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Marco Island, August 14, 2019: - Marco Island Center for the Arts invites interested students to apply to the popular Young Artist Academy. This prominent program offers free art classes for middle and high school students who are talented and are interested in creating art. To be eligible for the program, a student must be in Grades 6 – 12. Also, grade appropriate home-schooled children can apply to join the Young Artist Academy. This well admired program has a limited number of spaces available and will be filled on a first to apply basis. All applications are date and time stamped so it is advisable that students submit their application forms as quickly as possible. Applications will not be accepted after September 20, 2019. Classes are offered in clay, photography and multimedia. Each accepted student will participate in two of the mediums, and will rank their art class preferences in their applications. The Art Center will do its best to honor these requests. Each set of classes runs four weeks. Young Artist Academy classes take place on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The following are this year’s dates: •September 28 •October 5, 12, 19, 26 •November 2, 9, 16 Young Artist Academy provides students the opportunity to learn techniques and further develop their skills. The classes are taught by the following highly qualified teaching artists. Sandy Moore Howe – Sandy Moore Howe has been a public school art teacher and an instructor at art centers. She was an original member of the Clay Guild at Marco Island Center for the Arts and continues to teach at the Center year round. Sandy has held one woman shows, and has studied and exhibited internationally. She has a BFA and MFA in Ceramics. Lisette Morales – Lisette Morales is an award winning photographer and multidisciplinary artist based in Florida. She uses photography as the medium for storytelling. Her first camera was a birthday present from friends and since then has been a reference for her art. Lisette studied art and marketing. Marjorie Pesek – Marjorie Pesek is a mixed media artist, creator of an art form called “Layered Imagery,” and an adult and youth instructor at Florida art centers. Her works are held by private collectors and galleries in the US and Europe. She holds a BFA. There is no fee for the students in the Young Artist Academy. However, accepted students are expected to fulfill their class commitment. All artists want their work exhibited. Students who attend all eight sessions will be eligible to enter one piece of artwork into an exhibition that will take place in Marco Island Center for the Arts’ atrium from November 18 - 21, 2019. The work will be judged and first, second and third place winners will receive cash prizes. This artwork will also be featured in the Art Center’s December newsletter. All displayed artwork must be picked up on Friday, November 22, 2019. For forms and additional information, please contact Dustin Nesmith at 239-394-4221 or [email protected].