Expressing Their Feelings About Nature

From an NC Zoo media release today: "Throughout July at the North Carolina Zoo, visiting artists and art teachers are helping kids have fun while learning about nature at the park’s new kidZone exhibit. Activities are held every day except "Mondays, through July 29, from 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.

"As part of the arts program, children will be able to express their feelings and ideas about the natural world through storytelling, poetry, movement and art.

"Six artists and art teachers will work with young visitors to make nature texture rubbings, plant prints, water sound poems, natural habitat collages, raindrop mobiles, animal masks and paintings, and much more.

"Over the years, through the Visiting Artist Program, an aspect of the zoo’s 1996 Art Master Plan, dancers, storytellers, illustrators and visual artists have been engaged to develop creative activities for the visitors that focus on nature.

"Creating Naturally, the latest program, is the eighth Visiting Artist project.
"Phase II of this year’s visiting artists’ program, beginning in September, will focus on drama."

The NC Zoo Society provides the funding.