The Monmouth County Arts Council has announced plans for the 2008 Teen Arts Festival, an opportunity for teens ages 13 to 19 to experience all disciplines of the arts and to participate in workshops, performances, exhibits and critiques.
Registration is open to Monmouth County public, private and home-schooled students.
The Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival is a two-day event, hosted in collaboration with Brookdale Community College on its campus during spring break. The festival is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19.
The festival brings together teens and artist/teachers to work together, to experience and appreciate different artistic mediums, and to have a forum for critical assessment of arts products, performances and collaborations.
During the two festival days, 20 artist/teachers will present workshops and master classes in their specialties, including drawing, filmmaking, voice, piano, acting and playwriting.
Professional artists will critique student work in musical and visual arts, performance, creative writing and film, and offer positive evaluations and suggestions for improvement. Spoken word, a film forum, a museum scavenger hunt and Artist Talks are part of the plans for this year’s festival. The festival opens with an evening reception in the Center for Visual Arts building on the Brookdale campus, Monday, March 17, from 6-8 p.m.
The visual arts show of 2- and 3-D artworks will be on exhibit throughout the gallery and hallways and student performances will be the entertainment. Students, parents and the public are invited to attend.
If you are interested in participating in the 2008 festival, as an artist/teacher, adjudicator, student, school coordinator, or volunteer, contact Sandy Taylor, arts education director, Monmouth Count Arts Council, (732) 212- 1890, ext. 6 or e-mail to: sbt@monmouthartscouncil. org.