Have you been to Fairland Regional Park?

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This is a Get To Know SUPER SITE with many spaces in which to explore nature with your family. Get outdoors and enjoy exploring our local environment. Create a piece of visual art, write a poem, take photographs or sing a song and enter our contest at Get To Know contest

 

 

Looking for a FUN children's art and Nature project?

We are always looking for NEW FUN arts activities for families who are looking to Get To Know nature!

Nature Weaving
Follow the link above to see the simple steps to create these amazing weavings!
Thanks craftiments.
AND
Don't forget to enter your artwork in the 2014 Prince Georges County Get to Know contest at:
get-to-know enter here

Report Back on Kickoff

Chicago Artist Alpha Bruton reports on her experience of creating a site specific installation with Prince Georges county students at the GTK 2014 Kickoff.

http://snowconestosnowpeas.blogspot.com/2014/05/gtk-kick-off-connect-create-celebrate.html

2014 Get To Know Kick-Off Fun!

Let the Art and Nature begin!

2014 Get To Know Kickoff at the Nature Center at Watkins Regional Park!

Students from Northwestern High School, Paint Branch Elementary School and Rosa Parks Elementary School were welcomed to the event with GTK backpacks, drawing pads, pencils and PEPCO swag!  

Artists Penny Gamble-Williams, Joe Holliman, Gary Coltrane, Lee Ranta, Alpha Bruton and Larry Jones, in collaboration with county Naturalists offered exciting Art and Nature activities in the natural setting.

Students worked with the natural materials of the environment and created, Talking Sticks, Bird Sculptures, Drawings, Photographs
and a site specific installation.

The students arrived from their schools

and entered our outdoor classroom.

They departed more connected with nature and their creativity then when the arrived.

GTK showcases Talking Sticks with artist Penny Williams-Gamble

Today our Prince Georges County Parks Get-to-Know.org artist
Penny Williams-Gamble was at the 2014 Cultural Arts Expo at the Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro.

There were many interested visitors stopping by our table as Penny exhibited some of the Talking Sticks that she has made and demonstrated their process.

There is an excellent article from the Institute For American Indian Studies about Talking sticks that will guide you through making one with your family.
http://www.iaismuseum.org/education/teacher-resources/crafts-talking-sticks.pdf

Remember the more natural materials that you use the more you can get-to-know our great outdoors. Don't forget to enter out contest
Get-to-Know.org and tell your friends!

A great Get To Know nature activity- Inspired by the SKY!

Have you looked up lately?
Go ahead, take a breath, look up and be amazed.

Inspirational is what comes to mind!
Color-shapes-lines-texture.

A great GTK activity with your children is looking up!

 


It is FUN and EASY to make art that is Inspired by the SKY!

All you need is paper or cardboard and markers, crayons or paint.
Look up and draw what you see!

Don't forget to enter our GTK Nature Art contest and win great prizes at:
get-to-know.org/contest/us/