Roswell Cultural Arts Center Receives $10,000 Grant

The Roswell Cultural Arts Center has received a $10,000 Arts Engagement in American Communities grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The grant will be used to support community engagement through workshops during the 2015 Roswell Summer Puppet Series, the Cultural Arts Center said in a press release.

The grant will be used by the Center to host puppet-making workshops in collaboration with the puppeteer companies performing each week, providing the local community with opportunities for hands-on creativity, collaboration and exploration of basic engineering concepts.

“This project answers the call from our community for more involvement, more opportunities for hands-on experiences with the performing artists that visit the Roswell Cultural Arts Center,” said Sarah Chandler, RCAC coordinator. “The NEA grant will help us support this type of creativity and collaboration and hopefully inspire the next generation of great thinkers and creators.”

The Cultural Arts Center also is in preliminary discussions with the Center for Puppetry Arts to develop a partnership that may incorporate some of its educational programs in this season’s presentation of puppet shows.

The 2015 Roswell Summer Puppet Series will include the following productions:

• June 1–6: Peter and the Wolf & The Frog, presented by Frisch Marionettes
• June 8–13: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf, presented by Paul Mesner Puppets
• June 15–20: Sleeping Beauty, presented by Tanglewood Marionettes
• June 22–27: Billy Goats Gruff & Other Stuff, presented by All Hands Productions
• June 29-July 3: Princess and the Pea, Y’all, presented by Lee Bryan “That Puppet Guy”
• July 6–11: Golden Rod Puppets, presented by Hobey Ford
• July 13–18: The Emperor’s New Clothes, presented by Grey Seal Puppets

Each week, shows will take place 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday, with additional shows at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. Shows run approximately 60 minutes.

Tickets for all shows will be available beginning March 1, 2015, in person and on the Cultural Arts Center’s website. Workshop dates and times will be confirmed in the coming months and information will be released in March 2015.

Each year, the Roswell Summer Puppet Series engages seven professional puppeteer companies from around the United States that are masters in their field to educate audiences about the art of puppetry and present family-friendly performances in a variety of puppet styles – including hand puppets, marionettes and rod puppets.

The Roswell Cultural Arts Center is located at 950 Forrest Street in Roswell.

For more information, visit its website or call (770) 594-6232.

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