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mmon. Spark! is pbuuunut a truly amazing series of pro* grains and workshops tor th» summer, fall and winter. Among: these new programs is the new Spark! Youth and Teen Arts Program which plans to serve Rappahannock youth in grades 5-12. Developed with the thought that many of the artistic pro* grams in our county attract largely adults, this new pro* gran'. teatinring both summer and winter workshops, is designed to appeal to the interests of middle school through high school students.
With valuable input from focus groups conducted earlier in county schools. Spark!and Headwaters Foundation quickly teamed up to design four summer camps this year Photography Culinary Arts. Drama, and Drawtng/Puntuig. The camps will be run the last week of July and the first week of August. Flyers and sign up sheets will be coming to the schools and also the library but one can also contact Ginny Leeer at the Spark! office at 540 937-3164. These four workshops will culminate in a Summer Art Feet in August to be announced.
Photography. Partner* ing with National Geographic Magazine, this workshop of 24 students, two local instructors ami two interns will travel to the home office of National Geographic in Washington. D.C. to learn about the art of photography and the power of pictures to influence thinking and shape policy
This extraordinary op-* port unity has been made possible through the enthusiastic backing of Rappahannock resident Chris Johns, executive editor of National Geographic Magazine. Interviewed for this article. Johns explained his magazine s decision to work with Spark! i have long seen photography as a revealing and msigntfid way to express ourselves. National Geographic has a long and distinguished history of support lor promoting the art of photography in communities around the world. So a chance to work with your organization with its new direction is an opportunity we want to encourage-. We feel that with a tittle guidance from the National Geographic and support from the community represented by your organization, we have a natural marriage.’*
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