The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County Joins Forces with Food for Thought Outreach to Present the Full Plate Project
A community-wide art project that will raise funds to aid overall child development by eliminating hunger at home and restoring the arts in Walton County schools
A community-wide art project that will raise funds to aid overall child development by eliminating hunger at home and restoring the arts in Walton County schools
Want to help a hungry child and support the art programs in Walton County Schools? Then step up to the plate and bring your creative best to the table for the Full Plate Project. As part of its new pARTnership program, The Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) will team up with Food for Thought Outreach to raise funds for these two worthy causes.
The Full Plate Project is a community-wide art project that will raise funds for critical programs in Walton County through the creation and sale of painted plates. Artists of all ages and skill-levels will transform plates into works of art that will be exhibited and sold at the ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival May 8-10, 2015.
The net proceeds of the project will be split evenly between the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and Food For Thought Outreach. The CAA’s portion will go directly back into the underfunded art programs of Walton County public schools. The other half will go to Food For Thought Outreach, which provides backpacks filled with easy-to-make meals so children can focus on their development and education, not where the next meal is coming from.
The majority of the plates will be sold for $25 each but a portion of the plates will be silent auctioned throughout the festival weekend.
Anyone can create a plate from children and teenagers to adults, parents, grandparents, professional artists, budding artists and even your pet – This project is open to all! Artists should repurpose a plate of their own or find a low-cost used plate at a thrift store.
The CAA will have a limited number of wooden plates available for purchase at the Bayou Arts Center located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459.
A wood, bamboo, ceramic or glass plate, between 8” and 12” in diameter should be used.
Ceramic paint, enamel acrylic paint or alcohol ink is recommended, but the CAA encourages participants to get creative: Porcelain paint pens, Spray paint, Sharpies and other mixed media (glass, fiber, metal, etc) may be used to create the plate masterpieces.
Finished plates will be delivered to the Cultural Arts Alliance no later than 4pm on Friday, April 24, 2015. The CAA is located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 (off North Hwy 393). All artwork must be dry and accompanied by the information form to be accepted.
