Liberty Children’s Art Project (LCAP) in cooperation with the Superior Central School in Chatham/Eben Alger County  provided our 3rd  year of after school art programs in Alger County an isolated  area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the spring of 2023 LCAP provided a qualified  art teacher, Chloe Fortune,  to teach classes one day a week in a spring six week session. These classes are held immediately after school is dismissed in the school’s art room. These sessions included study in art history and cultures around the world interwoven with art production. Examples of art taught in this program include:

Watercolor Leaf Portraits

Dyed Canvas Sketchbooks

Clay: spirit animals

Tree of Life Silhouette Tempera Stick  Painting

Under the Lake Shadow Boxes

Ugly Doll Sewing Art

Art enrichment classes have a profound effect on children in remote area such as this. Artists modeling self-confidence, motivation and curiosity have the potential to be highly inspirational role models.  An after school art enrichment program provides students with a way to build confidence, participate in a social situation while developing an outlet for creative self expression in a safe and healthy environment. This program was attended by 25 students from the school and was made possible by the Reynolds Foundation and  a MCACA/NEA grant from the state of Michigan.