The Annual Children's Art Festival at the Star ECO Station wildlife rescue center in Culver City celebrates the artistic vision & creative power of local child artists, March 12, 2005, 10 am-4 pm. Admission: $5. Interactive "Creation Stations" with hand-on art projects are sure to inspire the Picasso in every child!
(PRWEB) March 8, 2005 -- The Annaul Children's Art Festival features a diverse body of work from hundreds of STAR Art students that will be displayed in the Star ECO Station's Galeria del Mundo, a unique exhibition space for the young artists of Los Angeles. Pick up that brush and paint the day away! Interactive "Creation Stations" with hand-on art projects are sure to inspire the Picasso in every child! Call 310.842.8060 x122 for more information.
Tours of the Star ECO Station not included in event admission. Tours: $5 kids, $6 seniors, $7 adults.
Visual art will be displayed March 1-31. Weekend viewing 10 am - 4 pm. Weekday viewing by appointment only: 310.842.8060 x122.
Organization Summary:
Star ECO Station is a non-profit 18,000 sq-ft environmental education and wildlife rescue center that provides fieldtrips, classroom instruction, after-school enrichment, school assemblies and community events that annually reach 1 million learners of all ages. Through a collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Star ECO Station rescues and houses "at-risk" and endangered exotic wildlife, including tropical birds, exotic reptiles, wildcats, and ocean life. With a mission of Conservation Through Education, Star ECO Station's provides quality environmental science education aligned with California State Standards. Voted "Best Place to see Animals," LA Family Magazine (2002) and voted "Best Teaching Zoo/Animal Rescue" LA Parent Magazine (2003). www.ecostation.org
Star Education, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been committed to improving the quality of children's education since 1986 with award-winning programs through classroom instruction, after school education, enrichment classes, fieldtrips, assemblies, camps, and community events. Star has been selected as a "Model Education Program" by the White House and U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) in California, and is a selected statewide provider for No Child Left Behind. www.starinc.org
ArtProdigy is just one of an astonishing array of enrichment programs offered by Star Education. ArtProdigy provides a diverse art curricula including life drawing, multimedia art, photography, and sculpture, as well as crochet, embroidery, jewelry making, mask design and more. By exploring many media, students develop their creative talents and discover their favorite form of expression, and the opportunity to exhibit their work develops confidence and professionalism.
Star Education and Star ECO Station are divisions of Star, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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