Foothills Summer Arts participants act out original theater scenes wearing masks they created in art workshops.

Creative learning on tap at Foothills Summer Arts

FARMINGTON – For the 18th year, the Foothills Arts Center will bring to the community its summer arts adventure for students in grades four through 12. The creative learning program stimulates the discovery process and encourages young people to think and create in new ways.

Guided by professional artist-teachers, participants create original dance pieces, songs, theater characters and scenes, stories, poems, and 2-D and 3-D multi-media art works. There are opportunities for individual, quiet projects, as well as group learning that hones teamwork skills.

The theme that will tie together this summer’s workshops is “Branching Out.” In art, music, theater, writing and creative dance, participants will explore the many ways that people, nature and objects branch out, such as family trees, rivers, roadways and paths, tree branches and roots.

Foothills Summer Arts is held at Academy Hill School, Wilton, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Session I, for students now in grades four to six, will be held July 7 to 11, and Session II, for students in grades seven to 12, will take place July 14 to 18.

Scholarships and reduced fees are available for families who cannot afford the full tuition of $150.

The reduced fees are made possible by a sponsorship donation and other donations from local businesses and individuals.

SAD 36 provides a school bus to and from Foothills Summer Arts for students in the Jay-Livermore area. The center helps other families put together carpools.

The Foothills Arts Center, whose office is located in downtown Farmington, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to bring together adults and children, artists and audiences to enjoy the arts in an atmosphere that encourages learning, exploration and collaboration.

For more information, contact Director Anne Geller at 778-0448 or [email protected] or visit www.foothillsarts.org.