Join artist\, dancer\, and poet Ja Nelle D avenport-Pleasure for a workshop that shows young poets how to unlock thei r voices and play with words!
\nJoin us for the next installment of our \;Young Artist&rsquo\;s Studio \;where children will learn how to make short poems and let their creativity fly! \; Local poet Ja Ne lle Davenport-Pleasure will lead the workshop where kids will write short descriptive lines and use a variety of methods to combine them into poems. \; Activities will encourage creativity and having fun with words.
\nWant to share your poem with everyone in Urbana? \; Submit it to the Library&rsquo\;s Poems Across Urbana project! \; The project will pr int short (2-4 lines) original poems on signs to be displayed throughout U rbana in August and September. \; If your poem is chosen\, you&rsquo\; ll receive a sign that includes you poem for display.
\nThe \;Young Artist's Studio \;is a series of art workshops sp
onsored by \;The Urbana Free Library \;and \;
The Urbana Arts &\; Culture Program \;designed to
offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series a
re free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5
to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver.)
Paid for in part by the \;City of Urbana Arts and Culture Grant.
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