Art-in-the-Park for kids at Kokanee Creek
By Nelson Daily Staff
Art-in-the-Park for Kids at Kokanee Creek
1-3 pm Wed, Thurs, Fri through the summer
- Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre
Do your kids love making art? Do they love camping? Are you planning day-trips or holidays close to home? If your kids are between five and 12 years old, join Kokanee Park art instructors for regular or drop-in art classes at the Visitor’s Centre.
Certified art teachers Fiona Brown and Charlotte Erlandsson are offering mixed-media art classes including photography, bookmaking, paper-making, printmaking, collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, and nature-arts.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to involve kids in low-tech art making by introducing them to new techniques and materials that they can continue to explore once holidays are over,” says Brown.
“It’s great fun to meet a bunch of kids for just 2 hours, expand our visual universe together, then return home with a wonderful sense of inspiration and accomplishment,” she adds.
Classes run from 1-3 pm every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday until Labour Day. The two-hour class fee is $10 including materials. Children seven to 12 years old may be dropped off, and five- to six-year-olds are welcome to attend accompanied by an adult.
Now run by the West Kootenay Eco Society, the Kokanee Park Visitor’s Centre offers new and revitalized programs, some of which are long-standing favourites, and others are new and diverse.
In addition to Art-in-the-Park, visitors and locals can choose from yoga and fitness classes, music and theatre evenings, movie nights, photography excursions, other educational workshops, and some special events in the spring and fall.
Partnerships with private enterprises such as Oso Negro Coffee, Otter Books and Phoenix computers add to the available services. There is a coffee and snack bar, wireless internet, and books by local authors for sale at the Centre.
“Ideally, the centre will become a focal point for North Shore residents for a variety of community events throughout the summer and shoulder seasons,” says program coordinator Mel Reasoner.
- For more information about Art-in-the-Park and other excellent programming at Kokanee Park, email mel.kokaneecentre@gmail.com.
