By Stefanie Wheat-JohnsonArtPrenticeship Project Manager Left: Join us for the official Mural Wrap Party and enjoy food, music, and origami! Above: Family and friends of ArtPrenticeship artists and students got a first look at “1,000 Hopes for Waco” after its completion earlier this month. Photo property of Waco Tribune-Herald. When you grow and nurture…
Read MoreBy Rae JeffersonDirector of Marketing and Communications With much planning, diligence, and sweat, the ArtPrenticeship team of four teaching artists and 10 apprentices is more than halfway through the summer internship program. They’ve made great strides over the past several weeks despite several days of rain and are nearly finished with the mural. Below you’ll…
Read MoreBy Stefanie Wheat-JohnsonProject Manager, ArtPrenticeship The dining room table is littered with paper, books and crumpled birds. The afternoon light catches an array of patterns over the beautiful paper, and makes my daughter’s auburn hair gleam. She is studious and diligent with her lips pressed firmly together in concentration and enthusiasm. My heart is so…
Read MoreBy Magen DavisPublic Relations Graduate Intern By the end of this summer, downtown Waco will be home to a new mural. But unlike existing pieces in the area, this work of art will be crafted by an unlikely group of creatives: 10 Waco ISD high school students working alongside a team of professional artist mentors.…
Read MoreBy Rae JeffersonDirector of Marketing and Communications This post is an extension of the Conversations with Creative Waco radio program on 103.3 KWBU fm, where we take you behind the scenes of art and culture in Waco. Catch us live on the fourth and fifth Friday of every month at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.…
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Read MoreBy: Madeleine Morren, Communications Intern Summer vacation is almost here and we have just the thing for parents and kids looking for something fun to do, besides your daily trip to the pool. Waco is filled with various creative summer programs for kids, and we’ve got them all in one place! Here are four reasons…
Read MoreBy Rae JeffersonDirector of Marketing and Communications This post is an extension of the Conversations with Creative Waco radio program on 103.3 KWBU fm, where we take you behind the scenes of art and culture in Waco. Catch us live on the fourth and fifth Friday of every month at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.…
Read MoreBy Madeleine Morren Communications Intern This post is an extension of the Conversations with Creative Waco radio program on 103.3 KWBU fm, where we take you behind the scenes of art and culture in Waco. Catch us live on the fourth and fifth Friday of every month at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. There’s a…
Read MoreBy Madeleine MorrenCommunications Intern For those looking to stay local this spring break, Waco has a plethora of fun activities to do, particularly in the Waco Downtown Cultural District. Officially designated by the state of Texas in 2016, the cultural district is filled with local businesses that each bring a unique flair to the artistic…
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