Liberty Children’s Art Project (LCAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit art enrichment organization for rural children founded in 1995. The organization’s mission is to provide an environment of discovery, creativity and experimentation in the visual arts for underserved youth in the greater Marquette/Alger County of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Classes are offered through LCAP in special school days, after school and summer art enrichment programs to children of all ages.
Artist in Residency Program Superior Central School 2023
12 weeks of in school artist in residency artist instruction in two elementary classrooms with this theme: Art Inspired by our Environment with artist in residence, Carol Phillips and Chloe Fortune. Thanks to the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Artist in Residency grant funding for this program.
Narrative Story Quilt
Artist in Residency Program Ishpeming Middle School 2022/23
Six weeks of artist in residence instruction in four middle school classrooms with Michigan Artist Barbara L’Huillier : Creating Identity: Who am I? Thanks to the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Artist in Residency grant funding for this program.
Summer Art Programs
Plein Air Painting with Youth in collaboration with Marquette Art Week, LSAA Plein Air Painting Festival and the Marquette Maritime Museum
Art and Maritime History workshops July/August 2023
Liberty Children’s Art Project and the Marquette Maritime Museum teamed up for three Mondays of art and Maritime history at the Marquette Maritime Museum Summer workshops: Lake Superior Lighthouse Silhouette under the Aurora Borealis Mixed Media with Chalk Pastel Monday
Lake Superior/Upper Peninsula Treasure Map Mixed Media with Clay Creations
2023 Maritime Monday Art Days at the Marquette Maritime Museum
Big Bay Summer Art Camp
One week drop in day camp in collaboration with Powell Township School with an emphasis on clay featuring two teaching Michigan artists 1
Collaboration with Bay Cliff Health Camp
(www.baycliff.org) Middle School open collaborative art project: ‘I have wings to fly!’
History Art Camp
Hands On!! Art and History Camp Youth ages 8-12 were invited to join Liberty Children’s Art Project and the Marquette Regional History Center for an immersion into local history and multi-media art making. We explored the exhibit of Historical Photography in our Region as we created art for our time.
Self Portrait using Photography
Hands On!! Art and History Camp 2023
We collaborated with the History Center’s History Club through passed out materials and virtual zoom art lessons in the Covid 19 pandemic winter/spring of 2021
Fabric sewn square mural and painted mural inspired by Picture Rocks National Park. These collaborative murals created by history club members won honors at the Marquette Summer County Fair in 2022 and 2023.
Contact: art@lchildrensartp.org or LCAP director, Carol Phillips at carolannphillips@hotmail.com or for more information