Teen Art Contest
How about a summer reading collage, a painting or drawing? Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to enter the Express Yourself Art Contest. Create a piece of art with a reading theme and turn it in at the Main Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., KCK, by June 30. Winners will be revealed during a reception on July 18. Top finishers will have their art (along with a brief biography) displayed in the Main Library’s teen area. (913) 551-3280 for more information, or drop by the teen area on the second floor.
Magnet: Drawing Teens In
Whether you come to the Write Teens or create on your own, you can see your work in the summer magazine written by and for teens! We accept poems, short stories, drawings, paintings, book reviews, manga, non-fiction pieces, and photographs! Bring your entries to the Children’s desk at West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St, KCK. The Deadline for entries is Sunday, July 12. For teens, grades 6 to 12. (913) 596-5800 for more information.
(This drawing by Felicia Saunders was featured in a past issue of Magnet.)
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Do you have a picture frame that you don’t quite like? Maybe you have a notebook that needs a little pizzazz! Today is the day to make that happen. Bring in anything you want to make cooler or we’ll have some paper so you can make a little art piece that’s all your own! Wednesday, March 25, 2 p.m., West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St. (913) 596-5800
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The KCK Mural Project series continues! In this segment, Joe talks about one of his favorite collaborative murals. Up and Down, Round and Round is a bright, carnival-themed mural painted in the style of Japanese manga. Located at 947 Minnesota Avenue, this mural was created by a group of KCK high school students and inspired by a writing group for senior citizens from the Shepherd Center.
Over an intensive period of several weeks, the students met with the senior writing group and listened to stories they had written about their families and personal histories. They then worked with Joe Faus to process the ideas about family, birth, death, life and love that were present in those stories. The theme of life as a carnival soon emerged, inspired by the idea that while so much of what happens in life seems to be brought about by chance and fraught with risk, we still have the power of choice over our actions.
