(Posted with permission!)
This mural was created by the children of our local elementary school. Isn’t it gorgeous?* It was designed to commemorate the 200th anniversary of West Boylston, and whenever I am up at the school, my kids like to finger the tiles they placed and recall the creative, messy, and totally fun days they spent creating it.
The mural project was funded by the West Boylston Arts Foundation, a local group of parents, teachers and residents who feel strongly about keeping art, music and drama in our schools. They feel so strongly, in fact, that they have begun to plan a massive celebration of the arts right here in West Boylston. The Arts Festival will take place on September 20, 2008 … and artists everywhere are invited to participate.
If you are interested in sharing your books or art with our community, check out the Arts Festival call for artists below. (I’d be happy to mail you an electronic version, just ask.) I am planning to participate, along with an impressive list of local writers and storytellers.
It would be very cool to have some of my local writer friends in the mix!
*Check out the website of mural artist Cindy Fisher to learn how you can make one, too.
