CSC, Pahokee Leaders Celebrate Student Art at Picnic Table Unveiling

This summer, students from Pahokee explored their creative side as part of a community art project sponsored by Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County. 

To launch the project, the Council engaged Jose R. Mendez, a teaching artist and creative director of R. Dot Arts & Creative Agency. Mendez, a Lake Worth Beach native, partnered with the City of Pahokee Parks and Recreation, where more than 30 children engaged in the project, learning valuable lessons about the art world through hands-on art classes. The children explored acrylic paints, spray paint, clay and watercolor, using art as a way to express themselves and celebrate their community. The youth chose six final designs to paint on the tables.

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. 

This is the third time the Council has partnered with local artists and other organizations to support a community art project. Last year, CSC partnered with Mendez to work with children in the Belle Glade, where four youth-painted picnic tables now reside.

This year’s tables will be placed at the following Pahokee locations:

Pahokee Marina - 190 N Lake Ave, Pahokee, Fl 33476
Pahokee Parks and Recreations - 360 E Main St, Pahokee, Fl 33476
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park - 100 E Fifth St, Pahokee, Fl 34476