Paint Your Pet's Portrait--A Middle Grade and Teen Event In-Person
Kids and teens ages 9-17 are welcome to join us for this fun program. No artistic experience is necessary. Bring photos of your pet that you wish to use as inspiration, or if you don't have a pet, pictures of any animal that is dear to you.
Our facilitator, Margaret Smith, is a local Westfield teaching artist, chair of the Westfield Public Arts Commission and the Board VP for the Center for Creativity at the Rialto. She is a multi-year Union County HEART Grant Artist recipient that offers free therapeutic art workshops at the St Joseph Social Service Center and the Westfield Memorial Library.
Margaret is passionate about the arts and loves working with children of all ages. She is a mom to 4 grown children who have all studied at the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated with a BA in Art & Graphic Design in 1993. Margaret is a certified facilitator in the Creative Journal Expressive Arts “CJEA” therapeutic arts method, she is a CASA of Union County volunteer, IMAGINE facilitator and a level 2 Reiki practitioner.
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room
- Audience:
- Teens
- Categories:
- Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
