LOCAL ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORKS FOR KIDS EXHIBITION

"Why can't you just assign us a story?"Anne Hayes anguished, happy with her invitation to contribute to the Art and Mice exhibition. She felt that there were simply too many good stories and rhymes to select just one. In fact, nearly every artist we asked felt the same way, and leaped at the chance to do something special for children. They felt it was an honor to create for a young audience. And to redo the art for "the classics," was icing on the cake.

"Childhood is something all of us have in common," said Passports Director, Christine Bethea. "Wanting to recapture the joy of those days, is something all adults can truly appreciate. Revisiting those stories and rhymes, gives us all the excuse we need to return to those happy, simpler times."

The art that is produced will be eco-family-friendly and appeal to both parents and kids, allowing adults time to reminisce and children opportunity to practice their reading skills; elements which enhance quality time spent together.

So far, artists Anne Hayes, Debbie Holt, Brenda Brown, LaVerne Kemp, Barbra Mackey, Alison Zapata, Anne Hayes, Susan Constanse, Cheryl Cappezutti, Christine Bethea and Adam Wadell have accepted the challenge Of Art and Mice which expects to hold its opening exhibit sometime in the fall.