JOSEPHINE SCULPTURE PARK INC

The Kids Make Art! Program at Josephine Sculpture Park is a series of workshops led by professional artists. This program directly impacts the education of local youth by supplementing current school arts programs through our free community workshops and visiting artist presentations in the schools. Primarily, these workshops occur outside, in the natural environment at JSP, but sometimes include JSP artists visiting schools when they are not able to participate due to transportation or scheduling issues. Workshop proposals are submitted by professional artists and organizations and are international in scope. They vary widely in length, format, target age groups and processes explored which we have found enables the largest numbers of youth to participate. They generally occur between April and November and may take the form of a field trip lasting half a day, to a week-long workshop in the summer, or even during a 1 day experiential event, like the annual Fall Arts Festival.

The JSP Fall Arts Festival connects the community with the arts & the land in the most experiential manner. This 1 day festival offers a host of artistic experiences to the public. The music stage presents live local musicians while local artists & organizations conduct free demonstrations & workshops including activities such as printmaking, community sculpture, pottery wheel, fabric dyeing, art scavenger hunts, Yoga walking tours. Participants also have the opportunity to create their own cast aluminum relief sculpture to take home at the Hot Metal Pour or to blow a glass ornament or even forge a decorative steel hook on the anvil. A large collaborative sculpture is created and displayed at JSP as part of the community art exhibition. There is something for every age and ability at the Fall Arts Festival. You can even soar above the sculptures in a hot air balloon ride, or simply walk the quiet paths and explore new sculptures on exhibit.