Waterworks Visual Arts Center

Our outreach programs fro 2009-2010 :

WVAC along with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra and Rowan County Parks & Recreation, provided an opportunity for (24 K-5) students to participate in a weeklong art, dance, and music camp. 

30 area middleschool students participated a weeklong long Summer Middle School Artist Residency. taught by professional artist/instructors. The works created during this residency will be displayed during our fall exhibition. 
 
WVAC worked with the RSS system to provide ARTstop programs that included a tour of Waterworks’ facility and a hands-on project for all RSS 5^th grade students.  ARTstop projects are based on one of the following themes,:12-object design, contrast design, foreshortening, Picasso style self-portraits, pop art, or surrealism.  ARTstops satisfy eight of the goals of the NC Standard Course of Study for visual arts and are part of the curriculum for all RSS 5^th grade classes. 

WVAC partnered with Rowan County Parks & Recreation and Nazareth Children’s Home and provided art classes for disabled/behaviorally challenged adults/youth during the fall and spring months.

 WVAC was proud to be able to continue its outreach efforts; we hosted our 4^th exhibition and reception for “The Faces of Abundant Living” which is an awareness effort for the Abundant Living Adult Daycare Program servicing disabled and elderly adults. 

For the 4^th year, we hosted an exhibition and reception for participants of the Rowan County’s Association for Retarded Citizens summer activity program. 
 

WVAC, the Rowan Public Library and coordinated and hosted the 5^th annual Summer Reading Challenge.  A panel comprised of a bestselling author, a journalist, a newspaper editor and a history professor discussed the selected books dealing with the theme of courage.

Over 500 families participating in art-making activities attended our 7th annual Family Fun Day.

New to Family Fun Day this year was a children’s concert lead by award-winning singer/songwriter Timmy Abell and the St. Luke’s Episcopal Amadeus Youth Choir. 

Over 20 students received scholarships to attend classes at Waterworks.

Over 16,000 visitors toured our galleries free of charge.