Participants of the Area Resources for Kids (ARK) batiking program are shown displaying their paintings. ARK is a youth enrichment program offered through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at the UM Cooperative Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. In front from left are Silas Gordon, Rosie Gordon, Halle James, Krissy Wilson, Cassandra McAllister, Norliyana Menes and Meredith Mathieu; back, Alex James, Kate Wilson, Sierra Wyman, Caitlyn Hall and Hannah Mathieu.