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Saint Charles Riverfront Arts Announces Summer 2013 “Artists Workshop” Series

FREE Summer Artists Workshops - offered by Saint Charles Riverfront Arts - Begin Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at the O'Fallon, Missouri Senior Center

Saint Charles Riverfront Arts (SCRA) announces that the not-for-profit organization is partnering with the City of O’Fallon, Missouri to host the organization’s Summer 2013 edition of their popular “Artists Workshops” series.

The “Artists Workshop” classes will take place for six weeks, on Wednesdays evenings beginning June 12 through July 17, 2013 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the O’Fallon Senior Center, located at 106 N. Main behind the O’Fallon City Hall building.  

SCRA welcomes and encourages all interested participants to take part in the “Artists Workshop” sessions, which will include a wide range of both young and adult students (13 years of age and older) with all levels of abilities and skill sets. Class size will be limited to the first 60 applicants. 

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Professional instruction in drawing and watercolor painting, along with all artists materials, will be provided free of charge courtesy of SCRA, a not-for-profit arts organization. Each of the “Artists Workshop” classes will feature occasional technique demonstrations by professional working artists.                                                                                                        

These special six-week arts sessions are FREE to St. Charles County residents, but the not-for-profit Saint Charles Riverfront Arts organization will gladly accept tax-deductible donations from individuals, companies and other organizations to ensure the availability of future arts education programs for the St. Charles community.

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To register for the upcoming “Artists Workshop” classes, please visit SCRA’s website at www.saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com and click on the “Workshop” link.

The Summer 2013 “Artists Workshop” series is sponsored/underwritten with grants and funding from the Ameristar Casinos, Inc., the Arts & Culture Commission for the City of St. Charles, General Motors and the City of O’Fallon Parks & Recreation.

For additional details regarding the upcoming “Artists Workshop” series, please contact SCRA Board President Lou Cariffe at 636-399-5345 or via email at lcariffe@sbcglobal.net. And for more information about registration, please visit their website at www.saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com.

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