Arts logo that represents the spirit of the Arts in Westerville. The logo theme is “Arts Around the Town” and anyone interested in the logo contest information should contact Jan Fedorenko at Hanby Arts Magnet School, 797-7100. Deadline for submission is early March.
Mark this day in your calendar, April 1st!. An opening reception and introduction to arts month will take place at Gallery 202 from 10am-4pm with a special ceremony at 1pm. Westerville City Schools student art exhibit will be featured along with the Annual Chair is Art Exhibit and an introduction to a self guided arts hunt plus more! Gallery 202, Co-op is located in the heart of Uptown Westerville, 38 North State St. 614-890-8202.
And finally, volunteers are always welcomed. Any one who would like to take part in this event, log on to www.artscouncilwesterville.com for more information or attend our monthly meetings, held the second Tuesday of each month at Hanby Arts Magnet School, 7pm in the Library, 797-7100.
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