2024 ART IN THE PARK SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 26, Burton Park -- Sunday, June 9 Adams Park
Sunday, June 23, Frank Knight Park -- Sunday, July 7, Hillcrest
Sunday, July 21, Gadberry Park -- Sunday, August 4, Settlers Crossing Roundabout
Marci Underwood, Arts Council Board Member and Chairman of Youth Art Committee and Sue Bear, Arts Council Board President
Art in the Park is a reoccurring event managed by the El Reno Art Council youth programs chairman Marci Underwood. Very few youth art programs exist in our community, so one of our main missions has always been to increase exposure and access to the arts for our youth population. By offering art in a variety of park locations throughout town we hope that more children will have access to participate and experience the arts.
The Arts Council recognizes the power art has to improve our lives emotionally, financially, psychologically, intellectually, spiritually and beyond.
"Art helps with human development in terms of learning and understanding difficult concepts, as it accesses different parts of the human brain. It allows people to problem-solve as well as make more complex concepts easier to understand by providing a visual format instead of just words or numbers"
Through this program we strive to introduce a variety of art mediums to as many children as possible, at no cost to them.
