Community Art Academy: A Public/University Library Collaboration

Authors

  • Bryna Bobick
  • Jennifer Hornby

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.15n2.16

Abstract

In early 2016, the Memphis (TN) Public Library and Information Center collaborated with The University of Memphis’s art education faculty and undergraduate students on the Community Art Academy. Twenty-three youth, ages nine to twelve, participated in the six-week program, which was funded by the public library’s Friends group. (The budget of eight hundred dollars covered the cost of the art supplies, snacks, closing reception, sketchbooks for the participants, and T-shirts for the participants, library staff, and faculty.)

Author Biography

Bryna Bobick

Bryna Bobick, EdD, is Associate Professor of Art Education at The University of Memphis. Jennifer Hornby is Children Services Coordinator at Memphis Public Library and Information Center.

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Published

2017-06-15

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017): Summer

Section

Features

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