KIDS & FAMILY

Historic StARTS art classes for children, sponsored by The Arts Council of Williamson County for children, ages three to six, will recreate a “Victorian Winter Wonderland” on Tuesday, January 10, at The Carter House Museum & Historic Site in Franklin.

Casey Kirk, instructor, explains, “Children are invited to come snuggle by the hearth and listen to the beloved winter story ‘The Mitten."’ We will learn how Victorian children kept warm in the winter and create our own felt mittens and scarves.”

The instructor for this class will be Casey M. Kirk, of Franklin, who was atelierista at Spring Hollow Early Learning Center in Franklin. Her other teaching experience includes visual arts teacher, K-5, at Piner Elementary in Morning View, Ky.; arts and humanities teacher, K-5, at Ockerman Elementary in Florence, Ky.; and pre-kindergarten lead teacher at Arlington Elementary in Lexington, Ky.

Kirk received a bachelor of science in elementary education from Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., and a master of science in art education from the University of Cincinnati. She holds Tennessee Teaching Certifications in Early Childhood Education, PK-3, and Visual Arts, K-12.

This series is also underwritten in part by The Arts Build Communities program, which is funded by the Tennessee General Assembly and administered in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The project also is partially funded by proceeds raised by the Arts Council of Williamson County through the “Encore! Reclaim the Sound” project in 2010. Individuals or organizations interested in helping support the Historic StARTS art classes for children program should contact Regen at (615) 428-3845 or info@artscouncilwc.org .