public art

come together @ the library!!

we were recently invited, along with our other "Come Together" friends (ATHICA & Treehouse Kid+Craft) to participate in the public library's Family Fun Day Event. the theme was Books! of course & the Friends of the Library provided plenty of decomissioned library books for inspiration and to use for the projects and lots of volunteers to help with our projects.

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We chose origami book folding, ATHICA chose relief prints on old children's book pages & Treehouse made a large cloth book sculpture from canvas that everyone could contribute a drawing or passage to. we were really inspired by all of the art that surrounded us on that sunny day.

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The library also recently received a new outdoor mural by Nick Napoletano and outdoor metal sculpture by Robert Clements in conjunction with the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission and both were dedicated at the event with a ribbon cutting. There was music courtesy of local duo, Hawk Proof Rooster & a petting zoo full of fun animals provided by Sam's Path & Sandy Creek Nature Center. And the fun day ended with a lovely puppet show with Peter Hart of Puppet Atlanta sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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we are so very lucky to have such a great public library & we reccomend everyone visit it!