FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 10, 2017
Metro Arts Apprenticeship Program concludes with showcase, ribbon cutting
Davenport, Iowa – June 13 and 14, 2017
Later this week, Quad City Arts will celebrate the 18th annual Metro Arts program with an apprentice showcase and ribbon cutting for the mural at Fejervary Learning Center, Davenport.
The showcase will feature presentations on the graphic design, improv comedy, mural, and sculpture projects completed this summer. The showcase is 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport
On Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m., the Quad Cities Chamber will host a ribbon cutting for the nursery rhyme-themed mural at Fejervary Learning Center, Davenport.
Both events are free and open to the public and press.
Thirty-seven Metro Arts apprentices are working for the 2017 Quad City Arts Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program on four community arts projects.
The Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program employs high school and college students in paid arts apprenticeships for five weeks. Apprentices were selected through an application and interview process. Participants work on group projects under the supervision of a professional artist and receive a stipend for their work.
For more information on Metro Arts projects, visit www.quadcityarts.com or https://www.facebook.com/quadcityarts/.
About the Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program
Since the summer of 2000, Metro Arts has provided area youth 15-21 years old with paid summer apprenticeships in various arts disciplines.
For five weeks, area youth work together in groups to complete projects that enhance the community through the arts. Participants learn the artistic techniques and applications of their particular genre while developing personally and professionally.
This program allows young adults to build career and artistic skills, as they work under the supervision and mentorship of professional artists. Their mentors are accomplished, local artists who are passionate about teaching and encouraging creativity.
About Quad City Arts
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts.
Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners, and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Program contacts
Community Arts Director Tyson Danner at tdanner@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213 ext. 102 or
Community Engagement Director Margot Day at mday@quadcityarts.com or 309-793-1213, ext. 106
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