On Saturday, October 26th,
ArtsFest returns to engage area
children in a free arts festival from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the Lake Charles Civic Center’s Coliseum. This event is hosted
annually by the Arts Council of SWLA and the City of Lake Charles, and it encourages
creative expression through hands-on art projects.
2013 will bring the year
of Fairytales, Myths & Legends,
and local organizations and businesses will
host booths where children can create fun and creative pieces of art that tell
stories of pirates, princesses, fairies, and even a few scary monsters.
Children can take home all of their art projects which cover a wide range of
mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, and crafts. ArtsFest will also
showcase live music, face painting, the wildly popular one-on-one pottery
demonstrations, and performances by Lake Charles Dance Academy and Young Band
Nation.
In the spirit of
Halloween, children are encouraged to come
dressed in their Halloween costume.
The annual ArtsFest Costume Contest at 11:30 a.m. will award four free tickets
to the family-friendly Spooky Timbers trail at the Lost Hollows to children with
the most creative and original costumes. Winners of the ArtsFest Art Contest,
which has been accepting entries from SWLA schools for several weeks, will be
announced at the event as well.
ArtsFest is sponsored by the City of Lake Charles, Arts
Council of SWLA,
Union Pacific, Office of Cultural Development, Parker Brand Creative, and
FOX29/Lake Charles CW. For more information about ArtsFest, call the Arts
Council office at (337) 439-2787 or visit www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org.
