GAINESVILLE - The current economic situation has speared The Arts Council to help Gainesville-Hall County schools raise funds for their Arts in Schools (AIS) programs.
Recently, the Arts Council invited invited all local school principals, AIS coordinators and teachers of the arts, to a reception honoring them.
At the reception, The Arts Council unveiled plans for a day-long Arts in the Schools Benefit Festival, September 15, at The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center. It will take place the same day as Art in the Square in downtown Gainesville.
Every local school, public and private, will be invited to participate in this festival at no cost to the schools. Interested schools will be allocated booth spaces with the money collected from each booth benefiting the respective school directly. All funds collected will be for the sole purpose of Arts in Schools, according to The Arts Council. The booths will feature carnival games, interactive arts activities, confection sales, raffles, competitions, etc.
Schools not represented at the meeting will be presented the same opportunities to fund raise at the festival.
Arts in the Schools was initiated in 1980 by The Arts Council to "introduce children to art of every form and instill both an appreciation and an excitement about the arts through the use of in-school demonstrations, programs and applications."
At the end of the reception, The Arts Council's Executive Director, Gladys Wyant, presented each school with a certificate of appreciation for "supporting the arts and working to include them in school's curriculums." Everyone present also received 2 free tickets to The Arts Council's upcoming Movies on the Green screening of Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Sunday
July 6th, 2025
5:58AM
