Art House, Fifth Third Bank and Denison School cordially invite you to attend two Year-End Student Exhibitions

CLEVELAND—May 20th, 2004—One of the many goals of Art House is to promote artistic creativity and vision in young students. And now as the 2003-2004 school year comes to a close, we’d like to celebrate and share with you the work these young artists have created while at Art House.  Students from the Denison Arts Program: Helping Children Rise to Success and the Studio 53: Art Makes Cents! after-school art program will display their artwork in two Year-End Student Exhibitions.  The first on Tuesday, June 1 from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. will show artwork from students who participated in the Denison Arts Program.  The second will be held on Wednesday, June 2 from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. and will display artwork from all students who participated in the Studio 53: Art Makes Cents! after-school program. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be served.  For more information please call 216-398-8556.  Art House is located at 3119 Denison Ave. 1 ½ blocks west of Pearl Rd. near the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

 Denison Arts Program: Helping Children Rise to Success - For the past two years Art House has collaborated with the Denison School to enhance its art program and provided 4^th and 5^th grade students the opportunity to work under the direction of Visiting Artists from the Cleveland area.  Students worked in a variety of media throughout the year including ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, instrument making and costume design. In addition, the students learned about the historic and cultural context of the art.   The program allowed 100 students per week to attend art classes at the Art House studio.  

    Studio 53: Art Makes Cents! – In fall 2003, Art House was partnered with Fifth Third Bank to present Studio 53: Art Makes Cents! Fifth Third Bank’s sponsorship enabled approximately 100 children from the community to participate in a free after-school program.  The program provided an opportunity to combine art, education and savings.    The children experienced a variety of art classes including painting, ceramics, mosaic and instrument making.

About Art House Inc.:

Located in historic Brooklyn Centre on the near west side of Cleveland, Art House is a nonprofit community art center that provides visual and creative arts classes to people of all ages and skill levels. Founded in 1999 by a group of dedicated artists and area residents, Art House’s mission is to nurture involvement in the arts and culture, providing opportunities for people to create, learn and communicate ideas, which in turn strengthens the community. Art House has raised over $78,000 to support the programs it offers to Denison Elementary School students.

Art House Inc., 3119 Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44109, 216.398.8556, shoffman@arthouseinc.org, www.arthouseinc.org

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