FAIRMOUNT ART CENTER CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF CULTIVATING CREATIVE GENIUS

The Fairmount Art Center is celebrating ten years of cultivating creative genius in the Philadelphia region with a 10^th Birthday Blowout Bash in conjunction with the Fairmount Arts Crawl. The party starts at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 6 and ends at 6:00 PM.

The Fairmount Art Center was founded in 2004, and in 2011 was joined together with the Queen Village Art Center to form the Philly Art Center. This Bash honors the history of the Fairmount Art Center, which has cultivated creative genius in Philadelphia for a decade.

This is a family-friendly event with attractions for both adults and children. All will enjoy hands-on art making, including screen printing, painting, pottery demonstrations and crafts galore, in three huge tents set up along 25th Street. A photo display will show the transformation of the Fairmount Art Center community over its decade in existence. There will also be a Fairmount and Queen Village Student Art Show, featuring artwork from {SCHOOLS}. Influential political figures from the community will be on hand to honor the center’s artistic contributions to the children of Philadelphia.

A baby zone will feature interactive music and play activities. Peanutbutter, a featured guest on the Martha Stewart Show and Terry Gross’s Fresh Air, will provide airbrush face painting. Local food trucks such as Tot Cart and Lil’ Pop Shop will provide snacks. At 4:30pm, festival goers will sing happy birthday with the Avalon String Band and blow out candles atop a giant cupcake tree, with cupcakes being served for all in attendance.

Raffle tickets will be sold, with proceeds benefitting Bache Martin Elementary School’s Home and School Association. The grand prize in the raffle is a full season of After-School Care with pick-up five days a week or a session of free {TYPE} classes.