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Gates Elementary School hosting artist-in-residence
Grand Island artist Nancy Fairbanks is conducting a five-day residency at Gates Elementary School from Feb. 16 through Feb. 20.
Fairbanks is focusing on working with fourth-graders to introduce basic pottery techniques and share her knowledge of Pawnee Indian customs. She will also spend 45 minutes to an hour during the week with students in each of these grades: kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fifth grade.
A grant from the Nebraska Arts Council is supporting the residency. Gates Elementary School's Parent-Teacher Organization and fifth-grade students are also contributing financial support for the residency. Carol Bryant, grant development facilitator for the school district, prepared the grant application.
The Nebraska Arts Council grants funding to Nebraska's nonprofit organizations for arts projects and programs in communities throughout the state. This financial support is made possible by funds appropriated by the Nebraska Legislature and through competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Nebraskans wishing to learn more about these grants should visit the NAC Web site at www.nebraskaartscouncil.org.
For more information, contact: Julie Martin, principal, Gates Elementary School, (308) 385-5892,
jmartin@gips.org
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