Story|Line 2010

Ongoing now through August 6, 2010

Piedmont Council of the Arts (PCA) is collaborating with The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, and the Charlottesville Community Design Center for StoryLine 2010, a hands-on project for kids (4th-6th grade) in the Parks & Recreation summer camp. The StoryLine Project involves collaborative mural design, creative storytelling, and a unique walking expedition of downtown Charlottesville.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Working directly with volunteers (local artists, architects, poets, writers, historians, and storytellers), campers will embark on a walking expedition on July 14th (9am-12pm) to learn more about Charlottesville’s Historic Downtown Mall and Vinegar Hill neighborhood. Teams of campers and volunteers will use creative inquiry, historical information from local experts, and in-person interactions to construct a unique story about their walk and the route it covered. Campers will interact with local artists and historians throughout and after the walk to explore real and imagined stories about downtown Charlottesville’s past, present, and future.
The teams’ stories and sketches will converge on July 21st through the creation of a collaborative chalk mural on the Community Chalkboard (9am-12pm) and a live outdoor storytelling event (5pm-7pm) with youth and adult storytellers after the mural’s completion.

An exhibition of project work will take place at the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) gallery in August, opening on August 6th.