|
For thousands of years, people have expressed their thoughts, emotions and ideas through art. Last Friday at the Haynie Public Library, local children joined the ranks of artists like Michelangelo and Picasso by expressing themselves through art at “Act II: If I Were a Painter.”
Seventy children attended the reading program, which was the second part of “Be Creative @ Your Library.” At the morning program for pre-schoolers, children listened to a story about Harold, a boy who creates whole worlds to explore with his purple crayon.
Local artist and teacher Amy Friend was the guest at the afternoon program for children ages six and up. Friend emphasized that the beauty of art is truly in the eye of the beholder, and artists are often their own worst critics.
“Even if you don’t think your picture is very good, don’t ever throw it away,” Friend said. “Someone thinks it is good.”
After Friend’s presentation, the children had a chance to express themselves through drawing. The pictures they drew will be displayed at “An Evening of the Arts” at the library on Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m.
The summer reading program will continue next week with “Act III: The World is a Stage.” The program for children under age six is at 6 a.m. and the program for school-age children is at 3 p.m.