Local children express themselves through unique, collaborative public art project

More than 30 children in the Lake Worth Beach community learned new and creative ways to express themselves this summer through a unique community public art project. To launch the project, Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County engaged Jose R. Mendez, a teaching artist at the Norton Museum of Art and creative director of R. Dot Arts & Creative Agency. Mendez, a Lake Worth Beach native, planned the project so the children would learn valuable lessons about the art world through hands-on art classes held over two consecutive weekends in July. The children explored acrylic paints, spray paint, clay and watercolor with the guidance of teaching artists from the Norton Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Miami and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
The children chose the top four designs created by their peers, which were then sketched onto picnic tables by the teaching artists. During the final workshop this Friday, July 29, the children will paint the tables, which then will be placed in various locations throughout Lake Worth Beach so they can be enjoyed by the whole community.
To complete the project, Children’s Services Council will create weatherproof QR codes to be affixed to the tables, allowing families who use them to hear the story of the children who painted them and invite families to upload their own videos or messages on how and when they enjoyed use of the tables to share on the Council’s social channels. 

Media: Please join us as we celebrate the culmination of this wonderful community public art project in Lake Worth Beach.

Where: HATCH 1121 – LULA Lake Worth Arts, 1121 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth Beach, FL
When: Friday, July 29, 2-4 p.m.
Contact: Christy Potter, Communications Director, CSCPBC, 561-472-4679

Children’s Services Council would like to thank the following local partners for their support: The Guatemalan-Maya Center, City of Lake Worth Beach Parks & Recreation, R. Dot Arts & Creative, LULA Lake Worth Arts, BRIDGES @ Highland and Lake Worth West, CP Mentor Center, HATCH 1121.
 

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: 
Christy Potter, Communications Director
Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County
christine.potter@cscpbc.org
561-472-4679 (C)
561-740-7000 ext. 2208 (W)