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Arts4Kids Program

An introductory arts club for children ages 6-12. The program is designed to introduce children to a variety of arts (music, performance, dance, and the visual arts) and encourage their life-long pursuit of creative endeavors.

Arts4Kids Logo Beginning in September and ending in April, the club presents a monthly Saturday program, each workshop introducing a different art form or artistic skill-set. All workshops are hands-on, interactive sessions presented and led by artists and/or art educators. Past workshops have included: creative dance, storytelling, music improvisation, printmaking, book arts, heritage crafts, children’s theater, among many others.

Registration for the club is ongoing, and only $20 per child for the entire year. The membership includes a club backpack, quarterly newsletters and monthly e-newsletters with information on upcoming events, as well as admission to all of the workshops.

Kids Crawl, July 31, 1-3PM

On Saturday, July 31, KingsportARTS will host the first annual Kids Crawl from 1-3 at Memorial Park in Kingsport. Kids can bring their parents for free and visit a multitude of tables set up by area organizations, each featuring an art or craft. Some organizations include Kingsport Fire Department, Kingsport Police Department, Arts4Kids and Premier Athletics. Chick-Fil-A will be there with the cow and Texas Roadhouse is bringing Andy the Armadillo. Hey Photo Guy! will be present to take pictures as well which will be made available online.

The Kids Crawl is in conjunction with the Arts Crawl in September and will be used as a fundraiser for the Arts4Kids program as well as the K.E.Y.P.A.D. Project. A Kids Art Korner will be set up at which the kids will pool their creative talent to create several paintings on canvas, which will then be sold at silent auction the night of the Arts Crawl. At the Arts4Kids table, parents may sign their kids up for workshops throughout the coming school year as well as pick up information on the K.E.Y.P.A.D Project. Arts4Kids and JACK t-shirts will be available for purchase for $3 each.

The first 100 kids to sign in at the Arts4Kids table will receive a FREE canvas backpack featuring the Arts4Kids logo.

Any organization wishing to participate should contact Tina Radtke, KingsportARTS Program Director, at (423) 392-8420.

For more information on this program contact us here.